The reason the directory Bev Green refers to listed the location as 12 mi se of Union is that there was no St. Clair at the time. George Hearst defined it in relationship to Sullivan for the same reason. I am interested in any and all information related to this community. Sue I found "A Directory of Towns, Villages, and Hamlets Past and Present of Franklin County, Missouri" compiled by Arthur Paul Moser on the internet. The site http://198.209.8.166/moser/franklinpl.html It listed Virginia Mines as 12 miles southeast of Union. Section 16 TWP 41 N, R. 1E