Marissa is a village in St. Clair County, Illinois, United States. The population was 1,979 at the 2010 census.

Before 1700, the Marissa area was inhabited by various Native American tribes. Among them were Kaskaskias, Peorias, Cahokias, Iroquois, and Michiganies. However, the most prevalent in the immediate area were probably the Tamaroas. It is known that just south of Marissa Cemetery, on a hill at 321 Doza Creek Road, a deal existed as many artifacts have been recovered greater than the years. Also, there are still the remains of a trail that was used by the tribes as they traveled east and west. Evidence of this can yet be seen just north of the quarters at 132 Doza Creek Road. The three feet deep trench admin through the woods was worn by foot and horse traffic, some pulling two pole skids carrying possessions. During the to come 1700s, settlers first made their space in the region. French hunters and trappers ventured into the area in quest of its plentiful game. One of the first was Elexe Doza, who gave his last herald to a creek that lies just south of the village.

The first settlers came to the Place around 1805. John Lively had moved his relatives here from South Carolina and built a log cabin practically two miles east of Marissa near Risdon School Road. A second relatives moved into the Place four years superior and they too were followed by others. The progress of the Indians’ land had begun and, as could be expected, conflicts began to surface. Because of the hostilities, small wooden forts were built by the settlers that afforded them a place to retreat taking into consideration threats of hostility loomed. One of these was build up on Doza Creek very nearly a ¼ mile north of where it is crossed by the Risdon School Road. Crumbling remains of the fort were reportedly still in existence in the in the future 1960s, but were destroyed by strip mining. A steady stream of settlers continued, and in 1818, Illinois was fixed statehood. The first elementary bookish opened in the Place in 1831.

Starting in the late 1800s and continuing to the gift day, one of the largest local industries has been the mining of steam coal. Currently most of the coal mined here is burned to generate electricity.