IN THE BEGINNING (SOUTH)...

Every school on the Illinois High School Glory Days site had a beginning and ending point. The following list is to show all the schools located in Southern Illinois on our site and what became of them after they closed.

For Southern Illinois, the area south of Interstate 72 from the Mississippi River to Champaign and south of Interstate 74 heading east from Champaign to the Indiana border have determined which schools are on this list. US 51 South divides the eastern group from the west.

SOUTHWESTERN ILLINOIS

(South of Interstate 72 and West of US 51)

Name of School Who it merged with What it became

Alexander Franklin Franklin

Alhambra Highland Highland

Alsey Winchester Winchester

Alton St. Mary closed closed

Alton Western Military Acad. closed closed

Alto Pass Cobden Cobden

Anna Anna Union, Jonesboro Anna-Jonesboro

Anna Union Anna, Jonesboro Anna-Jonesboro

Ashley Nashville Nashville

Ava Campbell Hill, Cutler Campbell Hill Trico

Aviston Breese Community Breese Central

Baldwin Red Bud Red Bud

Barry Kinderhook West Pike Barry Western

Beckemeyer Breese Community Breese Community

Belleville Cathedral Bellevile Notre Dame Belleville Althoff

Belleville Holy Spirit Ursuline closed closed

Belleville Notre Dame Belleville Cathedral Belleville Althoff

Belleville St. Henry Belleville Althoff Belleville Althoff

Benld Gillespie Gillespie

Boody Blue Mound Boody-Blue Mound

Boody-Blue Mound Macon Macon Meridian

Boody Decatur E. Park Baptist closed closed

Breese Community Aviston Breese Central

Breese St. Dominic Carlyle St. Mary Breese Mater Dei

Brighton Medora, Shipman Piasa Southwestern

Bunker Hill Military Academy closed closed

Cahokia Ft. Bowman closed closed

Cahokia St. Joseph closed closed

Cairo Camelot closed closed

Cairo St. Joseph closed closed

Cairo Sumner Cairo Cairo

Campbell Hill Ava, Cutler Campbell Hill Trico

Carbondale Attucks Carbondale HS Carbondale HS

Carbondale University Carbondale HS Carbondale HS

Carlyle nickname change Carlyle Comm HS

Carlyle St. Mary Breese St. Dominic Breese Mater Dei

Carrollton St. John closed closed

Chatham Glenarm Ball Township Chatham Glenwood

Chesterfield Carlinville Carlinville

Coalton Nokomis Nokomis

Coffeen Donnelson, Hillsboro, Panama Hillsboro

Cutler Campbell Hill, Ava Campbell Hill Trico

Detroit Pittsfield Pittsfield

Divernon Auburn Auburn

Donnelson Coffeen, Hillsboro, Panama Hillsboro

Dorchester Gillespie Gillespie

DuQuoin Lincoln DuQuoin HS DuQuoin HS

East St. Louis Assumption closed closed

East St. Louis Lincoln East St. Louis Senior East St. Louis Senior

East St. Louis St. Teresa East St. Louis Assumption East St. Louis Assumption

Edwardsville Lincoln Edwardsville Edwardsville

Eldred Carrollton Carrollton

Elkville Vergennes Elkville Elverado

Elsah Jerseyville Jersey Jerseyville Jersey

Farmersville Raymond Raymond Lincolnwood

Fillmore Nokomis Nokomis

Glenarm Ball Township Chatham Chatham Glenwood

Gorham Murphysboro Murphysboro

Grafton Jerseyville Jersey Jerseyville Jersey

Granite City North Granite City South Granite City HS

Granite City South Granite City North Granite City HS

Grand Tower McClure, Wolf Lake Wolf Lake Shawnee

Greenville Pocahontas, Sorrento Greenville Bond Co. Comm HS

Hardin Kampsville Hardin Calhoun

Harvel Raymond Raymond Lincolnwood

