Maeystown in Monroe County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Maeystown

Photographed by Jason Voigt, August 24, 2021

1. Maeystown Marker

Inscription. Maeystown, where three streams descend down the bluff, was founded by Jacob Maeys in 1852. The original settlers were German members of the forty-eighter movement. The village is unique in manner with structures integrated into the landscape. The original stone church held services intermittently in German until 1943. Sixty significant buildings still exist, including Maeys' log house, the original church, the stone bridge, Zeitinger's mill, and various outbuildings, barns and smokehouses made of limestone, brick, and wood. These buildings built in the mid to late 1800s form this quaint little village. Maeystown was designated as an historic district in 1978.

Erected 1988 by Maeystown Preservation Society, Village Board, Civic Assoc., Fire Department, Woman's Club, and the Illinois State Historical Society.

Topics and series. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Settlements & Settlers. In addition, it is included in the Illinois State Historical Society series list. A significant historical year for this entry is 1852.

Location. 38° 13.538′ N, 90° 13.989′ W. Marker is in Maeystown,

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Illinois, in Monroe County. It is at the intersection of Mill Street (County Road 7) and Franklin Street, on the left when traveling north on Mill Street. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1113 Mill Street, Fults IL 62244, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Greater St. Louis.

It is also in the American Midwest,

in the Lewis & Clark Corridor,

in the Corn Belt,

and in the Great River Road Region.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Village of Maeystown (here, next to this marker); St. John's First Church (about 700 feet away); The Village of Maeystown, Ill. (approx. 0.2 miles away); William H. Bissell (approx. 2½ miles away); Pioneer Mill (approx. 2½ miles away); Immaculate Conception Church (approx. 2.8 miles away); Holy Cross Lutheran Cemetery (approx. 4.2 miles

Photographed by Thomas Smith, February 15, 2020

2. Maeystown Marker

away); St. Joe, Illinois (approx. 4.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Maeystown.

Other markers no longer nearby. "James McRoberts and Mary his wife settled this place in the year of our Lord 1798"* (was about 400 feet away, measured in a direct line but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named "James McRoberts and Mary his wife settled this place in the year of our Lord 1798"* (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing); a different marker also named "James McRoberts and Mary his wife settled this place in the year of our Lord 1798"* (was about 400 feet away but has been confirmed missing).

Also see . . . Maeystown, Illinois on Wikipedia. (Submitted on August 25, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois.)

Credits. This page was last revised on August 25, 2021. It was originally submitted on September 30, 2019. This page has been viewed 486 times since then and 17 times this year. Photos: 1. submitted on August 25, 2021, by Jason Voigt of Glen Carbon, Illinois. 2. submitted on January 15, 2020, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.