Illinois Family History Research: Place Names of the 44 Southeast Counties

Counties are listed alphabetically below...

Welcome, this is a site that hopes to have the name of every town and township that ever existed in the 44 counties comprising the Southeastern half of the State of Illinois, listed under the present county name. If you've found one that you feel should be added to the list please e-mail the information to me at IllinoyGenealogy AT aol DOT com citing your sources.

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Do you have the name of a town and you aren't sure which county it belongs in? Then please read this paragraph. You should first visit another web page i've set up entitled "Illinois Family History: Place Names of Every Town Listed by County." Careful... common names are frequently repeated and relying on a new road map to find old towns is a sure way to invite troubles. A town by the common name of Washington appears in no less than six counties. It was common to have more than one town with the same name in the state before the US Post Office began enforcing rules against this practice in the 20th century, so you may want to visit the other site before using this one. Compile a listing of towns your ancestors lived in from old letters and documents and list the possible counties, you may be surprized to find you've been looking in the wrong counties. Hopefully this listing will enable you to walk around those brick walls that have been blocking your progress.

This web page is only for the Southeast half of the state, comprised of the 44 counties of:

Seq-County----to do yet--places--total

01-Alexander----4567---119---119
02-Bond---------4567---115---234
03-Christian-----4567---112---346
04-Clark--------4567---116----462
05-Clay----------4567----71---533
06-Clinton-------4567---103---636
07-Coles--------4567---136---772
08-Crawford----4567----82---854
09-Cumberland-4567----77---931
10-Douglas------4567----63---994
11-Edgar--------4567---136--1130
12-Edwards-----4567----45--1175
13-Effingham----4567----96--1271
14-Fayette------4567---120--1391
15-Franklin------4567---137--1528
16-Gallatin-------4567----85--1613
17-Hamilton-----4567---103--1716
18-Hardin-------4567----53--1769
19-Jackson-----4567---169--1938
20-Jasper-------4567----79--2017
21-Jefferson-----4567---122--2139
22-Johnson------4567----84--2223
23-Lawrence----4567----86--2309
24-Macon-------4567---178--2487
25-Macoupin----4567---202--2689
26-Marion------4567---120--2809
27-Massac------4567----83--2892
28-Monroe------4567---125--3017
29-Montgomery-4567---157--3174
30-Moultrie-----4567----65--3239
31-Perry--------4567---100--3339
32-Piatt---------4567---110--3449
33-Pope--------4567---134--3583
34-Pulaski------4567----78--3661
35-Randolph---4567---178--3839
36-Richland----4567----73--3912
37-Saline-------4567---136--4048
38-Shelby------4567---139--4187
39-Union-------4567---106--4293
40-Wabash-----4567----88--4381
41-Washington-4567---106--4487
42-Wayne------4567---147--4634
43-White-------4567---116--4750
44-Williamson--4567---234--4984

Things to do with each of the above counties:
4 = extract newer info from RM90: - places; identify Twps
5 = 1876 atlas: identify Twps; RR's of each county (N-S, E-W)
6 = road map 1972 for locations of small towns and new places
7 = proof ";" used; Co inc info; typos

Key to codes used in Place Names of Illinois Counties

ca=Circa (about)
cf=Compare-used to call attention to similarity of name
c h=court house (re: US Post Offices in 1859/60)
inc=incorporated
PM=Postmaster
PO=Post Office
RFD=Rural Free Delivery (used when referencing "Illinois Gazetteer" as a source)
RM=Rand McNally Commercial Atlas & Marketing Guide (56=1956; 58=1958)
RR=Railroad
Twp=Township
(aft1875) or (known date)=date created after 1875, or a known date

Counties are listed alphabetically below, use your Ctrl/f keys to quickly locate which county MIGHT belong to the town for which you having been searching:

Alexander County, named for William M Alexander; established 04Mar1819 (10,626)

last updated 25May2002 (Tamms description)

Alexandria-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 14Mar1855-05Oct1859)
Alfalfa-, probably the same as Alfalfa Spur; MP RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Cairo
Alfalfa Spur-, cf Alfalfa per RM58; MPRR;

Beech Ridge-, now Cache (PO 03Apr1879-15Oct1914 when changed to Cache) RM56 has RFD Cairo
Beech Ridge Pct =
Bird's Point-, same as Cairo Point, see hist. 22; now part of Cairo Point-Fort Defiance State Park

Cache, formerly Beech Ridge, Trinity; MP RR (PO established when changed from Beech Ridge 15Oct1914-active)
Cache Pct, formerly North Cairo Pct =
Cairo, formerly Mouth of Ohio; includes Bird's Point/Cairo Point, Patierdale, Spencer Heights; site of Civil War Camps Cairo, Defiance, Houghtaling, McAllister, McClernand, Prentiss, and Smith; inc as City and Bank Company of Cairo 09Jan1818; lapsed; Cairo City and Canal Company 04Mar1837; GM&O/IC/MP/NYC RR's (PO established when changed from Mouth of Ohio 16Sep1839-active)
Cairo Junction-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Paris
Cairo Point-, also Bird's Point; now part of Cairo or Cairo Point-Fort Defiance State Park; site of Civil War camps, see under Cairo
Cairo Pct, formerly South Cairo Pct =
Camp Cairo-, at Cairo in 1861
Camp Defiance-, also known as Fort Defiance; formerly Camp Prentiss; on Cairo Point in 1861 (PO 29May1861-15Jun1861)
Camp Houghtaling-, at Cairo in 1861
Camp McAllister-, at Cairo in 1861
Camp McClernand-, at Cairo in 1861
Camp Prentiss-, later Camp Defiance; at Cairo in 1861
Camp Smith-, at Cairo in 1861
Cape Girardeau Pct-, now East Cape Pct
Cash River-, (PO 23Feb1826-31Dec1831)
Clank-, formerly Dunning; listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO established when changed from Dunning 04May1901-03Nov1914) RFD Olive Branch
Clear Creek-, cf Clear Creek Landing; see hist. 492
Clear Creek Landing-, cf Clear Creek; later Wheatland; now McClure (PO 04Dec1836-06May1839; 15Oct1839-16May1845; 26Nov1847-05Aug1875; 28Aug1877-15Mar1887 when changed to Wheatland)
Clear Creek Pct =
Commerce Landing-, see Faysville; RFD Thebes
Commercial Point-, (PO 14Oct1879-30Aug1893)
Cox-, C&EI RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Olive Branch

Davis-, GM&O RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Cario
Dawleys-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Delta-, formerly Vick (PO established when changed from Vick 03Mar1900-10Oct1920)
Delta Pct =
Devil's Island-, Alexander and Union Counties; see 1881 Union County atlas 45
Diswood-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 05Mar1895-29Sep1917) RFD Tamms
Dogtooth-, cf Dog Tooth Bend (PO 13Feb1854-01Dec1863)
Dog Tooth Bend-, named for the shape of a bend in the Mississippi River, see hist. 499; still used to name the natural feature; cf Dogtooth
Dog Tooth Pct, named for Dog Tooth Bend =
Dunning-, later Clank (PO 23Mar1901-04May1901 when changed to Clank)

East Cape Girardeau-, (PO 09Jul1874-26Mar1884; 01Apr1887-31May1913)
East Cape Pct, formerly Cape Girardeau =
Elco, formerly Hazlewood, Toledo; GM&O RR (PO established when changed from Toledo 11Sep1878-active)
Elco Pct, formerly Hazlewood Pct =

Fayville-, formerly Commerce Landing, McElmurry Station, Santa Fe; C&EI/MP RR's (PO established when changed from Santa Fe 12Jul1906-30May1928) RFD Thebes
Fort Defiance-, see Camp Defiance; at Cairo
Future City-, RFD Cairo

Gale, IC/MP RR's (PO 01Aug1902-active)
Golden Lily-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Goose Island-, (PO 22Dec1859-24Aug1869; 14Oct1869-15Sep1911)
Goose Island Pct, named for the PO =

Hazlewood-, later Toledo; now Elco (PO 30Sep1870-21Jan1874 when changed to Toledo)
Hazlewood Pct, now Elco =
Helena-, now Sandusky (PO 21Jul1875-25Apr1876 when changed to Sandusky)
Hodges Park-, formerly Unity; GM&O RR name is Unity in RM58 (PO established when changed from Unity 08May1876-14Oct1893) RFD Unity
Hullems-, (PO 12Sep1870-28Feb1876)

Idlewild-, now Tamms (PO 23Apr1883-09Mar1900 when changed to Tamms)
Illinois-, IC RR; RFD Cairo
Illinois Junction-, GM&O/IC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Cairo

Klondike-, (PO 05Mar1896-15Jan1908) RFD Cairo

Levee Junction-, GM&O/IC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Cairo
Lost Acres-, see Cairo Citizen 18May1954
Lower Caledonia-, see 1883 hist. 471

McClure, formerly Clear Creek Landing; IC/MP RR's (PO established when changed from Wheatland 10Apr1895-active)
McElmurry Station-, now Fayville
Miller City, formerly Willard; MP RR (PO established when changed from Willard 27Oct1911-active)
Milligan's Bend-, see 1883 hist. 499
Mouth of Ohio-, now Cairo (PO 08Nov1837-16Sep1839 when changed to Cairo)

