List of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois facts for kids

This is a list of archaeological sites on the National Register of Historic Places in Illinois.

Historic sites in the United States qualify to be listed on the National Register of Historic Places by passing one or more of four different criteria; Criterion D permits the inclusion of proven and potential archaeological sites. More than eighty different sites in Illinois are listed under this criterion, including both Native American and European sites. This list includes all properties in Illinois that qualify under this criterion.

Current listings

	Landmark name	Image	Location	County	Culture	Comments
1	Albany Mounds Site		Albany: Albany Mounds Trail 41°46′40″N 90°13′48″W / 41.77778°N 90.23000°W / 41.77778; -90.23000 (Albany Mounds Site)	Whiteside	Middle Woodland: Hopewell
2	Alton Military Prison Site		Alton: inside the block bounded by Broadway and William, 4th, and Mill Sts. 38°53′30″N 90°11′26″W / 38.89167°N 90.19056°W / 38.89167; -90.19056 (Alton Military Prison Site)	Madison	Euro-American
3	Apple River Fort Site		Elizabeth: 0.25 miles east-southeast of the junction of Myrtle and Illinois Sts. 42°19′6″N 90°12′53″W / 42.31833°N 90.21472°W / 42.31833; -90.21472 (Apple River Fort Site)	Jo Daviess	Euro-American
4	Warren Bane Site		Ellsworth: northeast of the junction of 3000E and 750N 40°23′51″N 88°40′44″W / 40.39750°N 88.67889°W / 40.39750; -88.67889 (Bane, Warren, Site)	McLean	Kickapoo
5	Beattie Park Mound Group		Rockford: N. Main St. between Park and Mound Aves. 42°16′28″N 89°5′30″W / 42.27444°N 89.09167°W / 42.27444; -89.09167 (Beattie Park Mound Group)	Winnebago	Late Woodland
6	Bieker-Wilson Village Site		New Haven: Sandy Slough, southeast of the junction of County Road 300N and 1650E 37°55′2″N 88°4′34″W / 37.91722°N 88.07611°W / 37.91722; -88.07611 (Bieker-Wilson Village Site)	White	Late Woodland and Mississippian
7	Briscoe Mounds		Channahon: Front St. along the Des Plaines River 41°25′10″N 88°13′8″W / 41.41944°N 88.21889°W / 41.41944; -88.21889 (Briscoe Mounds)	Will	Oneota
8	Cahokia Mounds		Collinsville: 7850 Collinsville Rd. at Cahokia Mounds State Park 38°39′9″N 90°4′0″W / 38.65250°N 90.06667°W / 38.65250; -90.06667 (Cahokia Mounds)	St. Clair	Mississippian
9	Carrier Mills Archeological District		Carrier Mills: along the Saline River south of Carrier Mills 37°39′28″N 88°37′4″W / 37.65778°N 88.61778°W / 37.65778; -88.61778 (Carrier Mills Archeological District)	Saline	Late Archaic through Middle Woodland
10	John Chapman Village Site		Hanover: western side of Illinois Route 84, south of Hanover 42°14′33″N 90°22′3″W / 42.24250°N 90.36750°W / 42.24250; -90.36750 (John Chapman Village Site)	Jo Daviess	Late Woodland and Mississippian
11	Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Shiloh Encampment Site		Pleasant Grove Township: northwestern quarter of the northeastern quarter of the southwestern quarter of Section 21, Township 11 North, Range 9 East, of the Illinois Third Principal Meridian 39°22′52″N 88°12′34″W / 39.38111°N 88.20944°W / 39.38111; -88.20944 (Civilian Conservation Corps Camp Shiloh Encampment Site)	Coles	Euro-American
12	Clear Lake Site		Manito: junction of 1200E and 2600N in Sand Ridge State Park 40°26′8″N 89°54′0″W / 40.43556°N 89.90000°W / 40.43556; -89.90000 (Clear Lake Site)	Mason and Tazewell	Late Woodland and Mississippian
13	Cleiman Mound and Village Site		Gorham: northeast of the junction of Big Lake and Thomas Town Rds. 37°46′50″N 89°31′51″W / 37.78056°N 89.53083°W / 37.78056; -89.53083 (Cleiman Mound and Village Site)	Jackson	Middle Woodland through Mississippian
