Point A - The point of beginning is on the Carbondale/Murphysboro TWP line at the intersection of the centerline dividing the N/S halves of Section 24 in Murphysboro WP and section 19 in Carbondale TWP.
Point B - A point in the W ROW line of McLafferty Road approximately 4,000 feet south of Pleasant Hill Road (Point B is the southwest cornerpoint of the City Reservoir Property).
Point C - A point in the W ROW line of Campus Drive in line with Chautauqua Street extended.
Point D - A point in the center of the line dividing Sections 22 and 27 of Carbondale TWP.
Point E - A point in the center of Section 23 of Carbondale TWP.
Point F - The centerpoint of Section 24 of Carbondale TWP. Also the southeast corner of the City Farm Property, with point contiguity to the Federal Wildlife Reserve.
Point G - A point in the intersection of the South ROW line of F.A. Route 14 and the E line of the Northwest Quarter of Section 14 of Carbondale TWP.
Point H - A point in the center of the line dividing Sections 15 and 22 of Carbondale TWP.
Point I - A point in the W ROW line of F.A. 2 at its intersection with the N ROW line of Dillinger Road.
Point J - The centerpoint of Section 17 of Carbondale TWP.
Point K - The centerpoint of Section 18 of Carbondale TWP.
The following is a perimeter description of the City of Carbondale, Illinois, located in Carbondale Township of Jackson County, Illinois. This description includes all property annexed to the City through December 31, 1982. This is not a legal description, but a metes and bounds narrative. It is taken from maps of the City of Carbondale at scales of 1" = 100', 1" = 600', and 1" = 1600', located in the Planning Division offices of City Hall, some of which are updated when any annexation ordinance is adopted by the City Council of Carbondale.
A reduced copy of a map which follows this metes and bounds narrative is attached for clarification purposes. The point of beginning and ending is identified on the map. Intermediate points are also identified on the map and in the narrative for purposes of clarity.
A list of abbreviations used in this narrative:
N - North
TWP - Township
Rd - Road
E - East
Approx - Approximate
St - Street
S - South
Sect - Section
W - West
ROW - Right of way
All distances are approximations.
Point A - The point of beginning is on the Carbondale/Murphysboro TWP line at the intersection of the centerline dividing the N/S halves of Section 24 in Murphysboro TWP and Section 19 in Carbondale TWP:
Thence east 1,640 feet;
Thence south 1,500 feet;
Thence east 1,500 feet to the east ROW line of Tower Road;
Thence north 620 feet along said east ROW line;
Thence east 250 feet;
Thence south 215 feet;
Thence east 1,076 feet;
Thence north approx. 1,050 feet to a point which is the centerline dividing the N/S halves of Section 19 of Carbondale TWP;
Thence east 1,920 feet;
Thence south 1,400 feet;
Thence east 520 feet;
Thence south 1,260 feet to the S ROW of Chautauqua Road;
Thence East approximately 1,680 feet along said south ROW line to the east ROW line of McLafferty Road extended;
Thence south along the east ROW line of McLafferty Road a distance of 6,760 feet;
Thence east 630 feet;
Thence south 330 feet;
Thence west 680 feet to the west ROW line of McLafferty Road;
Thence south 2,350 feet to a point hereinafter designated as Point B.
From Point B proceed east approximately 1,360 feet;
Thence north 680 feet;
Thence east 2,780 feet;
Thence north 165 feet;
Thence east 1,347 feet;
Thence north 99 feet;
Thence west 1,347 feet;
Thence north 1,695 feet;
Thence east 1,108 feet;
Thence north 150 feet;
Thence west 135 feet;
Thence north 150 feet;
Thence east 92 feet;
Thence north 238 feet;
Thence east 300 feet to a point in the east ROW line of S.B.I. Route 2;
Thence north 130 feet;
Thence west 290 feet;
Thence south 90 feet;
Thence west 200 feet;
Thence north 91 feet;
Thence west 204 feet;
Thence north 702 feet to a point on the north ROW line of Pleasant Hill Road;
Thence west approx. 3,500 feet along said north ROW line to a point;
Thence north approx. 1,050 feet;
Thence east approx. 1,300 feet to a point on the section line dividing Section 29 and 28 in Carbondale TWP;
Thence north approx. 1,900 feet to a point which is the centerline dividing the N/S halves of Section 28;
Thence west 2,180 feet along said centerline of Section 28 to a point in the W ROW line of the SIU Campus Drive;
Thence in a Northerly and Westerly direction on an irregular line following the SIU Campus Drive to a point hereafter designated as Point C.