New Philadelphia-, see county hist. 471
North Cairo-, IC RR; RFD Cairo
North Cairo Pct-, now Cache Pct
North Idlewild-, now part of Tamms
North Junction-, MP RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Gale and Thebes

Olive Branch, C&EI RR (PO 12May1876-active)
Olive Branch Pct, named for the PO =

Patierdale-, now part of Cairo, see Cairo Citizen 18May1954
Perco-, see county hist. 471
Peru-, see 1883 hist. 471
Pigeon Island-, Alexander and Union Counties; see Union County 1881 atlas 45
Poletown-, see county hist 471

Rays-, GM&O RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Cache
Redmonds-, IC RR; RFD Mounds
Roth-, MP RR; RFD Cache
Russell's Ferry-, see county hist. 461

Sandusky-, formerly Helena (PO established when changed from Helena 25Apr1876-15Oct1923) RFD Tamms
Sandusky Pct, named for the PO =
Santa Fe-, now Fayville (PO 24Jul1838-11Nov1863; 05Feb1864-31May1866; 25Aug1868-12Jul1906)
Santa Fe Pct =
Saratoga-, see county host. 471
Shasta-, MP RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Miller City
Shiloh-, see JISHS XXV:318, 320-22
Smithfield-, (PO 18Jul1838-28Jul1842)
South Cairo Pct-, now Cairo Pct
South Idlewild-, now part of Tamms
Sowersville-, see county hist. 471
Sparhawk's Landing-, named for the Sparhawk brothers; now Thebes
Sparhawk's Nest-, now Thebes
Spencer Heights-, now part of Cairo, see Cairo Citizen 18May1954

Tamms, named for Theodore and Oscar T Tamm; formerly Idlewild; includes Idlewild, North Idlewild, South Idlewild; inc 31Jul1905; C&EI/GM&O RR's (PO established when changed from Idlewild 09Mar1900-active)
Tamms Pct, named for the village =
Tankville-, MP RR; RFD Thebes
Tatumville-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Thebes, formerly Sparhawk's Landing/Nest; inc 23Jun1852; C&EI/MP/CtLSW RR's (PO 13Dec1845-active)
Thebes Junction-, MP RR; RFD Thebes
Thebes Pct, named for the village =
Toledo-, formerly Hazlewood; now Elco (PO established when changed from Hazlewood 21Jan1874-11Sep1878 when changed to Elco)
Trinity-, now Cache (PO 31Jan1827-14Oct1836; 14Nov1838-26Dec1840)

Unity, (a) later Hodges Park (PO 01Mar1834-06Apr1848; 22Apr1851-04Mar1852; 19Sep1853-11Oct1859; 17Feb1860-08May1876 when changed to Hodges Park) (b) GM&O RR as Hodges Park in RM58 (PO reestablished with Hodges Park PO continuing 28May1884-29Sep1886; 22Jan1889-active)
Unity Pct, named for the PO =
Upper Caledonia-, see 1883 hist. 471
Urbandale-, RFD Cairo
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Alexandria, Cairo, Clear Creek Landing, Dogtooth, Santa Fe, Theebes, Unity

Vick-, now Delta (PO 05Mar1895-03Mar1900 when changed to Delta)

Wheatland-, formerly Clear Creek Landing; now McClure (PO established when changed from Clear Creek Landing 15Mar1887-10Apr1895 when changed to McClure)
Willard-, now Miller City (PO 11Jan1890-27Oct1911 when changed to Miller City) RFD Miller City
Wofford's Ferry-, see county hist. 466

The following county summary is from Dennis V Carter’s Illinois Family History Research: Placenames of the 44 Southeast Counties and is Copyright 2002 by Dennis V Carter. It is re-published here with the permission of the author.

Copyright 2002 by Dennis V Carter All Rights Reserved
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Bond County, named for Governor Shadrach Bond; established 04Jan1817 (14,991)

last updated
13Apr2002 (Perryville added as reference only)
05Jun2002 (Pierron revised)

Amity-, now Pocahontas
Augusta-, now Rene, see B&S 647
Ayers-, CB&Q RR; listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 22Aug1895-29Nov1902)

Baden Baden-, also Millersburg; now part of Pierron (PO 22Apr1861-31Oct1923)
Beaver Creek-, formerly Wisetown; now Beavercreek (PO 27Mar1838-18Apr1894 when changed to Beavercreek)
Beavercreek-, formerly Beaver Creek, Wisetown (PO established when changed from Beaver Creek 18Apr1894- since 1931) RFD Greenville
Bethel-, also Augusta, Cottonwood Grove, see B&S 647; now Reno
Betterton-, (PO 18Jun1883-24Jan1891) RFD Greenville
Black Oak Ridge-, see Peterson 9
Blanchard's Hill-, see Peterson 9
Blue Mound-, see Peterson 9
Bondville-, (PO 21Apr1821-31Mar1824)
Brookside-, see Peterson 9
Bucktown-, now Mulberry Grove, see Peterson 1
Bunje-, NYC&StL RR; RFD Sorento
Burgess Twp =
Buzzard Roost-, now part of Greenville, see Peterson 9

Cart Hill-, see Peterson 9
Central Twp, formerly Greenville Twp =
Clapboard City-, see Peterson 10
Cobtown-, now part of Greenville, see Peterson 10
Cotton Wood Grove-, later Cottonwood; now Reno (PO 13Jan1851-ca 01Apr1865 when changed to Cottonwood Grove)
Cottonwood Grove-, formerly Cotton Wood Grove; now Reno; see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO established when changed from Cotton Wood Grove ca 01Apr1865-09Apr1883 when changed to Reno)
Cross Roads-, now Woburn, see B&S 635
Cumberland Gap-, see Peterson 10

Donnellson, formerly Bear Creek in Montgomery County; Bond and Montgomery Counties; inc 13May1897; NYC&StL RR (PO established when changed from Bear Creek in Montgomery County 09Jul1861-active)
Dry Fork-, (PO 14Jul1849-03Jan1852)
Dudleyville-, (PO 27Feb1861-31Jul1902) RFD Greenville
Durley-, CB&Q RR (PO 03May1888-11Jan1890; 07Apr1899-31Oct1903) RFD Greenville
Dutch Flat-, see Peterson 10

East Smithboro-, Pa RR; RFD Mulberry Grove
Elizabeth City-, see 1882 hist. 71
Elm Point-, (PO 10May1837-22Oct1883)

Fairview-, now Pleasant Mound
Five Points-, see Peterson 10

Gathon-, cf Gathton; probably a typo in Adams' "Illinois Gazetteer" as "Gathton" is referred to twice and "Gathon" has only one reference
Gathton-, cf Gathon; formerly Three Points, see Peterson 13 (PO 22Aug1895-15Mar1901)
Gilmore-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Green's Fort-, also Jones' Fort, see Peterson 3
Greenville, includes Buzzard Roost, Cobtown, New Jerusalem, Piety Hill; inc 15Feb1855, see B&S 640; Pa RR; had a court house in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 02Dec1819-active)
Greenville Twp-, now Central Twp

Hall's Grove-, see Peterson 10
Hamburg-, formerly New Hamburg, Sorghumtown; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Mulberry Grove
Happy Hollow-, see Peterson 10
Harrisonville-, see B&S 647
Henderson Station-, now Smithboro, see B&S 633
Hickory Grove-, now Pocahontas (PO 22Feb1831-ca 31Dec1835 when changed to Pocohontas)
Hill's Fort-, also White's Fort, see Peterson; Indian wars
Hookdale-, formerly Lehnsville; CB&Q RR (PO established when changed from Lehnsville 06Apr1887-30Jun1958) RFD Tamalco
Houston-, now Mulberry Grove

Jett-, formerly Jett's Prairie (PO 02Jun1893-26Apr1894)
Jett's Prairie-, later Jett, see Peterson 10
Jones' Fort-, also Green's Fort, see Peterson 4

Keyesport, named for Thomas Keyes, PM; Bond and Christian Counties; inc 08Sep1887; CB&Q RR (PO established in Clinton County 02Jun1847-31May1866; 23Sep1867-active)
Keyesport Landing-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi

La Grange Twp =
Lehnsville-, now Hookdale (PO 08Mar1884-06Apr1887 when changed to Hookdale)
Lindley's Fort-, see Peterson 5
Liverpool-, see Peterson 11

McClung's Point-, see Peterson 11
Millersburg-, also Baden Baden; now part of Pierron in RM58
Mills Twp =
Morrison's Point-, see Peterson 11
Mount Gilead-, see TISHS XXX:138
Mulberry Grove, formerly Bucktown, Houston, Shakerag; inc 07Feb1857; Pa RR (PO 15Oct1834-active)
Mulberry Grove Twp, named for the village =

New Berlin-, now Old Ripley, see B&S 646
New Hamburg-, later Hamburg, see 1875 atlas
New Jerusalem-, now part of Greenville, see Peterson 11
New Keyesport-, cf Keyesport, see B&S 632
New Pennsylvania-, see Peterson 11
Newport-, now Woburn

