Carrier Mills is a village in Saline County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,886 at the 2000 census.

Geography

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Carrier Mills is located at (37.686923, -88.629149).

According to the United States Census Bureau, the village has a total area of 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²). 3.2 km² (1.2 mi²) of it is land and 0.81% is water.

History

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Home of the Catskin Days and The Wildcats, Carrier Mills is located seven miles southwest of Harrisburg, Illinois, where most of the town's citizens do their business and shopping. It was platted in November 1872 for William Housely as Morrillsville, though it was commonly known as Carrier's Mill because of Carrier's lumber and grain mill operation there. It was platted adjacent and north of the newly completed Cairo-Vincennes railroad. In 1873 the first postmaster was appointed to Carrier Mills (the name the railroad had assigned to the new stop). The Village was incorporated in 1894, and with the advent of the railroad and coal mines, the tiny village amidst timber and farms grew quickly. Today in legal documents its name remains Morrillsville. In 1905 a series of fires swept through its downtown, forcing them to rebuild in brick. Washington Carrier helped found the town when he built his mill. He financed the building of the train depot in town. According to tradition the old Carrier mansion south of Carrier Mills was burned down due to cult activity.

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