by Susan D. Smith (Author)

The small communities located in south eastern St. Louis County began as individual communities. They are all rich in history. As the journey throughout the decades continues, businesses, schools, and churches close. Rather than give up, the communities begin merging with one another. One centrally located school was built and churches began working together as a 5-point parish. The little towns have not vanished they have simply become a part of a larger community.