Loraine, By todays standards Creal Springs is rural. However there was a time when it was a thriving community with it's own college. The "springs", naturally occurring springs around which the village grew, were a big draw. Today there is a bank, one or two (small, locally owned) places to eat and a convenience store/gas station. The school is part of the Marion school district, grades K-9 with high school age kids bussed to Marion High School. Robin Robin's PhotoGraphics http://www.robinsphotographics.com On Sep 28, 2006, at 2:00 AM, ilwillia-request@rootsweb.com wrote: > Message: 7 > Date: Wed, 27 Sep 2006 20:46:56 -0700 (PDT) > From: Loraine Miller <lorainemiller@yahoo.com> > Subject: [ILWILLIA] families with ties to Creakl Springs > To: IL <ilwillia-l@rootsweb.com> > Message-ID: <20060928034656.63150.qmail@web30305.mail.mud.yahoo.com> > Content-Type: text/plain; charset=iso-8859-1 > > I have a question regarding Creal springs. My mother grew up on a > small farm (40 acres) in Creal Springs from about 1919 until 1932 when > she and her Mother moved into Marion. I always thought that it was a > rural area. I notice an awful lot of people with families coming from > Creal Springs. Is it a large area? It seems as though there are an > awful lot of families coming from there. Am I wrong about it being > rural? > > Loraine > >