Jacksonville, IL

Ireland

Jacksonville sits 30 miles west of Springfield on US Route 36, serving as home to Illinois College and the Morgan County seat. Major routes include US 36 east-west and Route 104 north-south, with Interstate 72 providing access from Chicago (200 miles) and St. Louis (90 miles southeast). The Illinois School for the Deaf, founded in 1846, was the Midwest's first state-supported deaf education institution.