Eddyville, IL

Eddyville is a village in Pope County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 99 residents. Two designated wilderness areas, the Burden Falls Wilderness and the Lusk Creek Wilderness, are nearby. Eddyville was laid out in 1866, and named for Edward Fulghum, who owned the land where the village is located. The through line in Eddyville is the way its history and present-day settings remain visible on the same map. Eddyville makes the most sense through those concrete details, with its history still visible in the settings people use today. A post office has been in operation at Eddyville since 1869.