Sexton (also Salem Springs) is a former community in Dutch Mills Township, Washington County,

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, United States. The community was located on a tributary of the Baron Fork (a tributary of the

Illinois River The Illinois River () is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River at approximately in length. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, the river has a drainage basin of . The Illinois River begins with the confluence of the Des Plaines ...

) approximately one-half mile east of the Arkansas -

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state line. A post office called Sexton was established in 1882, and remained in operation until 1906. The community has the name of William H. Sexton, an early postmaster.

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