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Facts about the city

Mill Shoals is a village in Wayne and White counties in the U.S. state of Illinois. The population was 235 at the 2000 census.

Mill Shoals Obituaries

It was noted by Press Enterprise on February 21st, 2013 that Wilson "Bill" Cochran passed away in Riverside, California.  Cochran was 95 years old and was born in Mill Shoals, IL.  Send flowers to express your sympathy and honor Wilson "Bill"'s life.

It was revealed by Tampa Tribune on December 16th, 2011 that Loren Sr "Cotton" McKinney passed on in Avon Park, Florida.  McKinney was 90 years old and was born in Mill Shoals, IL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Loren Sr "Cotton"'s life.

It was reported by The Journal-World on September 21st, 2006 that Patricia Radford (Files) passed on in Lawrence, Kansas.  Ms. Radford was 71 years old and was born in Mill Shoals, IL.  Send flowers to share your condolences and honor Patricia's life.

History

Once the home of a thriving barrel-making industry which depleted the nearby virgin forests Mill Shoals had primarily been an agriculture village until 1939 when oil was discoverd in the area. The second half of the 19th century saw the establishment of the towns of Norris City, Springerton including Mill Shoals. In the early 1970s the oil industry declined steeply and thus returned Mill Shoals to its agricultural roots. The population was 235 at the 2000 census.

The first white settlers, primarily of Scotch-Irish descent, came to White County, Illinois between 1807 and 1809. The first settlements were near the Little Wabash River and Big Prairie, one of the numerous prairies in the county.