Oakdale-, now Pierron, see 1876 state atlas
Ohio Settlement-, see JISHS LIV:39n
Old Ripley-, formerly New Berlin, Ripley; inc 25Jun1906 (PO 01Nov1850-05Sep1851; 26Jan1852-31Jan1903) RFD Pocahontas
Old Ripley Twp, named for the village; formerly Ripley Twp =

Paisley Corners-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Panama, Bond and Montgomery Counties; inc 16Nov1906 (18Jun1906-active)
Paradise Park-, see Peterson 11
Perryville-, the first county seat of Bond County; see Fayette county listing for this and the PO Perrysville
Pierron, named for August Pierron, PM; includes Baden Baden, Millersburg, Oakdale; Bond and Madison Counties; inc 24Mar1895; Pa RR (PO established 25Jan1870 in Madison County; changed to Bond County 07Dec1882-active)
Piety Hill-, now part of Greenville, see Peterson 11
Pleasant Mound-, also Fairview (PO 05Aug1861- since 1931) RFD Smithboro
Pleasant Mound Twp, named for the PO =
Pleasant Prairie-, (PO 13Aug1861-19Jan1877)
Pocahontas, formerly Amity, Hickory Grove, Pocohontas; inc 25Feb1847; Pa RR (PO established when changed from Pocohontas ca 31Dec1855-active)
Pocohontas-, formerly Amity, Hickory Grove; now Pocahontas (PO established when changed from Hickory Grove 14Jan1850-ca 31Dec1855 when changed to Pocahontas)

Reno, formerly Augusta, Bethel, Cotton Wood Grove, Cottonwood Grove; CB&Q RR (PO established when changed from Cottonwood Grove 09Apr1883-active)
Ripley-, now Old Ripley (PO 08Nov1819-ca 30Sep1823)
Ripley Twp-, now Old Ripley Twp
Rock Well-, (PO 24Oct1849-29Jan1852)
Round Prairie-, see Peterson 12

Sebastopol-, Bond and Madison Counties (PO established in Madison County 02Apr1884-20May1901)
Shakerag-, now Mulberry Grove, see Peterson 6
Shoal Creek Twp =
Smithboro, named for Henry H Smith, PM; formerly Henderson Station, Smithborough; inc 15Jan1889; CB&Q/Pa RR's (PO established when changed from Smithborough 06Jul1893-active)
Smithborough-, now Smithboro (PO 27Jul1871-06Jul1893 when changed to Smithboro)
Smith Grove-, see Peterson 12
Sorento, inc 11Mar1885; CB&Q/NYC&StL RR's (PO 07Dec1882-active)
Sorghumtown-, now Hamburg, see Peterson 7
Stubblefield-, (PO 31Jan1872-27Aug1874; 10Nov1874-30Aug1878; 17Jul1888-15Nov1918) RFD Greenville
Sugar Loaf Hill-, see Peterson 12

Tamalco, CB&Q RR (PO 25Apr1884-active)
Tamalco Twp, named for the PO =
Terrapin Ridge-, see Leech Tp. hist. 130
Three Points-, also Gathton, see Peterson 13

Union Grove-, see Peterson 7
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Beaver Creek, Cottonwood Grove, Elm Point, Greenville (c h), Mulberry Grove, Old Ripley, Pocahontas

Wait's Mills-, named for William S Wait, PM (PO 06Mar1823-02Jul1824)
White's Fort-, also Hill's Fory, see Peterson 7
Wisetown-, now Beaver Creek
Woburn-, formerly Cross Roads (PO 29May1860-11Jan1909) RFD Greenville

The following county summary is from Dennis V Carter’s Illinois Family History Research: Placenames of the 44 Southeast Counties and is Copyright 2002 by Dennis V Carter. It is re-published here with the permission of the author.

Copyright 2002 by Dennis V Carter All Rights Reserved
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Christian County, named for a county in Kentucky; established 15Feb1839 as Dane and later changed to Christian County 01Feb1840 (34,418)

last updated 09Apr2002

Allenton-, a contender for the county seat, but the location at the new town of Taylorville about 1-1/2 mile SE gave Allenton the coup de grace (PO created in Sangamon County prior to the 15Feb1839 creation of Christian County, as Dane, 20Jul1837-14Dec1839)
Assumption, named for the 15Aug Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mary, in the Roman Catholic religion, assumption meaning, "the taking of a person into heaven"; formerly Tacusah; inc 07Mar1902; IC RR (PO established when changed from Tacusah 10Mar1858-active)
Assumption Twp, named for the village; formerly Tacusa [Tacusah] Twp =

Bakersville-, now Bolivia, see 1904 hist. 133
Bear Creek Twp =
Bell's Grove-, see 1880 hist. 155
Bethany-, also Robinson's Point; later Edinburg, not the present Edinburg, but about 1-1/2 miles NE of the present Taylorville (PO established in Sangamon County prior to the 15Feb1839 creation of Christian County, as Dane, 02Sep1835-22Apr1837 when changed to Edinburg)
Blackburn-, named for Gideon Blackburn, PM (PO 18Sep1879-29Feb1904)
Blueville-, later Edinburg; now a part of Edinburg (PO 19Apr1855-11Nov1863 when changed to Sangamon County; changed back to Christian County ca 14Dec1864-18Jul1870 when changed to Edinburg)
Bolivia-, pronounced Bol'-i-vy; formerly Bakersville; B&O RR (PO 07Nov1879-07Dec1882; 02Jan1883-31Jul1915) RFD Mechanicsburg
Bond's Point-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Bonds Point-, see 1880 hist. 225 (PO 26Sep1851-21Oct1856; 25Jul1861-16Aug1862; 18Sep1862-21Aug1867)
Buckeye Prairie-, see 1880 hist. 244
Buck Hart-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Buckhart-, now Grove City (PO 03Aug1857-17May1869 when changed to Grove City)
Buckhart Twp =
Bulpitt, inc 27Apr1914; C&IM RR (PO 30Jan1924-active)

Callaway-, C&IM RR; RFD Langleyville per RM58, though for years Callaway and Langleyville have been considered identical
Calloway-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Campbell's Point-, also Campbellsburg, see 1880 hist. 193
Campbellsburg-, also Campbell's Point, see B&S 764
Carter-, C&IM RR; listed in RM56 but not in 58; RFD Kincaid
Central Point-, A. H. T. A., Grange, etc., HQ
City Park-, RFD Taylorville
Clarksdale-, named for Charles S Clark, PM; includes Wallaceville; Wab RR (PO 11Dec1871-28Feb1931) RFD Palmer
Clear Creek-, (PO 06Apr1863-21Jun1864)
Covington-, now Stonington, see B&S 811

Douglas Twp-, now Johnson Twp
Dunkel-, named for Elias Dunkel, PM; IC RR (PO 05Apr1877-31Aug1902) RFD Pana

Edinburg-, [I] formerly Bethany; this Edinburg was about 1-1/2 miles NW of the present site of Taylorville, see 1904 hist. 31-32 (PO established in Sangamon County prior to the 15Feb1839 creation of Christian County, as Dane, when changed from Bethany 22Apr1837-21Jul1837)
Edinburg, [II] formerly Blue Point, Blueville, Edinburgh; this Edinburg is about 9 miles NW of Taylorville; inc 05May1874; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Edinburgh 14Jul1893-active)
Edinburgh-, formerly Blue Point, Blueville; now Edinburg (PO established when changed from Blueville 18Jul1870-14Jul1893 when changed to Edinburg)
Ellis-, C&IM RR; no pop or mail service given in RM58

Greenwood Twp, formerly Nevada Twp =
Grove City-, formerly Buckhart, Hickory Grove (PO established when changed from Buckhart 17Jun1869-15Sep1919) RFD Edinburg

Half Acre-, also Hell's Half Acre, see B&S 768, 1880 hist. 221
Harper's Ferry-, see B&S 757
Harrington Heights-, now part of Taylorville, see B&S 815
Harvel, Christian and Montgomery Counties; inc 14Jan1873; Wab RR (PO established in Montgomery County 13Jun1871-active)
Hell's Half Acre-, also Half Acres, see B&S 768, 1880 hist. 221
Hewittville-, RFD Taylorville
Hickory Grove-, now Grove City
Horse-Shoe Prairie-, now Sharpsburg, see 1880 hist. 31
Howard Twp-, now May Twp
Humphrey-, inc 15Oct1914; C&IM RR (PO as Tovey)

Jeisyville-, RFD Kincaid
Johnson Twp, formerly Douglas Twp =

Kincaid, inc 05Jan1915; C&IM RR (PO 03Oct1913-active)
King Twp =
Kippersville-, named for Thompson P Kipper, PM (PO 13Aug1856-06Oct1859)

Langley-, now Langleyville
Langleyville, formerly Callaway (though RM58 gives this seperate), Langley; C&IM RR (PO 02Jul1923-active)
Locust Twp =

May Twp, formerly Howard, Smith Twps =
Midway-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Millersville-, B&O RR (PO 14Dec1872- since 1931) RFD Pana
Morgansville-, named for William Morgan, PM; later Osbernville (PO 05Jan1887-24Feb1903 when changed to Osbernville)
Morrisonville, inc 19Oct1872; Wab RR (PO 19Oct1870-active)
Mosquito Twp, =
Mount Auburn, inc 04Feb1878; B&O RR (PO established in Dane County changed 01Feb1840 to Christian County 09May1839-active)
Mount Auburn Twp =

