Crenshaw Crossing, Illinois

Crenshaw Crossing, Illinois
Unincorporated community
Crenshaw Crossing, Illinois is located in Illinois
Crenshaw Crossing, Illinois
Crenshaw Crossing, Illinois
Crenshaw Crossing, Illinois is located in the United States
Crenshaw Crossing, Illinois
Crenshaw Crossing, Illinois
Coordinates: 37°46′26″N 88°58′46″W / 37.77389°N 88.97944°W / 37.77389; -88.97944
CountryUnited States
StateIllinois
CountyWilliamson
Elevation
443 ft (135 m)
Time zoneUTC-6 (Central (CST))
 • Summer (DST)UTC-5 (CDT)
ZIP Code
62959
Area code618
GNIS feature ID406767[1]

Crenshaw, or Crenshaw Crossing, is an unincorporated community in Williamson County, Illinois located between Marion and Energy in West Marion Precinct. In 1958, it had an estimated population of 50.[2]

Parts of the Herrin Massacre took place in and near the rural settlement on 21 June 1922. The Lester strip mine was located to the south. Replacement workers and mine guards were marched north from the mine to the community and then west to Moake Crossing and finally the Power Plant woods, where the initial massacre took place. The "crossing" part of the name came from the Coal Belt Electric Line interurban railroad and ran along what is now Crenshaw Road. Where it crossed to the other side of the road was the crossing.

References

  1. ^ "Crenshaw Crossing". Geographic Names Information System. United States Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior.
  2. ^ James N. Adams, comp. 1989. Illinois Place Names. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society. 331.


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