East Marion Twp Churches

Name Town or section  
Christian Marion org 1843 by Elders Briston & Hayes
Crossroads Cumberland Presbyterian sec 9 org 1867 by Rev LG Simpson
ME Church South Marion org 1864 by Rev William Finley, picture 1905
New Dennison Baptist sec 34  
Sweet Gum Methodist Marion org 1845 by Rev Williams, today 1st ME Church
Zion Missionary Baptist sec 23 org 1839, named changed to Davis Prairie Church
unknown Spillertown on 1876 map
unknown sec 15 on 1876 map, poss Bethlehem
unknown Baptist Marion org 1865, dissolved in 1870

East Marion Twp Schools

Name Town or section  
Corley sec 25 or 36  
Crabtree #56 sec 22 in use in 1881
Crossroads #55 sec 9 in use in 1900, closed 1952
Marion Grade Marion  
Marion Jr High Marion  
Marion High Marion 1913 Graduation Program
Moake sec 32  
Pulley sec 12 on 1876 map, Jack Keaster teacher in 1900, was 2 miles south of Marion, closed 30Mar 1900
Ralls sec 6 1882 Ben L Washburn teacher
Spillertown #54 Spillertown  
Washington Marion in use in 1886
unknown sec 12  
unknown Marion est 1841, 1st school in Marion
unknown sec 20 on 1876 map
unknown sec 24 on 1876 map
unknown sec 31 on 1876 map
unknown sec 33 on 1876 map
Blankenship unknown 1 mile west of Marion

East Marion Twp Mines

Section Mines  
01 mine #2 opened 1898 SI Coal Mining
01 mine #3 opened 1902 Washing CO
02 mine #1 opened 1893 CC Cox
02 unknown opened by Big Muddy Coal & Coke
05 unknown on 1876 map
32 unknown opened 1901 Chicago Big Muddy Coal

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