From Point C proceed East 2,675 feet to the W ROW line of U.S. 51 S;
Thence Southerly along the W ROW of S.B. I. Rt. 2 5,964 feet to a point which is 239 feet south of the SW corner of the intersection of U.S. 41 S. and Pleasant Hill Road;
Thence east 365 feet;
Thence north 235 feet to a point in the south ROW line of Pleasant Hill Road;
Thence east 2,431 feet along said S ROW line of Pleasant Hill Rd. to a point which is the SE corner of the intersection of Pleasant Hill Rd. and S. Wall St.;
Thence north 3,750 feet along the E ROW line of S. Wall St.;
Thence east 600 feet;
Thence south 280 feet;
Thence east 60 feet;
Thence north 1,000 feet;
Thence east 660 feet;
Thence south 280 feet;
Thence east 1,700 feet to a point in the E ROW line of Park St. and Snider Hill Rd;
Thence north and west 1,000 feet along said ROW line of said Snider Hill Rd. to a point in the E-W centerline of Section 27;
Thence north 500 feet;
Thence west 150 feet;
Thence north 150 feet along the east ROW line to a point in the E ROW line of Lewis Lane and Park St.;
Thence east 250 feet to a point in the center of the line dividing Sections 22 and 27 of Carbondale TWP hereafter designated as Point D.
From Point D proceed north 600 feet to the S ROW line of Grand Avenue;
Thence east 1,770 feet;
Thence south 658 feet;
Thence east 864 feet;
Thence north 658 feet;
Thence east 2,128 feet along the S ROW line;
Thence south 700 feet;
Thence west 1,075 feet;
Thence south 350 feet;
Thence east 1,400 feet to a point in the E ROW line of State Aid Route 12 (Giant City Rd.);
Thence north 200 feet;
Thence east 700 feet;
Thence north 680 feet;
Thence east 1,000 feet;
Thence north 700 feet;
Thence west 1,500 feet;
Thence north 80 feet;
Thence west 180 feet to a point in the E ROW line of State Aid Route 12;
Thence north 520 feet along said ROW line;
Thence east 320 feet;
Thence north 400 feet;
Thence east 1,025 feet;
Thence south 521 feet;
Thence east 250 feet;
Thence north 871 feet;
Thence west 250 feet to a point in the center of Section 23 of Carbondale TWP, hereafter designated as Point E.
From Point E proceed west 720 feet;
Thence north 250 feet;
Thence west 620 feet to the E ROW line of State Aid Route 12;
Thence north 200 feet along said E ROW line;
Thence east 240 feet;
Thence north 60 feet;
Thence west 240 feet to the E ROW line of State Aid Route 12;
Thence north 80 feet along said E ROW line;
Thence east 240 feet;
Thence north 60 feet;
Thence west 240 feet to the E ROW line of State Aid Route 12;
Thence north 160 feet;
Thence east 167 feet;
Thence south 130 feet;
Thence east 120 feet;
Thence north 130 feet;
Thence east 350 feet;
Thence south 480 feet;
Thence east 1,750 feet;
Thence north 220 feet;
Thence east 330 feet;
Thence south 40 feet;
Thence east 700 feet to the middle of Crab Orchard Creek bed;
Thence Southeasterly approx. 1,050 feet along said Crab Orchard Creek to a point in the centerline dividing the N/S halves of Section 24 of the Carbondale TWP;
Thence east along said line 1,160 feet;
Thence north 320 feet;
Thence east 640 feet;
Thence south 320 feet;
Thence east 680 feet along said centerline dividing the N/S halves of Section 24 to a point at the center of said Section 24 of Carbondale TWP, hereafter designated as Point F.
From Point F proceed north 1,340 feet;
Thence West 30 feet;
Thence north 1,005 feet;
Thence west 645 feet;
Thence north 1,725 feet to a point in the N ROW line of S.B.I. 13;
Thence west 210 feet;
Thence north 182 feet;
Thence west 209 feet;
Thence south 189 feet;
Thence southwesterly 3,500 feet along said ROW line to center of the Crab Orchard Creek bed;
Thence southerly 1,000 feet along said Crab Orchard Creek bed center;
Thence west 1,320 feet to a point in the S ROW line of S.B.I. 13;
Thence north 60 feet to a point in the N ROW line of S.B.I. 13;
Thence west 460 feet along said north ROW line to a point at the intersection of the east ROW line of Kaemper Avenue and the north ROW line of S.B.I. Rt. 13;
Thence north 550 feet along the east ROW line of Kaemper Avenue to the north ROW line of Stafford Avenue;
Thence west 560 feet along said ROW line of Stafford Avenue;
Thence north 2,057 feet;
Thence northeasterly 230 feet;
Thence north 980 feet to the south ROW line of F.A. 14;
Thence northeasterly 390 feet along said south ROW line to a point in the east line of Northwest Quarter of Section 14; hereafter designated as Point G.