14	Collins Archeological District		Danville: west of Lake Mingo at Kennekuk County Park 40°12′28″N 87°44′32″W / 40.20778°N 87.74222°W / 40.20778; -87.74222 (Collins Archeological District)	Vermilion	Late Woodland
15	Corbin Farm Site		Utica: Long Point, between Illinois Route 71 and the Illinois River 41°18′37″N 88°56′21″W / 41.31028°N 88.93917°W / 41.31028; -88.93917 (Corbin Farm Site)	LaSalle	Late Woodland and Upper Mississippian
16	Dickson Mounds		Lewistown: off County Road 4 40°21′2″N 90°6′50″W / 40.35056°N 90.11389°W / 40.35056; -90.11389 (Dickson Mounds)	Fulton	Mississippian
17	Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site		Willard: western end of Lake Milligan 37°3′50″N 89°20′5″W / 37.06389°N 89.33472°W / 37.06389; -89.33472 (Dogtooth Bend Mounds and Village Site)	Alexander	Mississippian
18	Duffy site		New Haven: Sally Hardin Rd., southeast of New Haven 37°51′31″N 88°5′47″W / 37.85861°N 88.09639°W / 37.85861; -88.09639 (Duffy site)	Gallatin	Late Woodland
19	Duncan Farm		Grafton: southern side of Illinois Route 100, ½ mile west of Brussels Ferry 38°58′5″N 90°30′49″W / 38.96806°N 90.51361°W / 38.96806; -90.51361 (Duncan Farm)	Jersey	Paleoindian through Mississippian
20	Emerald Mound and Village Site		Lebanon: northwest of the junction of Emerald Mound Grange and Midgley Neiss Rd. 38°37′50″N 89°47′9″W / 38.63056°N 89.78583°W / 38.63056; -89.78583 (Emerald Mound and Village Site)	St. Clair	Mississippian
21	Evelyn Site		Newark: midway between Newark and Lisbon Center Rds., east of Big Grove Rd. 41°31′49″N 88°30′26″W / 41.53028°N 88.50722°W / 41.53028; -88.50722 (Evelyn Site)	Kendall	Archaic
22	Farm Creek Section		East Peoria: southern side of Farm Creek 40°40′40″N 89°29′25″W / 40.67778°N 89.49028°W / 40.67778; -89.49028 (Farm Creek Section)	Tazewell	Not applicable
23	Fort Massac Site		Metropolis: southeast of Metropolis on the Ohio River 37°8′40″N 88°41′40″W / 37.14444°N 88.69444°W / 37.14444; -88.69444 (Fort Massac Site)	Massac	Euro-American
24	French Colonial Historic District		Prairie du Rocher: from Fort Chartres State Park to Kaskaskia Island 38°5′20″N 90°10′0″W / 38.08889°N 90.16667°W / 38.08889; -90.16667 (French Colonial Historic District)	Monroe and Randolph	Paleoindian through Mississippian and Euro-American
25	Giant City Stone Fort Site		Makanda: Stone Fort Rd. 37°37′24″N 89°11′49″W / 37.62333°N 89.19694°W / 37.62333; -89.19694 (Giant City Stone Fort Site)	Jackson	Late Woodland
26	Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site		Brussels: western side of Quarry Rd., south of Illinois River Rd. 38°54′55″N 90°31′13″W / 38.91528°N 90.52028°W / 38.91528; -90.52028 (Golden Eagle-Toppmeyer Site)	Calhoun	Late Woodland
27	Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site		Grand Tower: Devil's Backbone Park 37°38′12″N 89°30′33″W / 37.63667°N 89.50917°W / 37.63667; -89.50917 (Grand Tower Mining, Manufacturing and Transportation Company Site)	Jackson	Euro-American
28	Griggsville Landing Lime Kiln		Valley City: Township Road 490, north of Napoleon Hollow 39°41′23″N 90°38′45″W / 39.68972°N 90.64583°W / 39.68972; -90.64583 (Griggsville Landing Lime Kiln)	Pike	Euro-American
29	Horseshoe Lake Mound and Village Site		Granite City: southwest of the junction of Illinois Route 111 and Horseshoe Lake Rd. 38°42′15″N 90°4′7″W / 38.70417°N 90.06861°W / 38.70417; -90.06861 (Horseshoe Lake Mound and Village Site)	Madison	Late Woodland through Mississippian
30	Hotel Plaza Site		Utica: northeast of the lodge at Starved Rock State Park 41°19′11″N 88°59′34″W / 41.31972°N 88.99278°W / 41.31972; -88.99278 (Hotel Plaza Site)	LaSalle	Archaic through Upper Mississippian
