Gorham, IL

Gorham is a village in Jackson County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 173 residents. Gorham is known locally for its near-annihilation during the deadly 1925 Tri-State tornado. Gorham is located in the middle of the Mississippi River floodplain, which is among the most fertile farming regions in the Midwestern United States. In Gorham, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Gorham, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. The village is at a particularly low elevated region of the floodplain known as the "Bottoms".