Place:Parrish, Franklin, Illinois, United States

Parrish is located in southeast Franklin County in Cave Township. Parrish currently consists of a few homes and lies northwest of Thompsonville. There is also a Baptist Church located here that is still active.

History

From 10 Nov 1856 to 7 Apr 1925 a U.S. Post Office was located here.^[1] In the 1925 Tri-State Tornado, 95% of the community was destroyed. At that time, the population of the community was about 300. Most of the 22 casualties were women and preschool children. Only 3 of the 45 town structures were left standing, the schoolhouse, a church and the home of the Clarence Lowman family.^[2]

References

1. ↑ Adams, James N.(1969). Illinois Place Names, p 275. Illinois State Historical Society: Springfield, Illinois
2. ↑ Akin, Wallace (2002). The Forgotten Storm: The Great Tri-State Tornado of 1925, Chapter 8: Parrish and Eastern Illinois, pp. 101-110. The Lyons Press: Guilford, Connecticut