Nevada Twp-, now Greenwood Twp
North Fork Twp-, now Mount Auburn Twp
North Pana-, now part of Pana

Old Stonington-, original site
Osbernville-, formerly Morgansville; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Morgansville 24Feb1903-31Jul1913) RFD Blue Mound
Owaneco, inc 30Jan1902; B&O RR (PO 29Feb1856-12Feb1874; 27Feb1874-active)

Palmer, named for John M Palmer; inc 25Feb1873; Wab RR (PO 10Jan1871-active)
Pana, formerly Stone Coal; includes North Pana, Stone Coal; inc 16Feb1857; B&O/C&EI/IC/NYC RR's (PO established when changed from Stone Coal 22Feb1855-active)
Pana Twp, named for the city =
Prairieton Twp =

Radford, IC RR (PO 24Mar1875-01Feb1878; 13Jun1879-10Feb1887; 05Jan1888-03Apr1888; 18Aug1888-active)
Randallsville-, see Randellsville
Randellsville-, also, and apparently more properly, Randallsville (PO 20Jun1866-19Oct1870)
Richardson Settlement-, see 1880 hist. 160
Ricks Twp =
Robinson's Point-, later Bethany and first, not present, Edinburg, see B&S 761; 1880 hist. 194
Roby, B&O RR (PO 13Jan1903-active)
Rosamond, formerly Rosemond; C&EI/NYC RR's (PO established when changed from Rosemond 14Aug1923-active)
Rosamond Twp, named for the PO; formerly Rosemond Twp =
Rosemond-, now Rosamond (PO 20Mar1856-14Aug1923 when changed to Rosamond)
Rosemond Twp-, now Rosamond Twp

Sandersville-, see B&S 810; shown in 1876 state atlas
Sharpsburg, formerly Horse-shoe Prairie, Sharpsburgh; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Sharpsburgh 31Aug1893-active)
Sharpsburgh-, formerly Horse-shoe Prairie; now Sharpsburg (PO 19Sep1876-31Aug1893 when changed to Sharpsburg)
Sheldon Park-, B&O RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Sharpsburg
Sicily-, C&IM RR; RFD Pawnee
Smith Twp-, now May Twp
South Fork Twp =
Stonington, named for Stonington, Connecticut; formerly Covington; inc 13Jun1885; Wab RR (PO 29Apr1844-active)
Stonington Twp, named for the village =
Sylvan Point-, (PO 08Jul1847-16Aug1848)

Tacusa-, variant spelling of Tacusah
Tacusah-, now Assumption; see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 09Nov1855-10Mar1858 when changed to Assumption)
Tacusah Twp-, now Assumption Twp
Tacusa Twp-, variant spelling of Tacusah Twp
Taylorsville-, now Taylorville; had a court house in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 17Apr1841-ca 01Jan1869 when changed to Taylorville)
Taylorville, formerly Taylorsville; includes Harrington Heights; inc 20Apr1882; B&O/C&IM/Wab RR's (PO established when changed from Taylorsville ca 01Jan1869-active)
Taylorville Twp, named for the city =
Tovey, inc and C&IM RR as Humphrey (PO 03May1915-active)
Tovey Humphrey Station-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi

US Post Offices in 1859/60: Assumption, Blueville, Bond's Point, Buck Hart, Mount Auburn, Owaneco, Rosemond, Stonington, Tacusah, Taylorsville (c h)

Vanderville-, a shortened form of Vandeveerville (PO 16Jul1894-14Oct1903) RFD Morrisonville
Velma-, B&O RR (PO 24Oct1894-08Nov1897; 20May1898-31May1910) RFD Taylorville
Vollentine-, named for the Vollentine family
Vonn-, (PO 14Sep1895-30Sep1902)

Waddle Settlement-, see B&S 775
Wallaceville-, now part of Clarksdale, see 1911 hist. 71
Whitecraft Settlement-, see 1880 hist. 35-36
Willey-, formerly Willey Station; now Willeys (PO established when changed from Willey Station 14May1883-30Apr1913)
Willeys-, named for the Frank Willey family; formerly Willey, Willey Station; Wab RR; RFD Taylorville
Willey Station-, later Willey; now Willeys (PO 23Jun1871-02Jun1876; 23Jun1878-14May1883 when changed to Willey)

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Clark County, named for George Rogers Clark; established 22Mar1819 (15,821)

last updated 30May2002

Aden-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Martinsville
Adenmoor-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Adenmore Station-, see 1916 atlas 7, 39
Albright-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 10Mar1892-15Jul1908) RFD Marshall
Aldenmoor-, RFD Marshall
Allright-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Anderson-, named for James B Anderson, PM (PO 30Dec1850-10Mar1860)
Armstrong-, see B&S 663
Auburn-, now Clark Center
Auburn Twp =
Aucker-, (PO 29Nov1881-17Mar1882)
Aurora-, 2 miles N of Darwin; see count hist. and courthouse material in the Illinois State Historical Library

Beltz-, named for Amos J Beltz, PM (PO 29May1893-31Jul1903)
Brown's Mill-, (PO 18May1864-16Feb1870)

Careyford-, see Caryford
Caryford-, see Crawford-Clark hist. 296; TISHS XVII:194
Casey, includes Cumberland, Fuqua Place, North Jasper Avenue Place, Shimel's Place; inc ?/May1871 per B&S 262; Pa RR (PO 27Mar1838-19Aug1847; 28Mar1849-active)
Casey Twp, named for the city; formerly Cumberland Twp =
Castle Fin-, see Crawford-Clark hist. 470
Choctaw-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Clark Center-, formerly Auburn, Clark Centre, Lodi (PO established when changed from Clark Centre 25Oct1893-31Jul1904; 22Jun1906-15Jun1907) RFD Marshall
Clark Centre-, now Clark Center (PO established when changed from Lodi 21May1857-23Jul1860; 28May1861-25Oct1893 when changed to Clark Center)
Clark Courthouse-, now Darwin (PO 17Aug1820-08Nov1836 when changed to Darwin)
Clarksville-, (PO 04Jan1839-23Sep1841; reestablished as Dolson; changed to Clarksville 27Aug1861-02Apr1862 when changed back to Dolson; Dolson discontinued) RFD Marshall
Cleone-, (PO 04Mar1886-15Aug1906) RFD Martinsville
Cohn-, now Livingston (PO established when changed from Livingston 05Apr1880-31Jul1903)
Combs-, (PO 05Apr1899-15Mar1900)
Cumberland-, now part of Casey
Cumberland Twp-, now Casey Twp

Darien-, (PO 12Mar1858-11Nov1875)
Darwin-, formerly Clark Courthouse; McClure's Bluff, Sterling (PO established when changed from Clark Courthouse 08Nov1836- since 1931) RFD West Union
Darwin Twp, named for the settlement; formerly Dubois Twp =
Dennison-, Pa RR (PO 27Jul1871-active)
Dolson-, now Clarksville (PO 15Feb1851-27Aug1861 when changed to Clarksville; changed back to Dolson 02Apr1862-02Nov1870; 28Nov1870-15Feb1907)
Dolson Prairie-, Clark and Crawford Counties; see 1883 hist. 160
Dolson Twp, named for the PO =
Douglas Twp =
Doyles-, (PO 30Mar1894-31Mar1903)
Dubois Twp-, now Darwin Twp
Dupont-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Casey

East Aden-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Marshall
East Casey-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Casey
Eclipse Mills-, (PO 01Nov1877-03May1881)
Ernst-, NYC RR (PO 29Oct1885-15Oct1926) RFD Marshall

Farrington-, Pa RR; RFD Dennison
Fin Castle-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 18May1852-13Oct1858)
Fort Handy-, see Crawford-Clark hist. 220
Fox Run-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Fuqua Place-, now part of Casey

GolfLakes-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Griffin-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Griffith-, shown in 1876 state atlas

Hatton-, same as Snyder in RM58 (PO 07Mar1882-02Apr1906) RFD West Union
Hogue Town-, RM60 had no population; RFD Oblong
Homar Station-, see 1916 atlas 7, 39

Johnson's Mills-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Johnsons Mills-, (PO 15Jun1846-13Apr1860)
Johnson Twp =

Koerner-, see TISHS XVII:195

Lindsey-, named for Zachary T Lindsey, PM (PO 31Mar1894-31Mar1903)
Livingston-, temporarily named Cohn; now Livingston (PO 24Aug1832-05Apr1830 when changed to Cohn) RFD Marshall
Lodi-, later Clark Centre; now Clark Center; see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 15Oct1842-24May1845; 24Apr1846-21May1857 when changed to Clark Centre)

