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Historical Markers and War Memorials in St. Elmo

 
Clickable Map of Fayette County, Illinois and Immediately Adjacent Jurisdictions image/svg+xml 2019-10-06 U.S. Census Bureau, Abe.suleiman; Lokal_Profil; HMdb.org; J.J.Prats/dc:title> https://commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Usa_counties_large.svg Fayette County, IL (58) Bond County, IL (35) Clay County, IL (3) Clinton County, IL (36) Effingham County, IL (18) Marion County, IL (14) Montgomery County, IL (31) Shelby County, IL (22)  FayetteCounty(58) Fayette County (58)  BondCounty(35) Bond County (35)  ClayCounty(3) Clay County (3)  ClintonCounty(36) Clinton County (36)  EffinghamCounty(18) Effingham County (18)  MarionCounty(14) Marion County (14)  MontgomeryCounty(31) Montgomery County (31)  ShelbyCounty(22) Shelby County (22)
Vandalia is the county seat for Fayette County
St. Elmo is in Fayette County
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Marion County (14)  ►
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1 ► Illinois, Fayette County, St. Elmo — American Indians Uses of the Buffalo —
On West Tower Road 0.3 miles east of Interstate Drive, on the left when traveling east.
Horns Stone chipping tools • Handles • Pipes • Arrow tips • Digging/scraping tools • War clubs • Fasteners • Decorative items Muscles Sinew for bows threads, etc. • Glue Buckskin Clothing • Moccasins • Pipe bags • . . . — — Map (db m291365) HM
2 ► Illinois, Fayette County, St. Elmo — The Hogan —
On West Tower Road 0.1 miles east of Interstate Drive, on the right when traveling west.
The hogan is the traditional home of the Dineh, or Navajo people of the southwest It was made of wooden poles or logs covered with earth, clay, or thick adobe. Adobe is clay mixed with dried plants It absorbs . . . — — Map (db m291394) HM
3 ► Illinois, Fayette County, St. Elmo — St. Elmo — Planes, Trains, and Automobiles —
On East Cumberland Road (U.S. 40) at South Olive Street, on the right when traveling east on East Cumberland Road.
St. Elmo's history is rooted in the dust of a settlement named Howard's Point. Hamlets like Howard's Point relied on the National Road to sustain their businesses. Some of these small settlements grew into cities. Others faded as their . . . — — Map (db m144229) HM
4 ► Illinois, Fayette County, St. Elmo — St. Elmo Area Veterans Memorial — Duty - Honor - God - Country —
On Cumberland Road (U.S. 40) west of Walnut Street, on the left when traveling west.
We dedicate this memorial to the men and women whose names are listed on the tablets before you. They left this community to serve with honor and dignity and to preserve freedom around the world. "Never in the course of history . . . — — Map (db m59624) HM
5 ► Illinois, Fayette County, St. Elmo — Tipi —
On West Tower Road (at milepost 0.1) east of Interstate Drive, on the right.
Traditional homes of the Plains Indians: Many of the Plains Tribes used the tipi, including the Sioux, Cheyenne, Arapahoes, Kiowa, Crow, Gros Ventres, Mandans, and Pawnees. The tipi belonged to the woman of the family, and it was her . . . — — Map (db m291357) HM
6 ► Illinois, Fayette County, St. Elmo — Veterans Memorial —
Near Interstate Drive at East Cumberland Road (U.S. 40), on the left when traveling south.
Dedicated to the memory of the veterans of all wars — — Map (db m265760) WM
 
 
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Nov. 11, 2026