31	Hubele Mounds and Village Site		Maunie: east of the junction of County Roads 950N and 1900E 38°1′0″N 88°1′56″W / 38.01667°N 88.03222°W / 38.01667; -88.03222 (Hubele Mounds and Village Site)	White	Middle Woodland: Hopewell
32	Kamp Mound Site		Kampsville: Illinois Route 100, north of Kampsville 39°19′56″N 90°37′15″W / 39.33222°N 90.62083°W / 39.33222; -90.62083 (Kamp Mound Site)	Calhoun	Woodland
33	Kellogg's Grove		Kent: southeast of Kent 42°17′44″N 89°52′52″W / 42.29556°N 89.88111°W / 42.29556; -89.88111 (Kellogg's Grove)	Stephenson	Sauk and Euro-American
34	Kincaid site		Brookport: Newcut Rd. 37°4′50″N 88°29′31″W / 37.08056°N 88.49194°W / 37.08056; -88.49194 (Kincaid Site)	Massac and Pope	Mississippian
35	Kolmer Site		Prairie du Rocher: Levee Rd., west of Fort Chartres State Park 38°5′30″N 90°10′51″W / 38.09167°N 90.18083°W / 38.09167; -90.18083 (Kolmer Site)	Randolph	Michigamea
36	Koster Site		Eldred: 200 yards (180 m) east of the Eldred-Hillview road, 5.5 miles (8.9 km) south of Eldred 39°12′30″N 90°33′0″W / 39.20833°N 90.55000°W / 39.20833; -90.55000 (Koster Site)	Greene	Archaic
37	Kuhn Station Site		Edwardsville: Rosewood Hills Dr. 38°47′11″N 89°51′38″W / 38.78639°N 89.86056°W / 38.78639; -89.86056 (Kuhn Station Site)	Madison	Mississippian
38	Larson Site		Lewistown: Waterford Rd. north of the Waterford Cemetery 40°20′36″N 90°7′52″W / 40.34333°N 90.13111°W / 40.34333; -90.13111 (Larson Site)	Fulton	Late Woodland through Mississippian
39	Lebanon Historic District		Lebanon: irregular pattern centered along St. Louis and Belleville Sts. 38°36′3″N 89°49′21″W / 38.60083°N 89.82250°W / 38.60083; -89.82250 (Lebanon Historic District)	St. Clair	Late Woodland through Mississippian
40	Little Beaver Site		Utica: Starved Rock State Park, west of Illinois Route 178 41°19′10″N 89°1′16″W / 41.31944°N 89.02111°W / 41.31944; -89.02111 (Little Beaver Site)	LaSalle	Middle Woodland
41	Lunsford-Pulcher Archeological Site		Columbia: western side of Oklahoma Hill Rd. 38°29′40″N 90°13′52″W / 38.49444°N 90.23111°W / 38.49444; -90.23111 (Lunsford-Pulcher Archeological Site)	Monroe and St. Clair	Mississippian
42	Marseilles Hydro Plant		Marseilles: Commercial St. 41°19′35″N 88°42′52″W / 41.32639°N 88.71444°W / 41.32639; -88.71444 (Marseilles Hydro Plant)	LaSalle	Euro-American
43	Pierre Martin House		North Dupo: 1st St. at Old Illinois Route 3 38°32′50″N 90°11′56″W / 38.54722°N 90.19889°W / 38.54722; -90.19889 (Martin, Pierre, House)	St. Clair	Euro-American
44	Mayberry Mound and Village Site		Sims: northeast of the junction of County Road 900E and the Skillet Fork 38°19′15″N 88°31′30″W / 38.32083°N 88.52500°W / 38.32083; -88.52500 (Mayberry Mound and Village Site)	Wayne	Archaic
45	McCune Mound and Village Site		Sterling: western side of Illinois Route 40, north of Science Ridge Rd. 41°50′0″N 89°42′24″W / 41.83333°N 89.70667°W / 41.83333; -89.70667 (McCune Mound and Village Site)	Whiteside	Upper Mississippian
46	Millstone Bluff		Glendale: Illinois Route 147 west of its junction with Illinois Route 145 37°28′1″N 88°41′17″W / 37.46694°N 88.68806°W / 37.46694; -88.68806 (Millstone Bluff)	Pope	Late Woodland through Mississippian
47	Millville Town Site		Apple River: Apple River Canyon State Park, 8663 E. Canyon Rd. 42°26′48″N 90°3′9″W / 42.44667°N 90.05250°W / 42.44667; -90.05250 (Millville Town Site)	Jo Daviess	Euro-American
48	Mitchell Archeological Site		Mitchell: western end of University Dr. 38°45′32″N 90°5′10″W / 38.75889°N 90.08611°W / 38.75889; -90.08611 (Mitchell Archeological Site)	Madison	Mississippian
