Maeystown, Illinois
| Maeystown | |
|---|---|
| Village | |
Western side of Mill Street at the Franklin Street intersection
|
|
| Etymology: Jacob Maeys, early settler | |
 Location of Maeystown in Monroe County, Illinois. |
|
.svg) Location of Illinois in the United States |
|
| Coordinates: 38°13′32″N 90°14′1″W / 38.22556°N 90.23361°WCoordinates: 38°13′32″N 90°14′1″W / 38.22556°N 90.23361°W | |
| Country | United States |
| State | Illinois |
| County | Monroe |
| Precinct | 23 |
| Founded | 1904 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 0.30 sq mi (0.78 km2) |
| • Land | 0.30 sq mi (0.77 km2) |
| • Water | 0.00 sq mi (0.01 km2) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 157 |
| • Estimate (2016) | 158 |
| • Density | 530.20/sq mi (204.59/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP Code(s) | 62256 |
| Area code(s) | 618 |
| FIPS code | 17-46058 |
| Maeystown, Illinois | |
Maeystown is a village in Monroe County, Illinois, United States. The population was 157 at the 2010 census, an increase from 148 in 2000.
Maeystown is located at 38°13′32″N 90°14′1″W / 38.22556°N 90.23361°W (38.225552, -90.233486).
According to the 2010 census, the village has a total area of 0.30 square miles (0.78 km2), all land.
The history of the tract of land where what is now Maeystown is situated, began sometime after 1782, when a soldier of the American Revolution, one James McRoberts, staked a claim of 100 acres (Survey 704; Claim 316), he subsequently left the Illinois Territory for Tennessee, where he married Mary Fletcher-Harris, and returned in 1797, adding another 100 acres (0.40 km2) to his holdings. It was on this second tract that he built his home, from cedar logs, and here he raised his family. McRoberts fathered ten children, the eldest, Samuel McRoberts, was the first native-born Illinoisan to serve in the United States Senate.
Maeystown may be said to have begun its growth as a town in the year 1852, when Jacob Maeys here built a sawmill on what had become known as McRoberts Meadow, which he purchased in 1848. For a year after its construction the mill remained idle on account of there not being sufficient water to drive it. Steam engines were then put in place, and the mill successfully operated. The first store was opened in 1858 by Jacob Maeys in partnership with Judge Abraham Poston. By this time some half a dozen houses had been erected in the place. A town had been surveyed and laid off in 1856 by Maeys, and called Maeysville. A post-office was established in 1860 which changed the name to Maeystown with Jacob Maeys appointed as first postmaster.
...
Wikipedia