Hettick Modesto, Palmyra, Scottville Palmyra Northwestern

Highland St. Paul closed closed

Hillview White Hall White Hall

Hoyleton Nashville Nashville

Hull Kinderhook, New Canton Kinderhook West Pike

Huntsville Augusta Augusta

Irving Hillsboro Hillsboro

Irvington Centralia Centralia

Jonesboro Anna, Anna Union Anna-Jonesboro

Kampsville Hardin Hardin Calhoun

Kane Jerseyville Jersey Jerseyville Jersey

Kaskasia Acad. of the Visitation closed closed

Keyesport Carlyle Carlyle

Kinderhook Hull, New Canton Kinderhook West Pike

Kinderhook West Pike Barry Barry Western

Livingston Staunton Staunton

Loami New Berlin New Berlin

Macon Blue Mound Macon Meridian

Madison Dunbar Madison Madison

Manchester Winchester Winchester

Marine St. Jacob, Troy St. Jacob Triad

McClure Grand Tower, Wolf Lake Wolf Lake Shawnee

Mechanicsburg Buffalo, Dawson Buffalo Tri-City

Medora Brighton, Shipton Piasa Southwestern

Millstadt Belleville West Belleville West

Milton Pearl Milton East Pike

Milton East Pike Pittsfield Pittsfield

Modesto Hettick, Palmyra, Scottville Palmyra Northwestern

Mount Auburn Taylorville Taylorville

Murphysboro Douglass Murphysboro Murphysboro

Murrayville Jacksonville Jacksonville

Nebo Pittsfield Pittsfield

New Baden Trenton Trenton Wesclin

New Canton Hull, Kinderhook Kinderhook West Pike

Niantic renamed Niantic-Harristown

Niantic-Harristown Illiopolis Niantic Sangamon Valley

Oakdale Nashville Nashville

Oakford Petersburg, Tallula Petersburg PORTA

Ohlman Nokomis Nokomis

Olive Branch Tamms Tamms

Palmer Morrisonville Morrisonville

Palmyra Hettick, Modesto, Scottville Palmyra Northwestern

Panama HIllsboro Hillsboro

Patterson Roodhouse Roodhouse

Percy Willsville Willsville-Percy

Pocahontas Greenville, Sorrento Greenville Bond Co. Comm HS

Raymond Farmersville Raymond Lincolnwood

Reno Greenville Greenville

Rockbridge Greenfield Greenfield

Rockport Pittsfield Pittsfield

Roodhouse White Hall White Hall North Greene

Rosamond Pana Pana

St. Jacob Marine, Troy St. Jacob Triad

St. Rose Breese Cent./Breese St. Dominic Breese Cent./Breese St. Dominic

Sandusky Young Tamms Tamms

Schram City Hillsboro Hillsboro

Scottville Hettick, Modesto, Palmyra Palmyra Northwestern

Shipman Brighton, Medora Piasa Southwestern

Smithboro Mulberry Grove Mulberry Grove

Sorrento Greenville, Pocahontas Greenville Bond Co. Comm. HS

Stonington Taylorville Taylorville

Tamaroa Pinckeyville Pinckeyville

Tamms Thebes Tamms Egyptian

Thebes Tamms Tamms Egyptian

Tilden Sparta Sparta

Trenton New Baden Trenton Wesclin

Troy Jarvis renamed Troy McCray-Dewey

Troy McCray-Dewey Marine, St. Jacob St, Jacob Triad

Upper Alton Alton Alton

Venice closed closed

Venice Lincoln Venice Venice

Venice Newport Venice Lincoln Venice Lincoln

Venice St. Mark closed closed

Vergennes Elkville Elkville Elverado

Vernon Patoka Patoka

Waggoner Farmersville Farmersville

Waterloo Sts. Peter & Paul name change Waterloo Gibault

White Hall Roodhouse White Hall North Greene

Willsville Percy Willsville-Percy

Willsville-Percy Campbell Hill Trico Campbell Hill Trico

Witt Hillsboro Hillsboro

Wolf Lake Grand Tower, McClure Wolf Lake Shawnee

Woodson Jacksonville Jacksonville

Worden Edwardsville Edwardsville

Xenia Flora Flora

SOUTHEASTERN ILLINOIS

(South of Interstates 72/74 and East of US 51)