49	Modoc Rock Shelter		Modoc: northeastern side of County Road 7 southeast of Roscow Hollow Rd. 38°3′46″N 90°3′50″W / 38.06278°N 90.06389°W / 38.06278; -90.06389 (Modoc Rock Shelter)	Randolph	Early Archaic through Mississippian
50	Morris Wide Water Canal Boat Site		Morris: E. Washington St. 41°21′58″N 88°24′13″W / 41.36611°N 88.40361°W / 41.36611; -88.40361 (Morris Wide Water Canal Boat Site)	Grundy	Euro-American
51	Mound House Site		Hillview: Eastern bank of the Illinois River, ½ mile west of the end of 600E 39°29′36″N 90°35′1″W / 39.49333°N 90.58361°W / 39.49333; -90.58361 (Mound House Site)	Greene	Early Woodland through Mississippian
52	Naples Archeological District		Naples: eastern bank of the Illinois River south of Naples 39°44′18″N 90°37′6″W / 39.73833°N 90.61833°W / 39.73833; -90.61833 (Naples Archeological District)	Scott	Early Woodland through Mississippian
53	Naples Mound 8		Griggsville: north of Interstate 72 just west of the Illinois River 39°41′15″N 90°39′8″W / 39.68750°N 90.65222°W / 39.68750; -90.65222 (Naples Mound 8)	Pike	Middle Woodland: Hopewell
54	New Philadelphia Town Site		Barry: Township Road 156, east of Barry 39°41′45″N 90°57′35″W / 39.69583°N 90.95972°W / 39.69583; -90.95972 (New Philadelphia Town Site)	Pike	Euro-American
55	Nutwood Site		Nutwood: western side of Illinois Route 100, 500 feet south of the Narrows Creek bridge 39°4′54″N 90°33′23″W / 39.08167°N 90.55639°W / 39.08167; -90.55639 (Nutwood Site)	Jersey	Late Woodland
56	Ogden-Fettie Site		Lewistown: south of Lewistown 40°20′29″N 90°7′3″W / 40.34139°N 90.11750°W / 40.34139; -90.11750 (Ogden-Fettie Site)	Fulton	Middle Woodland: Hopewell
57	Old Kaskaskia Village		Ottawa: Dee Bennett Rd. on the northern side of the Illinois River 41°19′19″N 88°57′36″W / 41.32194°N 88.96000°W / 41.32194; -88.96000 (Old Kaskaskia Village)	LaSalle	Kaskaskia
58	Orendorf Site		Canton: western side of U.S. Route 24 near the northern end of the Duck Creek Cooling Pond 40°29′15″N 89°57′6″W / 40.48750°N 89.95167°W / 40.48750; -89.95167 (Orendorf Site)	Fulton	Mississippian
59	Orr-Herl Mound and Village Site		Rosiclare: northern bank of the Ohio River midway between Elizabethtown and Rosiclare 37°26′4″N 88°19′39″W / 37.43444°N 88.32750°W / 37.43444; -88.32750 (Orr-Herl Mound and Village Site)	Hardin	Mississippian
60	Piney Creek Site		Campbell Hill: north of Piney Creek in Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve 37°53′49″N 89°38′10″W / 37.89694°N 89.63611°W / 37.89694; -89.63611 (Piney Creek Site)	Randolph	Late Woodland through Mississippian
61	Piney Creek South Site		Campbell Hill: south of Piney Creek in Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve 37°53′47″N 89°38′9″W / 37.89639°N 89.63583°W / 37.89639; -89.63583 (Piney Creek South Site)	Randolph	Late Woodland
62	Piney Creek West Site		Campbell Hill: north of Piney Creek in Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve 37°53′49″N 89°38′14″W / 37.89694°N 89.63722°W / 37.89694; -89.63722 (Piney Creek West Site)	Randolph	Late Woodland
63	Riverton Site		Palestine: northern side of 1150th Avenue immediately west of the Wabash River, northeast of Palestine 39°1′18″N 87°34′32″W / 39.02167°N 87.57556°W / 39.02167; -87.57556 (Riverton Site)	Crawford	Late Archaic: Riverton
64	Rock Island Arsenal		Rock Island: Rock Island in the Mississippi River 41°31′0″N 90°33′0″W / 41.51667°N 90.55000°W / 41.51667; -90.55000 (Rock Island Arsenal)	Rock Island	Euro-American
65	Rockwell Mound		Havana: Rockwell Park at the northern end of Orange St. 40°18′18″N 90°3′49″W / 40.30500°N 90.06361°W / 40.30500; -90.06361 (Rockwell Mound)	Mason	Middle Woodland: Havana Hopewell
