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Cottage Grove is an unincorporated community in Cottage Township, Saline County, Illinois, United States. [2] Cottage Grove is 4 miles (6.4 km) west-northwest of Equality. Cottage Grove Cemetery sits across the road from the old Cottage Grove school. The community sits to the east of Southeastern Illinois College.
This list of cemeteries in Illinois includes currently operating, historical (closed for new interments), and defunct (graves abandoned or removed) cemeteries, columbaria, and mausolea which are historical and/or notable.
The Saline County Tourism Board voted to create a committee to spearhead the project. [8] [9] In 2023 the Illinois Department of Natural Resources (IDNR) was awarded a $75,000 grant from the National Park Service to recognize significant African American heritage properties in southern Illinois.
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Saline County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 23,768. [1] ... Illinois Trails History and Genealogy.
The History of Saline County (published by Saline County Genealogical Society in 1997) states that "Lakeview, a colored community south of town (Carrier Mills), is an older settlement than Carrier Mills. It is the oldest black settlement in Illinois. It was first named Pond Settlement because of the swamp land that surrounded it.
The village of Raleigh was the seat of Saline County following the county's troubled creation in 1847. Raleigh had its own school, several stores, and was a bustling village. Now, along with many Saline County towns, Raleigh has been abandoned by business and commerce, leaving only 350 residents.
Cemeteries in Cook County, Illinois (6 C, 18 P) Pages in category "Cemeteries in Illinois by county" The following 2 pages are in this category, out of 2 total.