Weaver is an unincorporated community in Clark County, Illinois, United States. Weaver is located along U.S. Route 40 northeast of Marshall, between Pond Creek and Big Muddy River.[2]

Weaver, Illinois
Unincorporated community
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Coordinates: 39°25′05″N 87°35′58″W
Country	United States
State	Illinois
County	Clark
Elevation	561 ft (171 m)
Time zone	UTC-6 (Central (CST))
• Summer (DST)	UTC-5 (CDT)
Area code(s)	217
GNIS feature ID	423294[1]

History

The Weaver Coal and Coke Company dug a mine shaft in Weaver in September 1902.[2]

After Colonel W. P. Rend of Chicago acquired property at Weaver in 1904, the village became known as Rendville. In 1909, a steel tipple, a hotel, school, and several homes were built. The village was home to a company store.[2]

In 1921, the mine at Weaver was renamed Old Ben Twenty, as a result of the sale of the Rend properties to the Old Ben Coal Corporation, in 1921. The mine closed in 1927.[2]

The village was abandoned in 1938.[2]

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