66	John Roy Site		Clayton: southwest of the junction of 1700th Ave. and 2950th St. 39°59′56″N 90°56′59″W / 39.99889°N 90.94972°W / 39.99889; -90.94972 (Roy, John, Site)	Adams	Late Woodland
67	Saline Springs		Equality: Salt Well Rd., ½ mile west of the Saline River bridge 37°42′18″N 88°17′43″W / 37.70500°N 88.29528°W / 37.70500; -88.29528 (Saline Springs)	Gallatin	Early Woodland through Mississippian and Euro-American
68	Schudel No. 2 Site		Hamburg: 200N, west of Mississippi River Rd. 39°9′49″N 90°41′36″W / 39.16361°N 90.69333°W / 39.16361; -90.69333 (Schudel No. 2 Site)	Calhoun	Early Woodland through Mississippian
69	Shaky Shelter Site		Utica: in a ravine south of Illinois Route 71 at Starved Rock State Park 41°18′22″N 88°56′41″W / 41.30611°N 88.94472°W / 41.30611; -88.94472 (Shaky Shelter Site)	LaSalle	Upper Mississippian
70	Sheets Site		Lewistown: County Road 14, west of Lewistown 40°24′1″N 90°12′40″W / 40.40028°N 90.21111°W / 40.40028; -90.21111 (Sheets Site)	Fulton	Late Archaic through Early Woodland
71	Sinnissippi site		Sterling: Sinnissippi Park, off 13th St. 41°47′49″N 89°39′50″W / 41.79694°N 89.66389°W / 41.79694; -89.66389 (Sinnissippi Site)	Whiteside	Middle Woodland: Hopewell
72	Sleeth Site		Liverpool: northeast of the junction of U.S. Route 24 and Pollitt Rd. 40°25′27″N 90°0′0″W / 40.42417°N 90.00000°W / 40.42417; -90.00000 (Sleeth Site)	Fulton	Mississippian
73	Starved Rock		Ottawa: 6 miles from Ottawa on Illinois Route 71, Starved Rock State Park 41°19′8″N 88°59′36″W / 41.31889°N 88.99333°W / 41.31889; -88.99333 (Starved Rock)	LaSalle	Kaskaskia and Euro-American
74	Stoner Site		Robinson: eastern side of 1550th St. between 1300th and 1235th Aves. 39°2′18″N 87°39′20″W / 39.03833°N 87.65556°W / 39.03833; -87.65556 (Stoner Site)	Crawford	Allison-Lamotte
75	Swan Island Site		Palestine: northern side of the junction of the Wabash River and the Crawford/Lawrence county line 38°51′12″N 87°32′18″W / 38.85333°N 87.53833°W / 38.85333; -87.53833 (Swan Island Site)	Crawford	Late Archaic: Riverton
76	Tampico Mounds		Maples Mill: west of the junction of U.S. Route 24 and County Road 8 40°24′58″N 90°0′56″W / 40.41611°N 90.01556°W / 40.41611; -90.01556 (Tampico Mounds)	Fulton	Late Woodland
77	Tegtmeyer Site		Campbell Hill: north of Piney Creek in Piney Creek Ravine Nature Preserve 37°53′51″N 89°38′16″W / 37.89750°N 89.63778°W / 37.89750; -89.63778 (Tegtmeyer Site)	Randolph	Mississippian
78	Ware Mounds and Village Site		Ware: west of the junction of Illinois Routes 3 and 146 at Ware 37°26′47″N 89°24′0″W / 37.44639°N 89.40000°W / 37.44639; -89.40000 (Ware Mounds and Village Site)	Union	Late Woodland through Mississippian
79	White and Company's Goose Lake Stoneware Manufactury		Morris: 5010 N. Jugtown Rd. 41°20′50″N 88°19′19″W / 41.34722°N 88.32194°W / 41.34722; -88.32194 (White and Company's Goose Lake Stoneware Manufactury)	Grundy	Euro-American
80	White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works		Morris: 5010 N. Jugtown Rd. 41°20′46″N 88°18′59″W / 41.34611°N 88.31639°W / 41.34611; -88.31639 (White and Company's Goose Lake Tile Works)	Grundy	Euro-American
81	Wilson Mounds and Village Site		Maunie: within and surrounding the Marshall Ferry Cemetery at Rising Sun 37°59′57″N 88°1′55″W / 37.99917°N 88.03194°W / 37.99917; -88.03194 (Wilson Mounds and Village Site)	White	Middle Woodland: Havana Hopewell
82	Windrose Site		Bourbonnais: Kankakee River Nature Preserve, west of Bradley 41°10′20″N 87°57′3″W / 41.17222°N 87.95083°W / 41.17222; -87.95083 (Windrose Site)	Kankakee	Pottawatomie

See also

• National Register of Historic Places listings in Illinois