Herrin Twp

(T8-2)

Towns and Places

Section 2

Follis Cemetery

Section 4

Dell'Era was a mining camp est in 1900 by Louis Dell'Era and Paul Herrin. Orville and Dillard were also mining camps est about 1900. All three became a part of Freeman Spur in 1903.  The mine here opened in 1908 by James R Freeman. It became a village in May 1913.

Section 8

Chittyville was orginally settled by William Chitty about where Harper Feed Store is today. Chittyville #21 was used until the 1980's

Section 11

Section 12

Stritiz was a mining camp named for Albert C Stritiz. The mine was closed in 1938 and the towns people moved away. Today there are a few houses left.

Section 13

a part of Johnston City (See Lake Creek Twp)

Section 17

Mine B was located here

Section 19

Section 20

Row #7 was a mining camp located east of Herrin at 6th street for the Mine #7. There are still building foundations in the woods

Section 21

Bandyville was est in 1836 by Perrine and John Bandy. It was also called Payneville. The Bandyville #24 school was est in 1868 and closed in 1936. There are just a few houses there now

Section 24

Section 25

1876 map an unknown school. Prosperity was on the Herrin road just outside of Johnston City, there was once a RR Depot and mine houses. New Virginia was a mining camp est in 1902 on what is now Rt 37 were the Revco Battery factory is now.

Section 26

Fergestown was first settled by Dr Fletcher Ferges. It was locally known as Fudgetown. Ferges #23 school was here as was the Ferges Church.

Section 27

1876 map unknown school. Jefferies was a mine camp from 1904 until 1952.

Section 28

unknown church on 1876 map

Section 30

Herrin has been called many names. Beginning with **Herrin's Prairie** est about 1816 by Isaac Herring along with his son in law, David Herrin. Isaac settled the prairie northwest of present day Herrin just off Herrin Street where the sewage treatment plant is now located. George H Harrison built the Harrison House in 1874, the house is all that remains of the settlement. Stotlar School was est on land donated by Samuel Stotlar in 1844, which became South Side School on S 14th St. The old grade school was torn down a few years ago to make way for additions to the middle school. The RR station was opened in 1895. The Post Office was first moved to what is now West Cherry Street. In 1896 Mine #7 was opened in Sec 20, in 1920 it was ran by Consolidated Coal Co. On 21 Mar 1898, Herrin was officially a city. By 1900 there were 30 mines within 6 miles of Herrin. Albert and Edward Ellis opened Ellis' department store on the corner of Main and Cherry. The 1stNational Bank opened in 1900. Malcom Zwick opened a clothes store and Vince Walker had a men's store. Joseph Berra and Louis Dell'Era ran the opera house. All the buildings are still standing, and the names and dates can still be seen. There is an unknown church on the 1876 map, most likely the Christian Church on Park Ave which was est 01 Dec 1865. There was also another unknown church. Herrin covers sections 7, 18, 19, 20, 29 and 30, it also spills over into Blairsville Twp in sections 24 & 25. The city in resent years has annexed sections 7&8 in West Marion

Pictures in Herrin  
 

Herrin Merchants Baseball Club--1920
School Pictures  
 

West Side Grade School 5th Grade Girls--1926

Section 31

Pope's Highland was a mining camp est by Charles Pope for the Taylor #1 and #2 mines, it became incorporated into Energy. Energy itself, was est in 1907, and was the first mine opened by Hebert Taylor as his coal was called Energy Coal. The mining camp for the Taylor mines was called Fordville and Energy used this name for some years.

Section 33

Moake was a flag stop on the old trolley line. Mine Superintendent CR McDowell was murdered here during the Herrin Mine riots in 1922. Moake school was in this section. In 1900 there was a place called Ridge Top near the school, I think this was a mine.

Section 34

Section 35

Big Muddy was a mine camp, it was also called White Row for the mine houses.

Section 36

Carterville Mine District was a mining camp located about where Edwards's Trailer Sales is today. In 1927 Charlie Burger's gang murdered Ethel Price and put her body in the mine shaft there. Halfway was west of Rt 37 in the same area. It was not really a town but 3 saloons. At one time Charlie Burger owned one of them.

Unknown Locations

Dale was on the RR line is sec 21 or 28. There was a Perry School in use in 1877.

Other cemeteries thought to be in the Twp: Bethany, Bandy, Emerson

Township Census

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