Timewell High School

Timewell School Building 2013

Photo by Roberta Van Briesen

Timewell School Entrance

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Photo by Roberta Van Briesen

The History of Timewell High School

Timewell (population 147) is located in west-central Illinois about 30 miles east (and a little north) of Quincy. U.S. Route 24 is the main roadway to and from Timewell and actually runs about a quarter-mile south of the town. Timewell sits quietly in the western portion of Brown County.

According to the web address of http://www.webspawner.com/users/timewell/ Timewell was established in 1858 by the Wabash Railroad and was initially named Mounds Station. Due to the town of Mounds in southern Illinois, mail delivery (and mis-delivery) started to become an issue. The name of the town was changed in 1908 to Timewell to eliminate this problem. The town is listed officially as Timewell on the MapQuest map, however the name of Mounds Station is listed in parenthesis. The town’s motto is a unique one:

“Time Spent In Timewell Is Time Well Spent!”

The history of the Timewell school system is in need of research. We only know that Timewell High School existed due to a copy of a 1941 high school basketball schedule from the nearby Schuyler County town of Frederick. Our guess is that Timewell High was a three-year high school, however it is possible it offered a fourth year as well. We believe that Timewell High School probably closed in the late 1940s.

The kids of Timewell now attend school in nearby Mt. Sterling (Brown County School District).

Timewell High School Quick Facts

Year opened: late 1800s / early 1900s

Year closed: late 1940s?

Consolidatd to: Mt. Sterling Brown County School District

Timewell HS team nickname: unavailable

Timewell HS team colors: unavailable

Timewell HS fight song: unavailable

Timewell School Gymnasium 2013

Photo by Roberta Van Briesen

Athletics

We are quite certain that the Timewell High School boys participated in competitive basketball. We believe they competed in baseball and track as well. We are in need of your assistance here. School team nickname, team colors, fight song, coach’s names, and team records are all items we are searching for.

Boys Basketball

Though the Timewell High School basketball team did not win any IHSA hardware, we are certain they had some nice seasons over the years. We did locate some scores from the annual IHSA Tourney on a website titled “Illinois Postseason Basketball Scores.” These scores, along with the location of the tourney, are listed below. If you have season records, coaches’ names, and/or photos of Timewell High School basketball teams please contact us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net.

1933-34 Beardstown District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed

1st Rd lost to Industry 30-19

Industry lost in 2nd Rd to Chandler

Beardstown beat Hersman for title

1934-35 Rushville District Tournament Coach’s name & record needed

1st Rd lost to Versailles 37-34

Versailles lost in 2nd Rd to Rushville

Rushville beat Beardstown in title game

1935-36 Camp Point District Runner-Up Coach’s name & record needed

Semi-final beat Golden 43-13

Title Game lost to Augusta 26-24

1936-37 through closing of school: Postseason scores, records, coaches’ names needed.

Extra-Curricular Activities

We are also interested in items and activities that made Timewell High School unique. Band, chorus, plays, meetings, clubs, and dances were likely all a part of the Timewell High School experience. If you have knowledge of these please write and share them with us.

Seeking Your Assistance

Photos and information regarding the former Timewell High School can be e-mailed to us at ihsgdwebsite@comcast.net . You can also send items to us at:

Illinois HS Glory Days

6439 N. Neva St.

Chicago, Il. 60631

**The following photos were taken in 2013 in Timewell by Roberta Van Briesen. Place your cursor over any photo and “left Click” your mouse for a larger view of any particular photo.