The story goes that about the year 1830, the Wood brothers came from Kentucky to Illinois pros pecting for future homes. They camped on the site of the future town of Woodburn. They had a campfire, so the few people who were here dubbed it “Wood burn,” whic h eventually became Woodburn. . . .Read more in MACOUPIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS HISTORY & FAMILIES available in our genealogy library or through this website.