Carlinville in Macoupin County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Standard Oil Mine Office

(257 North Broad Street)

— Silk Stockings and Coal Miners Trail 2 - Site 16 —

Standard Oil Mine Office Marker image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 6, 2025

1. Standard Oil Mine Office Marker

Inscription. This building housed the main office for the two mines Standard Oil of Indiana operated in Carlinville from 1918 to 1925.

This concludes Trail 2, Silk Stockings and Coal Miners. Thank you for your interest in Carlinville's Historic Sites.

Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Industry & Commerce. A significant historical year for this entry is 1918.

Location. 39° 16.949′ N, 89° 52.888′ W. Marker is in Carlinville, Illinois, in Macoupin County. It is on North Broad Street (Illinois Route 4) north of Morgan Street, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 257 N Broad St, Carlinville IL 62626, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

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 walking distance of this marker: Loomis House (approx.

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0.2 miles away); Loomis House/Loehr's Drug Store (approx. 0.2 miles away); Circling The Square (approx. 0.2 miles away); Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Site of the Ariston Restaurant on the Original Route 66 (approx. 0.2 miles away); Original Site of the Ariston Cafe, 1924 (approx. 0.2 miles away); a different marker also named Abraham Lincoln (approx. 0.2 miles away); Macoupin County Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 0.2 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Carlinville.

Also see . . . Site of Historic Standard Oil Mine Office. Although the Standard Oil of Indiana Company operated two mines in Carlinville, one on the northeast edge of town and the other eight miles east of the city, the main office for the Standard Oil of Indiana was located closer to the town square (1918-1925). (Carlinville Public Library) (Submitted on April 25, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.)

Photographed by Duane and Tracy Marsteller, April 5, 2025

2. Standard Oil Mine Office Marker

Marker is on the kiosk post.

Credits. This page was last revised on April 25, 2025. It was originally submitted on April 25, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee. This page has been viewed 138 times since then and 29 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on April 25, 2025, by Duane and Tracy Marsteller of Murfreesboro, Tennessee.