From Point G proceed north 2,570 feet along said east line of the northwest Quarter of Section 14 to a point in the dividing line of Sections 11 and 14 of Carbondale TWP;
Thence west 1,225 feet along said dividing line to the centerline of the Crab Orchard Creek bed;
Thence southwesterly approximately 530 feet along said creek bed centerline;
Thence northwesterly approximately 550 feet along said centerline to its intersection with the north line of Section 14 of Carbondale TWP;
Thence west 180 feet to the SW corner of Section 11;
Thence south 1,350 feet;
Thence west 1,370 feet;
Thence south 3,175 feet;
Thence southwesterly 1,482 feet;
Thence south 410 feet to a point in the center of the line dividing Sections 15 and 22 of Carbondale TWP, hereafter designated as Point H.
From Point H proceed west a distance of 1,360 feet;
Thence north 1,600 feet;
Thence east 565 feet to the center of Piles Fork Creek;
Thence northerly 400 feet with the meander of the said stream;
Thence west 538 feet to a point on the west line of the Northeast Quarter of the Southwest Quarter of Section 15 of Carbondale TWP;
Thence north 720 feet to a point in the centerline dividing the N/S halves of Section 15;
Thence west 600 feet along said line;
Thence north 160 feet;
Thence east 320 feet;
Thence north 150 feet;
Thence northeasterly following the Jackson Boulevard ROW for a distance of 290 feet;
Thence west 250 feet;
Thence south 135 feet;
Thence westerly 150 feet;
Thence north 150 feet;
Thence west 100 feet;
Thence follow a semi-circle line in an easterly to westerly direction a distance approx. 400 feet around Renfro Place;
Thence north 480 feet along the E ROW of McQueen Street;
Thence east 600 feet;
Thence north 400 feet;
Thence west 1,320 feet to a point in the E ROW line of North Wall Street;
Thence north along said E ROW line a distance of 60 feet to the S ROW line of the Illinois Central Gulf Tracks;
Thence southwesterly a distance of 690 feet along said S ROW line;
Thence east 100 feet;
Thence south 150 feet to the N ROW line of Knight Street;
Thence west 250 feet;
Thence south 50 feet;
Thence west 310 feet to a point on the S ROW line of aforementioned Illinois Central Gulf Railroad;
Thence Southwesterly along said ROW 549 feet;
Thence south 290 feet;
Thence west 260 feet to a point in the west ROW of N. Marion Street;
Thence south 480 feet;
Thence west 320 feet;
Thence northerly parallel to the east ROW of F.A. Rt. 2 a distance of 975 feet;
Thence west 500 feet;
Thence Northerly parallel to the east ROW of F.A. Rt. 2 a distance of 4,000 feet to the point;
Thence east 1,500 feet;
Thence north 2,680 feet to the south ROW line of Dillinger Road;
Thence east 830 feet;
Thence north 242 feet;
Thence west 180 feet;
Thence north 242 feet;
Thence west 552 feet;
Thence north 96 feet;
Thence west 150 feet;
Thence south 580 feet to a point in the north ROW line of Dillinger Road;
Thence west along said north ROW line a distance of 2,000 feet to a point in the west ROW line of F.A. Rt. 2 at its intersection with the north ROW line of Dillinger Road extended; this point is hereafter designated as Point I.
From Point I proceed southerly a distance of 275 feet along the west ROW line of F.A. Rt. 2 to a point;
Thence west 1,800 feet;
Thence south 850 feet;
Thence east 1,900 feet to a point in the west ROW line of F.A. Rt. 2 to a point;
Thence southerly 2,050 feet;
Thence west 245 feet;
Thence north 205 feet;
Thence west 833 feet;
Thence south 344 feet;
Thence east 1,080 feet;
Thence south 630 feet;
Thence west 400 feet;
Thence Northwesterly a distance of 100 feet;
Thence west 1,900 feet;
Thence south 1,190 feet;
Thence east 2,460 feet to a point in the west ROW line of F.A. Rt. 2;
Thence southerly along said west ROW line a distance of 1,910 feet;
Thence proceed westwardly along the north ROW line of the Northeast-Northwest spur of the Illinois Central Gulf Railroad to the east line of North Oakland Avenue a total distance of some 2,900 feet;
Thence north 1,530 feet;
Thence west 1,325 feet;
Thence south 1,230 feet to the south ROW line of aforementioned Illinois Central Gulf Railroad;
Thence west 400 feet along same south ROW line;
Thence south 1,400 feet;
Thence east 150 feet;
Thence south 130 feet;
Thence southeast 240 feet;
Thence south 760 feet;
Thence west 720 feet;
Thence north 120 feet;
Thence west 240 feet;
Thence south 80 feet;
Thence west 400 feet;
Thence north 520 feet to a point hereafter designated as Point J.