Margaretta-, (PO 18Jun1840-27Aug1861 when changed to Richwood)
Marshall, includes Vandalia Park; inc 10Feb1853; NYC/Pa RR's; had a court house in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 31Aug1837-active)
Marshall Junction-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Marshall
Marshall Twp, named for the city =
Martinsville, includes Richart Place; inc 13Jun1905; Pa RR (PO 14Apr1834-active)
Martinsville Twp, named for the city =
Marvin-, (PO 09Jul1875-27Sep1875)
McClure's Bluff-, now Darwin
McKeen-, (PO 26Aug1870-14May1906; 29Jan1907-15Mar1923) RFD Marshall
Melrose-, formerly Melrose Park (PO 06May1836-26Jul1877; 30Oct1877- since 1931)
Melrose Park-, now Melrose
Melrose Twp, named for the PO =
Moonshine-, (PO 06Oct1871-13Aug1878; 22Jan1886-15Jun1907) RFD Martinsville
Moriah-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 17Jun1893-15Apr1915) RFD Casey

Neadmore-, (PO 02Feb1887-31Mar1903) RFD Martinsville
New Richmond-, now part of Westfield
North Jasper Avenue Place-, now part of Casey

Oakcrest-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Oak Grove-, RM58 had no population; RFD Marshall
Oak Point-, (PO 28Jun1861-28Feb1902)
Oilfield-, (PO 19Feb1896- since 1931)RFD Casey
Orange-, (PO 29Sep1871-31Mar1903) RFD Martinsville
Orange Twp, named for the PO =
Otis-, (PO 05Apr1899-15Mar1901)

Parker-, (PO 30Aug1856-21Jul1864)
Parker Twp =
Patton-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Dennison
Pleasant Hill-, see Sagamo Journal 04Aug1847
Prairie Grove-, (PO 14May1873-30Jan1874)

Richart Place-, now part of Martinsville; see 1916 atlas 19
Richwood-, (PO established when changed from Margaretta 27Aug1861-26Jun1863)
Rock Hill-, NYC RR; RFD West Union

Sacton-, (PO 13Jun1851-16Oct1861)
Shimel's Place-, now part of Casey; see 1916 atlas 15
Snyder-, same as Hatton in RM58; NYC RR; RFD West Union
State Line-, (PO 22Apr1890-15May1905) RFD Dennison
Sterling-, now Darwin; see Crawford-Clark hist. 358-59

Tom-, (PO 08Apr1892-31Jul1903) RFD Marshall

Union Prairie-, see B&S 617
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Anderson, Casey, Clark Centre, Darien, Darwin, Dolson, Fin Castle, Johnson's Mills, Livingston, Lodi, Margaretta, Marshall (c h), Martinsville, Melrose, Sacton, Wabash Valley, Westfield

Vandalia Park-, now part of Marshall; see 1916 atlas 10

Wabash Twp =
Wabash Valley-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 23Sep1852-16Aug1858)
Walnut Prairie-, NYC RR (PO 24Mar1875-15May1923) RFD West Union
Weaver-, (PO 06Apr1895-31Aug1904) RFD Dennison
Weir-, (PO 02Mar1898-30Jun1901)
Wells-, named for William and Matthew C Wells, PM's (PO 06Nov1893-31Oct1902)
West Aden-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Martinsville
West Farrington-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Dennison
Westfield, includes New Richmond; inc 31Aug1875 (PO 18Jun1840-active)
Westfield Twp, named for the village =
West Martinsville-, Pa RR; RFD Martinsville
West Union, NYC RR (PO 10Aug1876-active)

York-, (PO established 09Oct1820 in Crawford County; changed to Clark County 29Mar1861-31Oct1913; 16Sep1914- since 1931) RFD West Union
York Twp, named for the PO =

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Clay County, named for Henry Clay; established 23Dec1824 (14,460)

last updated 09Apr2002

Beards Point-, RFD Xenia
Bethel-, IC RR; RFD Louisville
Bible Grove, formerly Lewis Settlement (PO 19Jun1854-active)
Bible Grove Twp, named for the settlement =
Birch-, (PO 27Oct1899-30Sep1904)
Bishop Settlement-, now Iola, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 333
Blair Twp =
Buckville-, later Pleasant Hill; now part of Clay City, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 473

Camp Travis-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Cato-, now Xenia (PO 05May1834-05Dec1835; 28May1836-25Aug1840; 10Oct1840-01May1848)
Clay City, formerly Maysville; includes Buckville/Pleasant Hill, Hubbardsville, Maysville; inc 27Mar1869; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Maysville 29Jan1858-active)
Clay City Twp, named for the village =
Conner's Prairie-, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 439
Cruse-, IC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Farina

Edinburg-, later Georgetown; now part of Louisville, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 464

Flora, formerly Moore's; inc 27Feb1867; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Moore's 04Sep1855-active)
Fox-, (PO 27Sep1839-28Jul1841)

Gatewood-, (PO 14Jun1876-05Aug1887)
Georgetown-, (a) now Bible Grove (b) also Edinburg; now part of Louisville
Greendale-, IC RR; RFD Bluford
Greensburgh-, (PO 10Feb1869-04Apr1871)

Hampton's Point-, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 439
Harter Twp =
Hoosier-, formerly Hoosier Prairie (PO established when changed from Hoosier Prairie 05Oct1895-15Aug1903) RFD Louisville
Hoosier Prairie-, later Hoosier (PO 01Mar1875-05Oct1895 when changed to Hoosier)
Hoosier Twp =
Hord-, formerly Jordan (PO 01Nov1858-15May1905) RFD Louisville
Hubbardsville-, named for Adolphus F Hubbard, Lt Governor; now part of Clay City

Ingraham, formerly Ingraham Prairie (PO established when changed from Ingraham Prairie 28May1862-active)
Ingraham Prairie-, now Ingraham (PO 19Oct1852-28May1862 when changed to Ingraham)
Iola, formerly Bishop Settlement, Larkinsburg; inc 09May1914; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Larkinsburg 25Mar1874-active)

Jordan-, now Hord, shown in 1876 state atlas

Kenner-, B&O RR; RFD Flora

Larkinsburg-, now Iola (PO 31Jan1850-25Mar1874)
Larkinsburgh-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Larkinsburg Twp =
Leavitt Settlement-, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 333
Levitt's Prairie-, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 448
Lewis Settlement-, now Bible Grove, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 333
Louis-, inc and PO as Louisville; B&O RR as Louis
Louisville, includes Edinburg/Georgetown; inc 01Mar1867; B&O RR name is Louis (PO 01Jul1839-active)

Mango-, IC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Edgewood
Maysville-, named for Daniel May; now Clay City; had a court house in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 13Jun1825-29Jan1858 when changed to Clay City)
McCawleysville-, named for John McCawley, PM (PO 14Jan1825-17Mar1825)
McDaniel Settlement-, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 333
Milk-sick Springs-, now Sailor Springs, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 299
Moore's-, now Flora (PO 10Aug1854-04Sep1855 when changed to Flora)

Oskaloosa-, formerly Sutton's Point (PO established when changed from Sutton's Point 06May1867-15Mar1907) RFD Xenia
Oskaloosa Twp, named for the PO =

Pixley Twp =
Pleasant Hill-, also Buckville; now part of Clay City

Riffle-, B&O RR (PO 13May1891-28Feb1907) RFD Louisville

Sailor Springs, formerly Milk-sick Springs; inc 29Dec1892 (PO 21Feb1881-active)
Saint Wendel-, formerly Saint Wentel (PO 08Aug1878-27Nov1878)
Saint Wentel-, later Saint Wendel (PO 23Jun1874-27Jun1876)
Songer-, (PO 24Jun1886-19Aug1887)
Songer Twp =
Stanford Twp =
Sutton's Point-, later Oskaloosa (PO 13Jun1851-06May1867)

Toliver-, (PO 29Mar1898-31Dec1902)

Upper Town-, now part, old site, of Xenia, see 1884 Wayne-Clay hist. 432
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Bible Grove, Clay City, Flora, Hord, Ingraham Prairie, Larkinsburgh, Louisville, Maysville (c h), Sutton's Point, Xenia

Watertown-, see Sangamo Journal 01May1845
Wendelin-, (PO 08Jul1899-31Dec1911; 14Jun1917- since 1931) RFD Wakefield
Wilcox-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 07May1892-30Jan1904) RFD Clay City

Xenia, formerly Cato; includes Cato, Upper Town; inc 16Feb1865; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Cato 01May1848-active)
Xenia Twp, named for the village =
Xerxes-, (PO 30Apr1894-03Oct1895)

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Clinton County, named for DeWitt Clinton; established 27Dec1824 (33,944)

last updated 09Apr2002

Albers, inc 01Jul1954; Sou RR (PO 25May1893-active)
Aviston, includes Aviston Station, Hecker, Hull; inc 10Feb1874; B&O RR (PO 14Jul1836-active)
Aviston Station-, now part of Aviston, shown in 1876 state atlas

Baden-, now New Baden
Badgely Settlement-, Clinton and Saint Clair Counties; see 1881 Saint Clair County hist. 282
Bartelso, inc 09Dec1898; Sou RR (PO 21Aug1885-active)
Beaver Twp-, now Wheatfield Twp
Beckemeyer, named for the Beckemeyer family; formerly Buxton; inc 23Feb1905; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Buxton 27Jul1905-active)
Beeman's-, named for Stephen T Beeman, PM (PO 15May1848-23May1849)
Blue Mound-, see tax list 1871
Boulder-, CB&Q RR (PO 14Mar1884- since 1931) RFD Shattue
Breese, named for Sidney Breese; formerly Shoal Creek Station; inc ca 1876, see Marion-Clinton hist.; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Shoal Creek Station 24Jan1881-active)
Breese Twp, named for the city =
Brookside Twp, formerly part of Crooked Creek Twp =
Buxton-, now Beckemeyer (PO 02Aug1867-19Nov1886; 21Jul1890-27Jul1905 when changed to Beckemeyer)

