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

Sparta Revolutionary War Memorial

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 6, 2023

1. Sparta Revolutionary War Memorial

Inscription.
In memory of Revolutionary War soldiers
buried in Randolph County, Illinois
Joseph Anderson · Bazelle Allere · Joseph Allere · Michael Antere · Antoine Bienvenue · Daniel Blouin · Jean Baptiste Baroau · Robert Bratney · Benjamin Byrum · Capt. Francis Charleville · Jean Baptiste Charleville · Mellington Cough · John Clendenin · Qt. Mas. Henry · James Curry · John Dodge, John Doyle, Jerome Danis, John Danis, Michael Danis · Capt. John Edgar · William Fowler, James Gilbraith, Michael Godin · Paul Harrolson · John Hilterbrand · David Hix · David Hoar · Capt. Nicholas Janis · John Lawson · Antoine Lavigne · Charles McNab · John McDill · Hugh McKelvy · Haydon Mills · John Montgomery · Daniel Murray · David Pagan · James Pillars · Richard Pillars · Rawleigh Ralls · Joseph Richard · Lieut. John Roberts · Robert Seybok · William Sharp · Henry Smith · Elijah Smith · George Stamm · Capt. John Steele · Jacob Stopplebeam · John Stufflebean · Levi Teel · Archibald Thompson · Joseph Toulouse · Alexander Whittaker · Robert Whitehead · Samuel Woodside

Erected 1934 by Daughters of the American Revolution, Fort Chartres Chapter.

Topics and series. This memorial is listed in this topic list: War, US Revolutionary

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. In addition, it is included in the Daughters of the American Revolution series list.

Location. 38° 7.899′ N, 89° 42.314′ W. Memorial is in Sparta, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of West Hood Avenue and North St. Louis Street, on the right when traveling west on West Hood Avenue. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 205 West Hood Avenue, Sparta IL 62286, 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 6 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Veterans Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); We Dedicate this Memorial to the Courage and Valor of the Members of our Community (approx. 0.6 miles away); Amateur Trapshooting Association (approx. one mile away); MIA and POW Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Gold Star Mothers Memorial (approx. 1.4 miles away); Union Church (approx. 3.1 miles away); The Grand American (approx. 4.7 miles away); This Memorial is Dedicated in Honor and Memory (approx. 5.6 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.

More about this memorial. The marker is mounted on a large rock in front of Sparta High School.

Photographed by Thomas Smith, December 6, 2023

2. Sparta Revolutionary War Memorial

Credits. This page was last revised on October 29, 2025. It was originally submitted on December 17, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 727 times since then and 53 times this year. Last updated on October 26, 2025, by Thierry Chaunu of New York, New York. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on December 17, 2023, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.