Places in Crab Orchard Twp

Section 4 Attila was founded by William Mitchell, who named the town for the King of the Huns. The town was also known as Poor Do.

Section 6 Paulton was a mining town.

Section 12  There was once a place called Nixville in this section but it is now farmland

Section 18 The Burn's Settlement was 1 mile NW of Crab Orchard. It was est in 1819 by William Burns. The area was later strip mined and nothing remains.

Section 19 Crab Orchard was est about 1854 when James Furlong and Robert P Erwin opened a mill. The mill had no door making it easy to steal from, so the town became know as Steal-Easy. 

Section 24 Cawthon was est by Vincent B Cawthon. There was a post office here. People still lived here in 1900. This location has been strip mined.

Section 25 Allenby, I have no information on this place.

Section 26 (village of ) Hampton, I have no information on this place.

Section 28 The old Delta mine was located here.

Section 35 Absher was est by William A Absher. The name was changed to Dykersburg in Sep 1898.