Point J is the center of Section 17, Carbondale TWP.
From Point J proceed west 1,380 feet;
Thence south 700 feet;
Thence east 675 feet;
Thence south 675 feet;
Thence east 575 feet;
Thence south 1,320 feet to the north ROW line of W. Sycamore Street;
Thence west 100 feet along said north ROW line;
Thence north 180 feet;
Thence west 75 feet;
Thence south 180 feet to the north ROW line of W. Sycamore Street;
Thence west 275 feet;
Thence north 160 feet;
Thence west 130 feet;
Thence south 160 feet to a point in the north ROW line of W. Sycamore St.;
Thence west 880 feet along said north ROW line to a point of intersection with the north ROW line of F.A. 14;
Thence northwestwardly along said north ROW line a distance of some 200 feet;
Thence north 525 feet;
Thence northwestwardly 750 feet;
Thence northerly along the east ROW of New Era Road 550 feet;
Thence west 1,000 feet to a point in the north ROW line of F.A. 14;
Thence southwesterly a distance of 260 feet to a point in the south ROW line of F.A. 14;
Thence east 250 feet along said south ROW line;
Thence south 850 feet;
Thence west 220 feet;
Thence south 325 feet to the north ROW line of S.B.I. 13;
Thence west 290 feet along said north ROW line;
Thence north 280 feet;
Thence east 200 feet;
Thence north 1,200 feet to the south ROW line of F.A. 14;
Thence northeastwardly 320 feet to a point in the north ROW line of aforementioned F.A. 14;
Thence northwesterly a distance of 180 feet along the north ROW line of F.A. 14;
Thence north a distance of 220 feet;
Thence east 150 feet;
Thence north 160 feet;
Thence east 200 feet;
Thence south 165 feet;
Thence east 35 feet;
Thence south 135 feet;
Thence east 15 feet;
Thence south 150 feet;
Thence east 825 feet;
Thence north 500 feet;
Thence west 500 feet;
Thence north 430 feet to the north ROW line of Streigel Road;
Thence west along said north ROW line 305 feet;
Thence north 640 feet;
Thence east 350 feet;
Thence north 200 feet;
Thence east 435 feet to a point in the east ROW line of New Era Rd.;
Thence north 485 feet to the NEW corner of SE 1/4-NE 1/4 of Section 18;
Thence west 1,320 feet along the north line of the SE 1/4 - NE 1/4;
Thence south 1,335 feet to the north ROW line of Streigel Road;
Thence west 1,430 feet along said north ROW line of Streigel Rd to the centerpoint of Section 18 of Carbondale TWP, hereafter designated as Point K.
From Point K proceed south 1,400 feet on the E/W halves dividing line;
Thence east 500 feet;
Thence south 880 feet;
Thence west 280 feet;
Thence north 200 feet;
Thence northeastwardly 240 feet;
Thence northwestwardly 360 feet to a point on the aforementioned E/W halves dividing line;
Thence southwestwardly 200 feet;
Thence southeastwardly 250 feet;
Thence west 350 feet;
Thence south 360 feet;
Thence east 60 feet;
Thence south 260 feet to a point in the north ROW line of S.B.I. 13;
Thence further south 380 feet;
Thence west 190 feet;
Thence south 55 feet;
Thence west 155 feet;
Thence north 200 feet;
Thence west 90 feet;
Thence north 175 feet to the north ROW of S.B.I. 13;
Thence west along said ROW line 145 feet;
Thence southwestwardly along an "S" curve 950 feet;
Thence west 350 feet;
Thence north 30 feet;
Thence west 210 feet;
Thence south 540 feet;
Thence east 20 feet;
Thence south 150 feet;
Thence east 340 feet;
Thence south 400 feet;
Thence west 1,600 feet;
Thence south 700 feet to Point A the point of beginning.
(1998 Code)