Carlisle-, now Carlyle; had a court house in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO established in Washington County prior to the 27Dec1824 creation of Clinton County 10Mar1819-ca 01Jan1830 when changed to Carlyle)
Carlyle, formerly Carlisle; includes Donaldson/Donaldsonville, Fredonia, Hill's Ferry, Hill's Fort, Lower Town, Middle Town, Upper Town; inc 10Feb1837; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Carlisle ca 01Jan1830-active)
Carlyle Twp, named for the city =
Centralia, formerly Crooked Creek, Clinton County; includes Oil Center, Seven Mile Prairie, South Centralia, Westside; Clinton and Marion Counties; inc 18Feb1859; CB&Q/IC/MI/Sou RR's (PO established in Marion County when changed from Crooked Creek, Clinton County 31Mar1854-active)
Clement-, formerly Collins Station; now Huey (PO established when changed from Collins Station 14Jun1867-13Aug1883 when changed to Huey)
Clement Twp =
Clifton-, (PO 21Apr1835-24Apr1841)
Clinton-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 53, 287
Cohen's Mound-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 250
College Hill-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 252
Collins Station-, later Clement; now Huey (PO 14Jul1855-14Jun1867 when changed to Clement)
Coxville-, named for Benajah M Cox, PM (PO 15Dec1846-23May1849)
Crooked Creek-, (PO 13Sep1837-23May1849; 19Jul1850-31Mar1854 when changed to Centralia, Marion County)
Crooked Creek Twp-, now divided into Brookside and Lake Twps

Damiansville-, (PO 07Jun1862-29Feb1912) RFD Albers
Dayton-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 260
Dewitt-, (PO 14Sep1830-21Aug1833)
Donaldson-, see land sale ad. Illinois Intelligencer, 1818; now part of Carlyle
Donaldsonville-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 174; see land sale ad. Illinois Intelligencer, 14Oct1818; now part of Carlyle

East Fork Twp, formerly Morris =

Ferrin-, B&O RR; RFD Carlyle
Finney Heights-, RFD Centralia
Fredonia-, now Carlyle
Fremont-, shown in 1876 state atlas
Frogtown-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 23Feb1877-19Jan1901) RFD Carlyle

Germantown, formerly Hanover; inc 30May1874; Sou RR (PO 14Jan1846-29Aug1846; 07Oct1846-19May1847; 28Jun1847-active)
Germantown Twp, named for the village =
Gum Spring-, (PO 08Jul1840-23May1849)

Hanover-, now Germantown, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 54
Hecker-, now Aviston, shown in 1876 state atlas
Hill's Ferry-, now Carlyle
Hill's Fort-, now Carlyle
Hoffman, named for Edward Hoffmann, PM; inc 13May1950; Sou RR (PO 09Nov1885-active)
Huey, formerly Clement, Collins Station; inc 03Aug1891; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Clement 13Aug1883-active)
Hull-, now Aviston

Illinois Central Junction-, MI RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Centralia
Irishtown-, (PO 22Sep1875-17Jan1876)
Irishtown Twp =

Jamestown-, (PO 24Mar1851-15May1907) RFD Pocahontas
Jones Station-, now Shattuc, shown in 1876 state atlas
Journey's Fort-, see TISHS IX:71

Keyesport, named for Thomas Keyes, PM; Bond and Christian Counties; inc 08Sep1887; CB&Q RR (PO established in Clinton County 02Jun1847-31May1866; 23Sep1867-active)

Lake Twp, formerly part of Crooked Creek Twp =
Looking Glass-, now New Baden (PO 07Mar1846-19Aug1847; 03Feb1848-26Mar1867 when changed to New Baden)
Looking Glass Twp =
Lost Creek-, now Shattuc (PO 03Feb1874-18Dec1884 when changed to Shattuc)
Lower Town-, now part of Carlyle, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 172

Marydale-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Meridian Twp, named for the Third Principal Meridian =
Middle Town-, now part of Carlyle, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 172
Miley-, named for Julian J Miley, PM (PO 31May1890-21Jan1906)
Morris Twp-, now East Fork Twp

New Baden, formerly Baden, Looking Glass; Clinton and Saint Clair Counties; inc 28Feb1867; Sou RR (PO established in Clinton County when changed from Looking Glass 26Mar1867-active)
New Memphis, temporarily named New Memphis Station (PO 28Jul1868-20Jan1886 when changed to New Memphis Station; changed back to New Memphis 05Mar1886-active)
New Memphis Station-, (a) temporary name of Memphis (PO established when changed from Memphis 20Jan1886-05Mar1886 when changed back to Memphis) (b) L&N RR; RFD New Memphis

Old Aviston-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 201

Pleasant Ridge-, (PO 26Oct1841-23Sep1842)
Pope's Bluff-, Sec. 15. Twp 1N, Range 4W, see JISHS VI:403, 405
Posey, named for Bennett M Posey, PM; Sou RR (PO 30Jun1890-active)

Queens Lake-, L&N RR; listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 29May1876-19Oct1885) RFD New Memphis

Saint Rose-, (PO 14May1872-15Apr1907) RFD Breese
Saint Rose Twp, named for the PO =
Santa Fe Prairie-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 34
Santa Fe Twp =
Scott's-, named for John Scott, PM (PO 13Sep1828-ca 31Dec1831)
Shattuc, formerly Jones Station, Lost Creek; B&O/CB&Q RR's (PO established when changed from Lost Creek 18Dec1884-active)
Shirley-, MI RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Centralia
Shoal Creek-, now Breese (PO 02Feb1833-10Jan1853)
Shoal Creek Prairie-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 34
Shoal Creek Station-, now Breese (PO 30Oct1857-21Jan1881 when changed to Breese)
Snearlyville-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Sparks-, (PO 10Jan1876-21Jun1887; 28Dec1887-20Sep1890)
Stolletown-, RFD Carlyle
Sugar Creek Twp =

Trenton, inc 16Feb1865; B&O RR (PO 24Feb1853-active)
Twiss Hill-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 52

Upper Town-, now part of Carlyle, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 172ff
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Aviston, Carlisle (c h), Collins Station, Germantown, Jamestown, Keyesport, Looking Glass, Shoal Creek Station, Trenton

Wade Twp =
Wamac, named for the first three letters of the three counties; Clinton, Marion, and Washington Counties; inc 25Jul1916; RFD Centralia
Wertenberg-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Wheatfield Twp, formerly Beaver =
Wittenberg-, (PO 25Feb1859-20Jul1860)
Wurtemberg-, see 1881 Marion-Clinton hist. 260

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Coles County, named for Governor Edward Coles; established 25Dec1830 (51,644)

last updated
11Apr2002 (Janesville added, although PO is in Cumberland County)
10May2002 (Coles Station added)

Aetna-, cf Etna, variant spelling
Arcola-, see Douglas County listing; see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Arena-, later Fair Grange; now Fairgrange (PO 04May1883-15Jun1883 when changed to Fair Grange)
Arno-, see B&S 658, 681
Ashby-, later Hutton (PO 08Apr1850-05Dec1861 when changed to Hutton)
Ashland-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Ashmore, inc 08Aug1873; NYC RR (PO 09Nov1855-active)
Ashmore Twp, named for the village =

Bachelorsville-, formerly Pietown (PO established in Clark County prior to the 25Dec1830 creation of Coles County 14May1830-24May1838)
Bethsaida-, (PO 15Mar1836-25Nov1846; 18Feb1847-05Jan1848)
Bishop Heights-, now part of Charleston
Blue Grass Grove-, see JISHS XIV:112
Bourbon-, see Douglas County listing; see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Brushy Fork-, see Douglas County listing; see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Bushton, named for Bush family of David and John H Bush, PM's; NYC&StL RR (PO 22Aug1881-active)
Butte-, (PO 01Feb1882-27Mar1884)

Campbell-, same as Farmington in RM58, yet RM56 listed them seperately (PO 22Dec1838-10Sep1902) RFD Lerna
Camp Goode-, see Coles County in Civil War, 8
Camp Grant-, at Mattoon in 1861
Carmargo-, see Douglas County listing; see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Charleston, named for pioneer Charles Morton; formerly Coles Courthouse, Morton's Store; includes Bishop Heights, Coles Courthouse, Davis Heights, Elsmere, Home Place, Morton's Store, Normal Park Place, North Charleston; inc 02Mar1839; NYC/NYC&StL RR's (PO established when changed from Coles Courthouse 29Apr1843-active)
Charleston Twp, named for the city =
Clara-, (PO 15Apr1880-26Oct1887)
Coffeyville-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Charleston
Coles-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Coles Courthouse-, formerly Morton's Store; now Charleston (PO established when changed from Morton's Store 31Mar1831-29Apr1843 when changed to Charleston)
Coles Station- (PO established as Cole's Station in Moultrie County 13Mar1872-03Dec1879 when changed to Coles Station in Coles County; changed back to Cole's Station in Moultrie County 14Feb1881-15May1883 when changed to Coles)
Cooks Mills-, named for Elam Cook, PM (PO 07Jul1870-30Sep1926) RFD Humboldt
Curtisville-, (PO 11Jul1867-03Mar1879)
Cutler's Settlement-, see B&S 643

