The History of Balcom High SchoolBalcom (population 50?) is located in southwestern Illinois in the southeastern portion of Union County. Balcom is located about 22 miles south of Carbondale. The village sits on County Highway 6 at the intersection of BalcomRoad. The Illinois Central Railroad line runs past Balcom about 1/4th mile to the east. A brief history of the town of Balcom is available at http://www.shawneeheartland.com/towns.html . In summary, Balcom is named after "a high official of the Illinois Central Railroad." It quickly becameknown as a fruit shipping center of the area. Balcom reached its peak as a community between 1900 and 1930. As transportationefforts improved, the importance of Balcom to the fruit industry began to diminish. Balcom soon became the quiet,small community it is today. The history of of Balcom High School is needed. We believe that Balcom supported a school system for itschildren from the late 1800s through the mid 1900s. It is probable that Balcom High School was a two-year high schoolthat existed from the early 1920s through the late 1940s. We know that Balcom High School existed at least through the 1934-35school year due to basketball scores listed on the web address of http://sites.google.com/site/xtmi2000/il1935dist-1 . We are not certain if Balcom Grade School continued on after the high schoolclosed. It is likely the kids of Balcom today attend school in nearby Anna-Jonesboro School District. Balcom High School Quick FactsYear closed: 1940s? Consolidated to: Anna-JonesboroHigh School (?) Balcom HS nickname: unavailableBalcom HS colors: unavailableSchool Fight Song: unavailable