Biohazard and Crime Scene Remediation in Grafton, IL

Grafton is the oldest city in Jersey County, Illinois, founded in 1832 by James Mason and named after his birthplace of Grafton, Massachusetts.

Grafton stands near the confluence of the Illinois and Mississippi Rivers and is part of the Metro-East region of Greater St. Louis.

Grafton was incorporated on May 16, 1907 - a full 75 years after it was founded.

Grafton's population reached its peak at approximately 10,000 people in the 1850s, when jobs came from local stone quarries, boat building and commercial fishing.

Grafton's Shafer's Wharf Historic District was one of the largest commercial fishing centers along the Mississippi River in the late 19th century.

The Great Flood of 1993 caused significant damage in Grafton and drove out about a third of the city's residents, and the 2020 census counted 626 people - still well below the stable population of nearly 1,000 the city had before the flood.

Illinois Route 100 runs through Grafton as part of both the Great River Road and the Meeting of the Great Rivers Scenic Byway, and Illinois Route 3 has its northern terminus in Grafton.

Tourism is Grafton's main industry today - the city sits at the center of the region's bald eagle watching area, and two river ferries near Grafton carry travelers to St. Charles County, Missouri, and to Calhoun County.

Grafton has seven places and sites listed on the National Register of Historic Places, including the Grafton Historic District and the Grafton Bank.