In 1829 early settlers who came to Nilwood Township were David Steele, John, Samuel and Ed ley McVey. They settle on Sherrill’s Branch, a tributary of Macoupin Creek. This neighborhood became known as the McVey settlement. At one time McVey had several stores, an elevator, a post office, a Christian church, a coal yard, a school, a depot, a blacksmith shop and a Modern Woodmen and Literary Society. . . Read more in MACOUPIN COUNTY, ILLINOIS HISTORY & FAMILIES available in our genealogy library or through this website.