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Fitzgerrell

A vanished town in Jefferson County, Illinois.

Survey record — verification pendingFILED: IL

Fitzgerrell

Jefferson County, Illinois

records pending
Classification
Vanished town (federal archive)
Coordinates
38.1381° N, 89.0142° W

What the record shows

Post office located there between 1874 and 1906

Fitzgerrell appears in the U.S. Geological Survey's place-name archive as a historical populated place — a settlement that once carried a name and no longer does. Our editors are verifying its full story against census records, newspaper archives, and county histories; this record will grow as sources are confirmed.

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From the field

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What the federal record holds within five miles of Fitzgerrell

Within five miles the record maps 15 mine shafts, adits and prospect pits, 0 named mineral sites, 14 lost places and 6 cemeteries. Pro puts them on the map with the 1879–1919 survey underneath and a swipe to today.

15mine features
0mineral sites
14lost places
6cemeteries

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