Davis Heights-, now part of Charleston
Dead Man's Grove-, see JISHS XIII:112
Diona-, formerly Dog Town; listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO established 10Jun1869 in Cumberland County; changed to Coles County 07Jun1870-10Apr1902) RFD Greenup
Dirigo-, (PO 07May1892-06Nov1893)
Dodge Grove-, see JISHS XIV:112
Dog Town-, later Diona
Donica's Point-, named for Samuel Donica
Doran-, now Dorans (PO 16May1898-15Sep1906; 08Sep1909-15Nov1909; 07Dec1920- since 1931)
Dorans-, formerly Doran; IC RR; RFD Mattoon
Doty-, named for James I Doty, PM (PO 22Oct1885-15Dec1886)
Dry Grove-, see B&S 542
Dudley's Settlement-, see B&S 643

East Charleston-, now part of Charleston
East Oakland Twp =
Elmwood Place-, now part of Mattoon
Embarras-, later McPherson, see 1913 atlas 7
Embarrass-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Etna-, cf Aetna; IC RR (PO 31Dec1859- since 1931) RFD Mattoon

Fair Grange-, formerly Arena; later Fairgrange (PO established when changed from Arena 16Jun1883-05Jan1895 when changed to Fairgrange)
Fairgrange-, formerly Arena, Fair Grange; NYC&StL RR (PO established when changed from Fair Grange 05Jan1895-15Jun1923; 14Feb1924- since 1931) RFD Charleston
Farmington-, same as Campbell in RM58; RFD Lerna
Fieldville-, (PO 26May1879-24Oct1879)
Folger-, (PO 06Apr1882-05Nov1887)
Fuller-, formerly Fuller's Point (PO established when changed from Fuller's Point 07Aug1895-15Jul1904)
Fuller's Point-, later Fuller (PO 18Sep1849-07Aug1895 when changed to Fuller)

Goose Nest Prairie-, see JISHS XIV:112-13, etc.
Grant Park Place-, now part of Mattoon
Greasy Point-, see JISHS XXV:60

Hermitage-, (PO 10May1837-12Dec1864)
Hites-, named for Leonard Hite, PM; formerly Hitesville (PO 17Mar1898-15Oct1901)
Hitesville-, later Hites (PO 24Aug1835-08Dec1846; 29Apr1847-22Feb1848; 30May1849-06Dec1850; 17Jan1851-09Mar1857)
Home Place-, now part of Charleston
Humboldt, formerly Humbolt, Milton, Milton Station; inc 16Apr1878; IC RR (PO established when changed from Humbolt 20Jun1892-active)
Humboldt Twp, formerly Milton, Humbolt Twps =
Hutton-, formerly Ashby; same as Salisbury in RM58 (PO established when changed from Ashby 05Dec1861-10Apr1902)
Hutton Twp, named for the PO =

Independence-, now Oakland

Janesville, IC RR (PO established 01Sep1879 in Coles County; changed to Cumberland County 02Oct1885-21Apr1890 when changed back to Coles County; changed back to Cumberland County 08Aug1892-active)
Jones-, IC RR; RFD Mattoon

Karl-, now part of Mattoon
Kickapoo Point-, see B&S 643
Kings-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi

Lafayette Twp =
Langston-, see B&S 650
Lerna, formerly Selina; inc 05Feb1890; IC/NYC&StL RR's (PO established when changed from Selina 11Dec1878-active)
Liberty-, see B&S 681
Lipsey-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Loxa-, formerly Stockton; NYC RR (PO 22Jul1862-15Dec1924) RFD Mattoon

Magnet-, (PO 19Aug1893-31Jul1907) RFD Mattoon
Mattoon, named for William Mattoon, RR contractor; includes Camp Grant, Elmwood Place, Grant Park Place, Karl, Oak Park, True Settlement/Truetown, Urban Heights, Van Deren's Grove; inc 22Feb1859; IC/NYC RR's (PO 14Jul1855-active)
Mattoon Twp, named for the city =
McPherson-, formerly Embarras (PO 19Feb1869-15Sep1905)
Middleton-, see B&S 680
Milton-, now Humboldt
Milton Station-, now Humboldt (PO 16Mar1858-25Jun1875 when changed to Humboldt)
Milton Twp-, now Humboldt Twp
Modrell's Point-, later Saint Omer (PO 24Oct1849-07Oct1852 when changed to Saint Omer)
Montgomery Station-, see 1913 atlas 7
Morgan Twp =
Morton's Store-, named for Charles Morton; later Coles Courthouse; now Charleston (PO established in Clark County prior to the 25Dec1830 creation of Coles County 22May1830-31Mar1831 when changed to Coles Courthouse)
Muddy Point-, see B&S 743

Newby-, IC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Mattoon
Normal Park Place-, now part of Charleston
North Charleston-, now part of Charleston
North Okaw Twp =

Oakland, formerly Independence, Pinhook; inc 09Feb1855; NYC&StL RR (PO 26Jul1833-active)
Oak Park-, now part of Mattoon

Paradise-, (a) later Wabash Point (PO 18Feb1830-23Jul1851 when changed to Wabash Point (b) PO reestablished 23Jul1851-14Dec1901) RFD Mattoon
Paradise Twp, named for the PO =
Parker's Prairie-, named for George Parker, see JISHS XIV:113
Pietown-, later Bachelorsville, see B&S 586
Pinhook-, now Oakland
Pleasant Grove Twp =

Rardin, named for Samuel Rardin, PM; NYC&StL RR (PO 30Mar1875-active)
Republican-, (PO 31Mar1852-23Jan1855)
Richmond-, see B&S 681
Rock Grove-, see JISHS XIV:112
Ross-, NYC&StL RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Charleston
Rural Retreat-, (PO 16Nov1853-15Oct1866; 18Jan1868-03Jan1880)

Saint Omer-, formerly Modrell's Point (PO established when changed from Modrell's Point 07Oct1852-27Mar1856; 03Oct1860-26Oct1868; 19Jan1870-29Feb1873)
Salisbury-, same as Hutton, see 1913 atlas 63, RM58; RFD Charleston
Saulsbury-, cf Salisbury/Hutton; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Charleston
Savannah-, see Sangamo Journal 25Feb1847
Selina-, now Lerna (PO 06Jun1878-11Dec1878 when changed to Lerna)
Seven Hickory Twp =
Springville-, (PO 23Dec1847-03Nov1870)
Starr-, NYC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Mattoon
Stewart-, (PO 08Feb1844-05Sep1845; 18Feb1847-25Oct1849)
Stockton-, now Loxa, shown in 1876 state atlas
Stringtown-, see B&S 717

Trilla, Coles and Cumberland Counties; NYC&StL RR (Post Office established 28Jun1882 in Coles County; changed to Cumberland County 26Jul1893-04Jan1894 when changed back to Coles County; changed back to Cumberland County ca 17Aug1914-active)
Trilla Station-, NYC&StL RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Trilla
True Settlement-, now Mattoon
Truetown-, now part of Mattoon, see B&S 724
Tuscola-, see Douglas County listing; see US Post Offices in 1859/60

Upper Embarrass-, (PO 14Jul1846-01Jun1865)
Urban Heights-, now part of Mattoon, see 1913 atlas 22
Urban Park Station-, see 1913 atlas 7
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Arcola*, Ashby, Ashland, Ashmore, Bourbon*, Brushy Fork*, Campbell, Carmargo*, Charleston, Fuller's Point, Hermitage, Mattoon, Milton Station, Oakland, Paradise, Rural Retreat, Saint Omer, Springville, Tuscola*, Upper Embarrass... *these were in the newly created Douglas County, established 08Feb1859

Van Deren's Grove-, now part of Mattoon, see B&S 725

Wabash Grove-, later Wabash Point
Wabash Point-, formerly Paradise, Wabash Grove (PO established when changed from Paradise 23Jul1851-25Sep1851)

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Crawford County, named for William H Crawford; established 31Dec1816 (19,464)

last updated 10Apr2002

Annapolis, includes Spencerville/The Corners (PO 21Apr1858-active)

Bakers Lane-, IC RR; RFD Oblong
Beckwith Prairie-, see 1883 hist. 183
Bell Air-, later Bellair (PO 07Mar1846-21Apr1894 when changed to Bellair)
Bellair-, formerly Bell Air (PO established when changed from Bell Air 21Apr1894- since 1931) RFD Oblong
Berlin-, also Portersville, see 1882 hist. 169 (note: this may really be 1883 hist. 169)
Bolivar-, see 1883 hist. 134

Canaan-, (PO 02Mar1899-21Jul1905)

Dock-, NYC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Hutsonville
Dogwood-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Dolson Prairie-, Clark and Crawford Counties; see 1883 hist. 160
Duncanville-, (PO 15Aug1876- since 1931) RFD Robinson
Dunn-, RFD Robinson

