Places in Herrin Twp

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.

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 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.  There are just a few houses there now

Section 24 Prosperity was on the Herrin road just outside of Johnston City, there was once a RR Depot and mine houses.

Section 25 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.

Section 27 Jefferies was a mine camp from 1904 until 1952.

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.  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 1^stNational 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. 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

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 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 Location  Dale was on the RR line is sec 21 or 28.