boasted large mining factories and industries that left a distinct fog throughout the town. Ledford today has a cemetery, an abandoned Hungarian cemetery, and the Ledford Baptist Church. Ledford spreads across a 4-mile stretch of land along Rt. 45 between Carrier Mills and Harrisburg with several roads shooting off to the left and right of the highway. Today, Ledford is considered part of Harrisburg, Illinois. Almost all signs of the mining industry are gone. The mines' air shafts and fans are gone as well as the many coal tipples and mine ponds that dotted the area. The smoke stacks are missing and the air is clean. Gone are the sounds of the tipples hoisting coal, the steam whistles signaling the men, and the occasional snorts of a steam locomotive or the groaning of a streetcar motor. Ledford is a quiet community with a population of only 100 people. Demographics External links Harrisburg, Illinois Carrier Mills, Illinois Charlie Birger References History of Saline County, 1995, Genealogy Department Hungarian-American culture Lithuanian-American culture in Illinois Unincorporated communities in Saline County, Illinois Unincorporated communities in Illinois Coal towns in Illinois Populated places established in 1880 Polish-American culture in Illinois Russian-American culture in Illinois 1880 establishments in Illinois