Jacksonville in Morgan County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Original Survey Point
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
1. Original Survey Point Marker
Point of original survey of Jacksonville
is seven feet west of this marker.
Land entered February 25, 1825.
Original survey March 10, 1825.
Deeded to Morgan County by Dial & Arnett, March 22, 1825.
Plat recorded April 26, 1825.
Topics. This historical marker is listed in this topic list: Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical date for this entry is February 25, 1825.
Location. 39° 44.056′ N, 90° 13.748′ W. Marker is in Jacksonville, Illinois, in Morgan County. It can be reached from North Central Park. Marker is east adjacent to the Civil War Memorial in Central Park. Touch for map. Marker is in this post office area: Jacksonville IL 62650, 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: Civil War Memorial (here, next to this marker); Lincoln and Slavery (here, next to this marker); Potawatami Indians (within shouting distance of this marker); Sesquicentennial Time Capsule (within shouting distance of this marker); Your Charters of Freedom (within shouting distance of this marker); Christian Church (within shouting distance of this marker); Greene Vardiman Black (within shouting distance of this marker); Civil War Cannon (within shouting distance of this marker). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Jacksonville.
Also see . . . History of Jacksonville IL: Our Past
this page online
Photographed by William Fischer, Jr., October 22, 2025
2. Original Survey Point Marker
In ground next to the Civil War Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on October 30, 2025. It was originally submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio. This page has been viewed 47 times since then and 18 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on October 30, 2025, by William Fischer, Jr. of Reynoldsburg, Ohio.