Albion Bone Gap, Browns Albion Edwards County

Allendale Mount Carmel Mount Carmel

Alma Kinmundy Kinmundy-Alma

Annapolis Hutsonville Hutsonville

Ashmore Charleston Charleston

Assumption Moweaqua Moweaqua Central A & M

Atwood Hammond Atwood-Hammond

Belle Rive Mount Vernon Mount Vernon

Bellemont Mount Carmel Mount Carmel

Bethany Findley Bethany Okaw Valley

Bone Gap Albion, Browns Albion Edwards County

Bonnie Mount Vernon Mount Vernon

Bridgeport Sumner Bridgeport Red Hill

Brocton Redmon Brocton-Redmon

Brocton-Redmon Hume Young America Hume Shiloh

Brookport Metropolis Metropolis Massac County

Brookport Lincoln Brookport Brookport

Broughton McLeansboro McLeansboro

Browns Albion, Bone Gap Albion Edwards County

Buckner Christopher Christopher

Buncombe Vienna Vienna

Burnt Prairie Mill Prairie Mill Prairie

Calhoun Claremont, Olney, Parkersburg Olney East Richland

Camargo Villa Grove Villa Grove

Cambria Carterville, Herrin Carterville, Herrin

Carrier Mills Stonefort Carrier Mills-Stonefort

Casey Westfield Casey-Wesfield

Cave-In-Rock Elizabethtown, Rosiclare Elizabethtown Hardin County

Charleston Eastern State Charleston HS Charleston HS

Claremont Calhoun, Olney, Parkersburg Olney East Richland

Cisco closed Monticello

Colp Herrin Herrin

Cowden Herrick Cowden-Herrick

Cowling closed Grayville

Creal Springs closed Marion

Crossville Carmi Carmi White County

Cypress Vienna Vienna

Dahlgren McLeansboro McLeansboro

Decatur Senior renamed Decatur Stephen Decatur

Decatur Stephen Decatur closed D. Eisenhower/D. MacArthur

Decatur Lakeview closed D. MacArthur/D. Step. Decatur

Delafield McLeansboro McLeansboro

Dix Mount Vernon Mount Vernon

DuBois Nashville Nashville

Dundas Olney Olney

Elizabethtown Cave-In-Rock, Rosiclare Elizabethtown Hardin County

Enfield Norris City-Omaha Norris City-Omaha-Enfield

Equality Ridgway, Shawneetown Junction Gallatin County

Ewing Benton Benton

Farina name change Farina LaGrove

Farina LaGrove Kinmundy-Alma Farina South Central

Findlay Bethany Bethany Okaw Valley

Flat Rock Lawrenceville/Robinson Lawrenceville/Robinson

Gays Windsor Windsor

Geff Fairfield Fairfield

Grand Chain Karnak, Ullin Ullin Century

Grantsburg Vienna Vienna

Greenup Toledo Toledo Cumberland

Hammond Atwood Atwood-Hammond

Herald Carmi/Norris City Carmi/Norris City

Herrick Cowden Cowden-Herrick

Herrin Catholic closed closed

Hindsboro Oakland Oakland

Homer Broadlands ABL Broadlands Heritage

Hume Metcalf Metcalf Young America

Hurst-Bush Herrin Herrin

Ina Mount Vernon Mount Vernon

Iuka Salem Salem

Karnak Grand Chain, Ullin Ullin Century

Keensburg Mount Carmel Mount Carmel

Kell Salem Salem

Kinmundy Alma Kinmundy-Alma

Kinmundy-Alma Farina LaGrove Farina South Central

Lakewood Shelbyville Shelbyville

Lancaster Mount Carmel Mount Carmel

Lerna Charleston Charleston

Logan Hannaford Benton Benton

Longview Allerton, Broadlands Broadlands ABL

Macedonia McLeansboro McLeansboro

Maunie Carmi &