Crab Orchard Precinct, Williamson County, Illinois

Last updated March 21, 2019

Crab Orchard Precinct, formerly township, is Congressional Township 9 South, Range 4 East of the Third Principal Meridian located in Williamson County, Illinois. It is named for the community of Crab Orchard, Illinois.^[1]

Williamson County is a county located in the southern part of the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 66,357. Its county seat is Marion.

Crab Orchard is an unincorporated census-designated place east of Marion in Williamson County, Illinois, located along an old route of Illinois Route 13 now designated Crab Orchard Road. The upper branches of Crab Orchard Creek which eventually feed into Crab Orchard Lake flow nearby and gave the community its name. For a brief time during the Civil War, it was known as Erwinsville, which is the name in the original plat of the village. In its early days, it had the nickname "Steal-Easy." The Crab Orchard post office was established 18 August 1853 and discontinued operations 15 May 1924. It's now served by the Marion post office. As of the 2010 census, Crab Orchard has a population of 333. Crab Orchard has an area of 1.430 square miles (3.70 km²); 1.395 square miles (3.61 km²) of this is land, and 0.035 square miles (0.091 km²) is water.

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Southern Precinct, formerly township, is Congressional Township 10 South, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian located in Williamson County, Illinois. Its name is generic as there have never been any large communities or trade centers within it, though it is home to Pulley's Mill. The most well-known institution that lies within the precinct is the United States Penitentiary, Marion, which lies in the north-central part of the precinct. The Lake of Egypt Dam is also located in the Precinct, as is the northwestern part of the lake itself. The 2010 census reported a population of 3,273 inhabitants in Southern Precinct. The nearest city is Marion, Illinois, not far to its north-northeast.

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Grassy Precinct, formerly township, is Congressional Township 10 South, Range 1 East of the Third Principal Meridian located in Williamson County, Illinois. It is named for Grassy Creek, which has since been used to create Little Grassy Lake.

Herrin Precinct, formerly township, is Congressional Township 8 South, Range 2 East of the Third Principal Meridian located in Williamson County, Illinois. It is named for the community of Herrin, Illinois.

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Halfway, Illinois was an unincorporated community in northeastern Williamson County, Illinois located about halfway between the county seat of Marion and Corinth. A post office operated from 1895 to 1911 in a country store.

References

↑ 2005. Williamson County, IL, Land Atlas & Plat Book. St. Cloud, Minn.: Cloud Cartographics. 22.

Coordinates: 37°43′54″N88°45′45″W / 37.73167°N 88.76250°W / 37.73167; -88.76250

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[1] 2005. Williamson County, IL, Land Atlas & Plat Book. St. Cloud, Minn.: Cloud Cartographics. 22.

v t e Municipalities and communities of Williamson County, Illinois, United States
County seat: Marion
Cities	Carterville Creal Springs Herrin Hurst Johnston City Marion‡	Map of Illinois highlighting Williamson County
Villages	Bush Cambria Colp Crainville Energy Freeman Spur‡ Pittsburg Spillertown Stonefort‡
Precincts	Blairsville Carterville Corinth Crab Orchard Creal Springs East Marion Grassy Herrin Lake Creek Southern Stonefort West Marion
CDP	Crab Orchard Whiteash
Other unincorporated communities	Attila Blairsville Chittyville Clifford Corinth Crenshaw Crossing Dewmaine Dog Walk Dykersburg Egyptian Hills Egyptian Shores Ferges Fergestown Hafer Hudgens Lake Crest New Camp New Dennison No. 9 Old Camp Palzo Paulton Paineville Pulleys Mill Shakerag Stiritz Willeford
Ghost towns	Chamness Halfway Halfway (Little Juarez)
Footnotes	‡This populated place also has portions in an adjacent county or counties