Places in Carterville Twp

Section 3 Carterville was also called Smith's Folley. It was originally est by Laban Carter in 1863. 1876 map shows the Carterville PO in section 10. It wasn't until Mar of 1892 that it became a city. The town actually covers parts of sec 2, 3, 10 and 11 with a new subdivsion in sec 1. 

Section 4 Dago was est in 1889 on the Sprague farm about 1 mile southeast of Cambria about there Odum Concrete is today. 

Section 5 Fredonia was est in 1839 by William Ryburn. Fredonia is the French word for prairie. On the 1876 map is the Fredonia PO & Satation. 

Section 8 Russell's Corner was est in 1817 by Philip Russell and 4 sons. It was located at the Carterville/Cambria Crossroads

Section 11 Crainville was first est in 1834 by the Crain family and first called Crain City. 1876 map shows a PO. It was incorporated as a village in 1881.

Section 16 Foreville was located about where the old boat ramp made from Old Rt 13 (across from John A Logan College) The site is in the lake.  In the 1930's the whole town including the cemetery was sold to the Government. 

Sections 17, 18, 19, 20, 21, 22, 23,  these sections are the Crab Orchard Lake at present, the Spillway is in section 18

Section 26 Hampton was a village whose location is now in the Wildlife Refugee.  The town was bought by the government for the Wildlife Refuge. The area is closed to the public.