{"id":2927,"date":"2023-04-20T21:13:03","date_gmt":"2023-04-20T21:13:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/?p=2927"},"modified":"2026-08-20T19:23:53","modified_gmt":"2026-08-20T19:23:53","slug":"white-county-illinois","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/townsvillages.com\/us\/white-county-illinois\/","title":{"rendered":"White County, Illinois"},"content":{"rendered":"

White County is a county in Illinois, United States, in the southeastern part of the state along the Wabash River in the region locally known as “Little Egypt.” It had a population of 13,877 people at the 2020 census and covers 502 square miles (1,300 km2) — 495 square miles (1,280 km2) of land and 7.1 square miles (18 km2) of water — centred near 38\u00b005\u2032N 88\u00b011\u2032W.<\/p>\n

Carmi is the county seat, and its postal code is 62821. White County has 2 cities, 8 villages, and several unincorporated communities spread across 10 civil townships. The county sits in the Central time zone and carries FIPS code 17193.<\/p>\n

Towns & Villages in White County<\/h2>\n

White County’s populated places break down into 2 cities, 8 incorporated villages, and a scatter of unincorporated hamlets and rail stops that never grew large enough to organize. CDP stands for census-designated place; Unincorp. marks a community with no municipal government.<\/p>\n

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Place<\/th>\nType<\/th>\nTownship<\/th>\nPop.<\/th>\nZIP<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Carmi<\/td>\nCity · seat<\/td>\nCarmi<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62821<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Grayville<\/td>\nCity<\/td>\nGray<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62844<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Burnt Prairie<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nBurnt Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62820<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Crossville<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62827<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enfield<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nEnfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62835<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Maunie<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62861<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mill Shoals<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nMill Shoals<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62862<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Norris City<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62869<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phillipstown<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\nPhillips<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Springerton<\/td>\nVillage<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62887<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Brownsville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emma<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nEmma<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n62834<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Epworth<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Herald<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\nHeralds Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Rising Sun<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Bingman Station<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Calvin<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Centerville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Garnerville<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gossett<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Iron<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Middlepoint<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Milan<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Roland<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Sacramento<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Springer Station<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Stokes<\/td>\nUnincorp.<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

Grayville straddles the White–Edwards county line, with most of its footprint in White County. The old listing’s “Jim Davis MH Park” is a small mobile-home park rather than a distinct community and has been dropped from the table as duplicative of its host township’s rural addresses.<\/p>\n

Townships<\/h2>\n

Reliable 2020 township-level population figures for White County were not available from the sources used for this profile, so the population column is left blank rather than estimated. Main settlements are listed where a township clearly takes its name from, or contains, one of the places above.<\/p>\n

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Township<\/th>\nPop. (2020)<\/th>\nMain settlements<\/th>\n<\/tr>\n<\/thead>\n
Burnt Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nBurnt Prairie<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Carmi<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nCarmi<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Emma<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nEmma<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Enfield<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nEnfield<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Gray<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nGrayville<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Hawthorne<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Heralds Prairie<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nHerald<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Indian Creek<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n—<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Mill Shoals<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nMill Shoals<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n
Phillips<\/td>\n—<\/td>\nPhillipstown<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/tbody>\n<\/table>\n<\/div>\n

ZIP Codes<\/h2>\n