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Carmi, since 1816

Carmi (CAR-mī) is a city in and the county seat of White County, Illinois, United States, along the Little Wabash River. We’re gathering its old postcards, photos and papers from public archives right now.

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210 years of Carmi

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Boundary source: https://tigerweb.geo.census.gov/arcgis/rest/services/TIGERweb/Places_CouSub_ConCity_SubMCD/MapServer/18 · 2025-01-01