Sparta in Randolph County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)
Veterans Memorial
Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 4, 2025
1. Veterans Memorial
Erected by Edwin Alexander American Legion Post 396, Sparta Illinois.
Topics. This memorial is listed in these topic lists: War, Korean • War, Vietnam • War, World I • War, World II.
Location. 38° 8.181′ N, 89° 42.319′ W. Memorial is in Sparta, Illinois, in Randolph County. It is at the intersection of Fox Run and Legion Drive, on the left when traveling west on Fox Run. Touch for map. Memorial is at or near this postal address: 112 Fox Run, 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: Sparta Revolutionary War Memorial (approx. 0.3 miles away); We Dedicate this Memorial to the Courage and Valor of the Members of our Community (approx. 0.9 miles away); Amateur Trapshooting Association (approx. 1.2 miles away); MIA and POW Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Gold Star Mothers Memorial (approx. 1.6 miles away); Union Church (approx. 3.4 miles away); The Grand American (approx. 4.4 miles away); This Memorial is Dedicated in Honor and Memory (approx. 5.3 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Sparta.
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Photographed by Thomas Smith, November 4, 2025
2. Veterans Memorial
Credits. This page was last revised on November 15, 2025. It was originally submitted on November 8, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. This page has been viewed 61 times since then and 19 times this year. Photos: 1, 2. submitted on November 8, 2025, by Thomas Smith of Waterloo, Ill. • Devry Becker Jones was the editor who published this page.
