Crab Orchard, IL

Crab Orchard is an unincorporated census-designated place east of Marion in Williamson County, Illinois, located along an old route of Illinois Route 13 now designated Crab Orchard Road. The upper branches of Crab Orchard Creek which eventually feed into Crab Orchard Lake flow nearby and gave the community its name. For a brief time during the Civil War, it was known as Erwinsville, which is the name in the original plat of the village. That mix gives Crab Orchard a clear local shape within Illinois, with older layers still visible in current places. The local scoop is a place whose streets, landmarks, and institutions keep its earlier story close to the present. " The Crab Orchard post office was established 18 August 1853 and discontinued operations 15 May 1924. Crab Orchard 's now served by the Marion post office. Crab Orchard includes the upper branches of Crab Orchard Creek which eventually feed into Crab Orchard Lake.