History Spillertown was incorporated as a village on March 3, 1900.Barbara Burr Hubbs. 1939, reprint 1979. Pioneer Folk and Places. Marion, Ill.: Williamson County Historical Society. 212-213; and James Adams, comp. 1989. Illinois Place Names. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society. 513. It was named for Elijah Spiller, a prominent early settler who arrived in the area in 1817. Throughout the 19th century, Spillertown lay along an important wagon road that ran north from Marion to Benton, and eventually to Harmony, Indiana, where the nearest carding machines were located. A post office opened in 1898, but closed in 1914.Barbara Barr Hubbs, "Spillertown History," Williamson County Illinois Historical Society website. Accessed June 14, 2021.
History Spillertown was incorporated as a village on March 3, 1900.Barbara Burr Hubbs. 1939, reprint 1979. Pioneer Folk and Places. Marion, Ill.: Williamson County Historical Society. 212-213; and James Adams, comp. 1989. Illinois Place Names. Springfield, Ill.: Illinois State Historical Society 513. It was named for Elijah Spiller, a prominent early settler who arrived in the area in 1817. Throughout the 19th century, Spillertown lay along an important wagon road that ran north from Marion to Benton, and eventually to Harmony, Indiana, where the nearest carding machines were located. A post office opened in 1898, but closed in 1914.Barbara Barr Hubbs, "Spillertown Hist.ory," Williamson County Illinois Historical Society website. Accessed June 14, 2021.