Dudleyville, Illinois | |
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  Dudleyville, Illinois  Dudleyville, Illinois | |
| Coordinates: 38°49′26″N89°25′05″W / 38.82389°N 89.41806°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Bond |
| Elevation | 518 ft (158 m) |
| Time zone | UTC-6 (Central (CST)) |
| • Summer (DST) | UTC-5 (CDT) |
| Area code | 618 |
| GNIS feature ID | 422639 [1] |
Dudleyville is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Dudleyville is south of Greenville and near Greenville Airport.
A post office was established at Dudleyville in 1861. It remained in operation until 1902. [2] The community was named for John Dudley, the original owner of the town site. [3]
Montgomery County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it had a population of 28,288. Its county seat is Hillsboro.
Bond County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2020 census, the population was 16,725. Its county seat is Greenville.
Greenville is a city in Bond County, Illinois, United States, 51 miles (82 km) east of St. Louis. The population as of the 2020 census was 7,083, up from 7,000 at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Bond County.
Shadrach Bond was a representative from the Illinois Territory to the United States Congress. In 1818, he was elected Governor of Illinois, becoming the new state's first chief executive. In an example of American politics during the Era of Good Feelings, Bond was elected to both positions without opposition.
Illinois Route 140 is a 52.05-mile-long (83.77 km) east–west highway with its western terminus at Illinois Route 143 in Alton and its eastern terminus at U.S. Route 40 near Mulberry Grove. It also overlaps IL 111 in Alton and IL 127 in Greenville.
The Greenville Public Library is located in the Bond County, Illinois city of Greenville. It was built in 1905 and was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1995.
Frank Watson is an American former politician. He was a Republican member of the Illinois Senate, representing the 51st district from 1983 to 2009, and served as Senate Republican Leader before he resigned that position in late 2008 for health reasons. He was Assistant Majority Leader from 1993 to 2002, and previously served as a State Representative from 1979 to 1982.
Central Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 7.968 and it contained 2,788 housing units.
Mills Township is one of nine townships in Bond County, Illinois, US. As of the 2020 census, its population was 473 and it contained 219 housing units.
Greenville High School, official name Bond County Community Unit #2 High School, is a high school for grades 9-12 students located in Greenville, Illinois. It serves students from much of Bond County, Illinois, including Pocahontas and Sorento.
Bond County Community Unit School District 2 is a unified school district based in Greenville, a city located in central Bond County, Illinois that serves as its county seat. Today, the district is composed of five schools; Greenville Elementary School, a NASA Explorer school that serves grades Pre-K through 5; Pocahontas Elementary School, which serves grades Pre-K through 8; Sorento Elementary School, which serves grades K-8; Greenville Junior High School, a school that means to bridge Greenville Elementary and Greenville High by serving grades 6-8; and lastly, Greenville High School, of which all the schools ultimately feed into, serving grades 9-12. The superintendent of the school district is Melanie Allyn; the principal of Greenville Elementary is Scott Pasley, the principal of Pocahontas Elementary is Eric Swingler, the principal of Sorento Elementary is Bill Carpenter, the principal of Greenville Junior High is Gary Brauns, and the principal of Greenville High is Wendy Porter. Respectively, the mascot Greenville Elementary is the rocket; of Pocahontas, it is the Indian. The mascot of Greenville Junior High is the blue jay, the mascot of Sorento Elementary is the greyhound, and the mascot of Greenville High is the Comet.
Stubblefield is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. The community is served by an exit on Interstate 70. The nearest city to Stubblefield is Greenville.
Ayers is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Ayers is northwest of Greenville.
Beaver Creek, also known as Wisetown, is an unincorporated community in southern Bond County, Illinois, United States. Beaver Creek is located just south of Illinois Route 143 in Mills Township. Beaver Creek flows past one half mile west of the community. The community is home to the Wisetown Baptist Church and the Wisetown Cemetery lies to the southwest along Beaver Creek. Greenville lies ten miles to the north and Carlyle is about 13 miles to the south along Illinois Route 127.
Durley is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Durley is northeast of Greenville near Governor Bond Lake.
Hamburg is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Hamburg is south of Mulberry Grove and east-southeast of Greenville.
Hookdale is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Hookdale is southeast of Greenville.
Paisley Corners is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Paisley Corners is located on Illinois Route 127, northwest of Greenville.
Pleasant Mound is an unincorporated community in Bond County, Illinois, United States. Pleasant Mound is south-southwest of Mulberry Grove and east-southeast of Greenville.
Dudleyville, also known as Pittsborough, is an unincorporated community in Tallapoosa County, Alabama, United States. Dudleyville was named for Peter Dudley, who established the first trading post in the area. The town was incorporated on February 2, 1839. A post office was operated in Dudleyville from 1836 to 1907. Major Lemuel Montgomery, the first American soldier killed in the Battle of Horseshoe Bend, was formerly buried in the Dudleyville cemetery, before his grave was moved to Horseshoe Bend National Military Park. Abram Mordecai, a trader who installed the first cotton gin in Alabama, lived for a time in Dudleyville. It was here that Albert J. Pickett visited him in 1847 and gathered information from him to use in his History of Alabama. County Line Baptist Church, which is located east of Dudleyville, is listed on the National Register of Historic Places.
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