Emery. Emery, located in the south part of Maroa township, was established soon after the construction of the Illinois Central Railroad. It has two grain elevators, a store and a postoffice. [Past and present of the City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois. 1903. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. p. 71. Transcribed by Judy Rosella Edwards.] FORSYTH Is situated on the I. C. Railroad; has an elevator, and is one of the best grain markets in the county. [Smith, J. W. (1876). History of Macon County, Illinois, from its organization to 1876. Springfield, Ill: Rokker's Printing House. P. 232.] Heman. Heman, formerly Bullardsville, was established on the P. D. & F. Railway a few miles west of Warrensburg, some time after the building of the railroad. It has an elevator, a store and a postoffice. [Past and present of the City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois. 1903. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. p. 71. Transcribed by Judy Rosella Edwards.] Hervey City Hervey City was platted in 1872 on land owned by P. S. Outten, located four miles southeast of Mt. Zion, in Mt. Zion township. The postoffice at this place is known by the government as Outten Postoffice. The village contains one store and two elevators. The population is about sixty-five. The surrounding country is typical Macon county land. [Past and present of the City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois. 1903. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. p. 69. Transcribed by Judy Rosella Edwards.] Hight In 1900 an elevator was erected about three-fourths of a mile southeast of Hervey City on the Jesse Vowel land; C. A. Hight of Dalton City being one of the owners of the elevator gave the station the name of Hight. The place now has an excellent school house and a dwelling house, also a small depot. [Past and present of the City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois. 1903. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. p. 70. Transcribed by Judy Rosella Edwards.] Prairie Hall. Prairie Hall was established soon after the Vandalia [ed., Vandalia Railroad] was built; it lies in the east part of Mt. Zion township. A general store, two grain elevators and a postoffice are located there. [Past and present of the City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois. 1903. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. p. 71. Transcribed by Judy Rosella Edwards.] Wykles. Wykles, about three miles west of Decatur was established but a few years ago. It contains an elevator and a postoffice. [Past and present of the City of Decatur and Macon County, Illinois. 1903. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co. p. 72. Transcribed by Judy Rosella Edwards. ] HOME ©2008 Genealogy Trails