Lawrence County Coroner’s Inquest February 19, 1846   Deceased: (Sgt.)  Oliver W. Norris Inquest was held concerning the body of Oliver W...

As early as May 15, 1819, the Western Star , a newspaper printed in Vincennes, reported that Thomas Emison ran a keelboat for freight up...

Previous Lawrence County researchers have stated that the first ferry was in operation before 1818 by a Mr. Lamphere near the junction of...

Dann M Norton has graciously agreed to allow me to post two of his blog articles about Betsey Reed.  They are both excellent and shed...

In reviewing soldiers’ Civil War records, the researchers soon discovered that many from this county enlisted in other places. That came...

Mills Russellville like all other early towns, had a saw- and a grist-mill. As seen earlier in the history of the town, August, Andrew...

Russellville is the only town in Russell township. It covers a total area of .47 square miles, according to the 2010 census. In 2000 the...

Adam Corrie, concerned about the unrest in England after the French Revolution, sent his son, John, to America to purchase land. In...

Prior histories of Lawrence County state that Russellville began in 1809. The town of Russellville itself didn’t exist until 1835 but...

Russell Township lies in the northeast corner of Lawrence County, Illinois bounded on the north by Crawford County, on the east by the...