Mitchell, Illinois

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Mitchell, Illinois is a town located at the junction of Interstate 270 and Illinois Route 203, part of former U.S. Highway 66. It is located about twenty miles north of East St. Louis. Neighboring towns include Granite City, Pontoon Beach, Edwardsville, and Hartford. A few years ago, Mitchell tried to become an independent city, but that vote failed. That vote failed due to the inability of the residents of Mitchell to vote. They were not allowed to vote on their own destiny due to corrupt local government. It is a part of Madison County government, including the Madison County Sheriff, but it does have its own fire department. The lone school in the town is Mitchell School and its mascot is the Mitchell Bulldog. Nearby town to the east is the Gateway Commercial Business Center, a place of trucking companies and more. Also located in Mitchell is the Luna Cafe, a historic landmark along old Route 66.

	Municipalities and Communities of Madison County, Illinois (County Seat: Edwardsville)
Cities, Towns and Villages	Alhambra | Alton | Bethalto | Cloverleaf | Collinsville | Cottage | Dorsey | Dunlap Lake | Eagle Park | East Alton | Edwardsville | Fairmont City | Glen Carbon | Glen | Godfrey | Granite City | Grantfork | Hamel | Hartford | Highland | Holiday Shores | Kaufman | Livingston | Lumaghi Heights | Madison | Marine | Maryville | Mitchell | New Douglas | Peters | Pontoon Beach | Prairietown | Rosewood Heights | Rosewood | Roxana | South Roxana | St. Jacob | State Park Place | Troy | Venice | Williamson | Wood River | Worden
Townships	Alhambra | Alton | Chouteau | Collinsville | Edwardsville | Fort Russell | Foster | Godfrey | Granite City | Hamel | Helvetia | Jarvis | Leef | Marine | Moro | Nameoki | New Douglas | Olive | Omphghent | Pin Oak | Saline | St. Jacob | Venice | Wood River