Jeffersonville, IL

Jeffersonville is a village in Wayne County, Illinois, United States. The 2020 census counted 355 residents. "Geff" is pronounced as though it were spelled "Jeff". The name change is said to have been made during the 19th century by the railroad, in order to distinguish the village in Illinois from Jeffersonville, Indiana. In Jeffersonville, history and present-day settings sit close enough to belong to the same local picture. The map tells the story in Jeffersonville, where earlier chapters remain visible in current streets, buildings, and gathering places. Burton Hawk and his brother ran a sawmill near Geff and Fairfield. William Edwin Hawk was married to Alice Mathews, also of Fairfield.