Prairie Skyline, Williamsville, Illinois
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From Williamsville’s earliest days, a farmer’s elevator, feed store and stockyards were built alongside the railroad to support the local livestock and farming industry to get goods to and from market. While the stockyards are no more, the grain elevators and storage silos are still here and are now operated by the Farmers Co-Op Grain Company.
On the right side of the tracks is the historic Williamsville Depot. When passenger service ended a half century ago, this circa 1900 depot began a new mission as the village library until 2016.
The Village of Williamsville was established in 1853. Located just 17 miles (27 km) north of the state capitol in Springfield, this central Illinois community had a population of 1,467 at the 2020 census.
