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Percy in Randolph County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
 

Veterans Memorial

 
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 7, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial
Inscription. In honor of all veterans who served the U. S.
 
Erected by Percy Legion Post 1145.
 
Topics. This memorial is listed in this topic list: Military.
 
Location. 38° 0.805′ N, 89° 37.869′ W. Memorial is in Percy, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of West Chestnut Street and Streamline Road, on the right when traveling east on West Chestnut Street. The memorial lies in Percy Village Cemetery. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 62272 W Chestnut St, Percy IL 62272, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this memorial is in Southern Illinois — Little Egypt. It is also in the American Midwest, 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 Viceroyalty of New France, the territory of the Mississippian Culture, and the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 8 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies:
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A different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. Ύ mile away); To Prepetuate and Rededicate our Democratic Principles (approx. 0.8 miles away); Two Man - Hand Drawn Light Weight Hose PullnCart (approx. 1.6 miles away); Founding of Steeleville (approx. 1.6 miles away); World Wars I and II Memorial (approx. 1.8 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 2 miles away); a different marker also named Veterans Memorial (approx. 3.1 miles away); Union Church (approx. 7.1 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Percy.
 
Veterans Memorial image. Click for full size.
Photographed by Thomas Smith, July 7, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial
 
 
Credits. This page was last revised on August 5, 2025. It was originally submitted on July 7, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 83 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos:   1, 2. submitted on July 7, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
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Jul. 31, 2026