Ina High School Building Courtesy of Byford Campbell Ina High School Building – 2006 Courtesy of Byford Campbell The History of Ina High School Ina (population 2,455) is located in south central Illinois in south central Jefferson County.  The main roadway directly to Ina is Illinois Route 37.  Interstate Highway 57 provides off-ramps to and […]


Illiopolis High School School Building Inscription The History of Illiopolis High School Illiopolis (population 916) is located in the very center of Illinois in the northeastern portion of Sangamon County.  The town is located about 15 miles east of Springfield and 12 miles west of Decatur.  “Old Route 36” runs through town and connects it […]


Hurst-Bush High School Submitted by Kathy J. Wilhelm Hurst-Bush Grade School & Gymnasium Courtesy of Kathy J. Wilhelm  The History of Hurst-Bush High School The communities of Hurst (population 805) and Bush (population 257) are literally next door neighbors, one might even say suburbs of each other, in far southern Illinois.  It appears the only obstacle separating the two […]


Huntsville Township Building 2016 Possibly Former School Gym Huntsville Park in Center of Town The History of Huntsville High School Huntsville (population approximately 100) is located in western Illinois in the west-central portion of Schuyler County.  Huntsville sits in a true country setting at the crossroads of the County Roadways known as Huntsville Road, Augusta Road, and […]


Hume High School – 1920s(?) through 1949 Hume, IL Early Hume School Building The History of Hume High School Hume is a town of 382 residents located in East Central Illinois, in far northern Edgar County.  It is approximately 29 miles southwest of Danville, approximately 29 miles east of Tuscola.  U.S. Route 36 is the main roadway leading […]


The History of Humboldt High School Humboldt (population 481) is located in the east-central portion of Illinois in the northwest corner of Coles County. U.S. Route 45 passes by the western portion of Humboldt.  Interstate Highway 57 passes by town about a half mile to the east. County Highway 16 also passes through town.  The Illinois Central […]


Hull High School Building Submitted by Lisa Rubles Hull Elementary School Hull, Illinois The History of Hull High School Hull (population 474) is located at the intersection of Illinois Routes 106 and 96 in western Illinois’ Pike County.  Interstate Highway 72 has an exit for Hull also.  Hull is located eight miles east of the Mississippi […]


Hudson Grade & High School 1914-1953 courtesy of “The Hudson Colony” by Ruth B. Hamm (1976) First Hudson School for high school class 1907-14 Courtesy of “The Hudson Colony” by Ruth B. Hamm (1976) The History of Hudson High School Hudson (population 1,838) is located in northern McLean County in the central part of the state, […]


Hoyleton Grade School Bldg 2007 – Former HS Bldg? http://genealogytrails.com/ill/washington/school_hoyleton.html The History of Hoyleton High School Hoyleton (population 520) is located in far south-central Illinois in the northwest corner of Wasington County.  Illinois Route 177 is the main roadway leading you to and from Hoyleton.  County Highway 24 also travels through town. Hoyleton is about 10 miles […]


Hopedale High School 1920 – 1975 From the booklet “Hopedale..My Home Town” by Ruth Schipp (Submitted by Jason Smith) Hopedale HS Building 1895 From the booklet “Hopedale..My Home Town” by Ruth Schipp (Submitted by Jason Smith)                             The History of Hopedale High School The “village” of Hopedale (population 929) is Illinois’ 710th biggest city according to the […]