East Berlin-, see 1871 tax list
Eaton, named for John Eaton, PM (PO 13May1852-active)
Elkton-, (PO 18Apr1846-16Jan1872)

Flat Rock, inc 07Nov1871; NYC RR (PO 19Feb1851-24Jul1870; 29Sep1871-active)
Fort Foot-, see 1883 hist. 129
Fort La Motte-, see Fort Lamotte
Fort Lamotte-, the fort, prairie, and township named for the Lamotte family; family, fort and prairie also written La Motte; Fort Lamotte is in Lamotte Prairie
Freeport-, see 1880 tax list

Gordon-, named for Charles A and George E Gordon; now Gordons (PO 13Aug1882-29Feb1904)
Gordons-, formerly Gordon; IC RR; RFD Robinson
Grand Glade-, (PO 25Mar1870-07Dec1882)
Green Brier-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi

Handy-, (PO 23Aug1883-31Jan1903)
Hardinsville-, later Hardinville (PO 27Sep1853-30Jul1863; 31Aug1863-08Feb1895 when changed to Hardinville)
Hardinville-, formerly Hardinsville (PO established when changed from Hardinsville 08Feb1895-31Jul1906; 20Sep1906-28Feb1919) RFD Oblong
Heathsville-, named for E Heath, PM (PO 12Nov1874- since 1931) RFD Flat Rock
Hebron-, now New Hebron
Honey Creek Twp =
Hutsonville, inc 03Feb1853; NYC RR (PO 02Jan1833-active)
Hutsonville Twp, named for the village =

Jabee-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Trimble

Kibbie-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 05Jan1887-03Oct1895; 25Jul1896-31Oct1903) RFD Oblong

La Motte Prairie-, the fort, prairie, and township named for the Lamotte family; family, fort and prairie also written La Motte; Fort Lamotte is in Lamotte Prairie
Lamotte Prairie-, see La Motte Prairie
La Motte Twp, named for the Lamotte family =
Landes-, (PO 05Jan1887- since 1931) RFD Sumner
Licking Twp =

Martin Twp =
Montgomery Twp =
Morea-, (PO 16Jul1873-09Jul1895; 03Jan1897-30Jun1904) RFD Palestine

New Bellair-, cf Bellair; see JISHS XXXVI:61
New Hebron-, formerly Hebron (PO 01Apr1851-31Jul1906) RFD Robinson
North Hutsonville-, NYC RR; RFD Hutsonville

Oblong, inc 14Apr1883; IC RR (PO 23Sep1852-16Oct1855; 27Jun1858-16Sep1873; 15Dec1873-active)
Oblong Twp, named for the village; formerly Watts Twp =
Oilbelt-, (PO 11Sep1915-31Aug1916)
Oil Center-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Stoy
Oil City-, see Robinson Constitution 11Oct1906
Oil Grove-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Owen-, NYC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Robinson

Palestine, inc 15Feb1855; IC RR; had a court house, as did Robinson, in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 21May1818-active)
Pierceburg-, formerly Pierceburgh, Reprah (PO established when changed from Reprah 05Apr1895-13Feb1904) RFD Oblong
Pierceburgh-, now Pierceburg (PO 09Jul1890-31Jul1891)
Portersville-, also Berlin, see 1883 hist. 169
Porterville-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Port Jackson-, (PO 16Aug1862-09May1863; 24Jul1886-27Oct1887)
Prairie Twp =

Reprah-, later Pierceburg (PO 07Aug1893-05Apr1895 when changed to Pierceburg)
Rich Woods-, now Richwoods (PO 09Oct1891-31Jul1906)
Richwoods-, formerly Rich Woods; RFD Palestine
Robinson, inc 20Apr1886; IC/NYC RR's; had a court house, as did Palestine, in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 10Jan1845-active)
Robinson Twp, named for the city =

South West Twp-, also Southwest Twp
Southwest Twp, also South West Twp =
Spencerville-, also The Corners; now part of Annapolis
Stiflesville-, named for Christopher Stifle, PM (PO 31May1856-02May1881)
Stoy, includes Tidewater; inc 29Nov1907; IC RR (PO 17Jun1889-31Jul1906; 03Oct1906-active)

The Corners-, later Spencerville; now part of Annapolis, see 1883 hist. 169-70
Tidewater-, now part of Stoy, see RM58
Trimble, named for John R Trimble, PM; NYC RR (PO 20Feb1878-active)

US Post Offices in 1859/60: Annapolis, Bell Air, Eaton, Elkton, Flat Rock, Hardinsville, Hutsonville, New Hebron, Oblong, Palestine (c h), Robinson (c h), Stiflesville, Vernon, York

Vernon-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 06Sep1842-11Nov1845; 10Jan1852-09Sep1859)
Villas-, (PO 23Apr1888-31Mar1904)

Watts Twp-, now Oblong Twp =
West York, NYC RR (PO 09May1878-active)
White's Prairie-, see 1883 hist. 160
Willow Prairie-, see 1883 hist. 160

York-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60

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Cumberland County, named for the Cumberland Road; established 02Mar1843 (10,670)

last updated 11Apr2002

Bildad-, also Centerville, see 1884 hist. 223
Bowen-, (PO 14Feb1871-01Aug1871)
Bowman Ford-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Bradbury-, IC RR (PO 21May1883-31Dec1910) RFD Toledo

Cedron-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 21Oct1852-25Apr1856)
Centerville-, also Bildad, see 1884 hist. 223
Cherwood Ford-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Cornton-, see listing under Effingham County; see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Cottonwood Twp =
Croake-, (PO 21Jan1884-31Jul1903)
Crooked Creek Twp-, now divided into Brookside and Lake Twps

Dees-, IC RR; RFD Greenup
DeKalb-, also Sconce's Bend, see courthouse material in the Illinois State Historical Library

Embarrass-, (PO established in Coles County prior to 02Mar1843 creation of Cumberland County 04Jan1833-05Nov1834 when changed to Greenup)

Fulkerson-, (PO 03Mar1875-28Feb1876)

Greenup, named for William C Greenup; formerly Embarass, Roseville; inc 15Feb1855; IC/Pa RR's (PO established in Coles County prior to 02Mar1843 creation of Cumberland County, when changed from Embarrass 05Nov1834-active)
Greenup Twp, named for the village =

Hazel Dell, formerly Hazle Dell, Hazledell (PO established when changed from Hazle Dell ca 31Dec1873-active)
Hazle Dell-, formerly Hazledell; now Hazel Dell (PO established when changed from Hazledell ca 30Jun1855-ca 31Dec1878 when changed to Hazel Dell)
Hazledell-, later Hazle Dell; now Hazel Dell (PO 01Mar1851-ca 30Jun1855 when changed to Hazle Dell)

Janesville, IC RR (PO established 01Sep1879 in Coles County; changed to Cumberland County 02Oct1885-21Apr1890 when changed back to Coles County; changed back to Cumberland County 08Aug1892-active)
Jewett, formerly Ogden, Pleasantville, Woodbury; inc 22Oct1901; Pa RR (PO established when changed from Woodbury 25Jan1871-active)
Johnstown-, formerly Sheffield (PO 30Mar1855-16Jun1905) RFD Lerna

Liberty Hill-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Lillyville-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Long Point-, cf Long Point Grove; see 1884 hist. 219
Long Point Grove-, cf Long Point; see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 07May1852-07Jan1857 when changed to Neoga)

Majority Point-, now Toledo (PO 29Nov1856-01Sep1881 when changed to Toledo)
Maple Point-, RFD Greenup
McCann Ford-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Mons-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Jewett
Mule Creek-, (PO 03Mar1863-19Dec1877)

Neal-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 15Feb1892-21Oct1895; 11Feb1898-31Jul1903) RFD Neoga
Neoga, inc 05Apr1930; IC/NYC&StL RR's (PO established when changed from Long Point Grove 07Jan1857-active)
Neoga Twp, named for the city =
Norvell-, IC RR; RFD Toledo

Ogden-, temporary name of Woodbury; now Jewett (PO established when changed from Woodbury 22Aug1849-01May1850 when changed back to Woodbury)
Onward-, (PO 24Oct1887-05Dec1887)

Pageville-, (PO 17Sep1878-21Feb1881)
Paoli-, (PO 06Sep1892-20Jun1895)
Pleasantville-, now Jewett, see 1884 hist. 211-12
Prairie City-, now Toledo

Rainsburg-, see 1884 hist. 223
Rocky Ford-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Roseville-, now Greenup, see 1884 hist. 201
Roslyn-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 26Jun1889-31Jul1903) RFD Sigel

Sconce's Bend-, also DeKalb, see courthouse material in the Illinois State Historical Library
Sheffield, inc 01May1882; CRI&P RR (PO 12Aug1853-active)
Spring Point Twp =
Sumpter Twp =

Timothy-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 16Mar1887-28Feb1902) RFD Greenup
Toledo, formerly Majority Point, Prairie City; inc 10Feb1857; IC RR (PO established when changed from Majority Point 01Sep1881-active)
Towertown-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 24Mar1852-21Oct1856)
Trilla, Coles and Cumberland Counties; NYC&StL RR (Post Office established 28Jun1882 in Coles County; changed to Cumberland County 26Jul1893-04Jan1894 when changed back to Coles County; changed back to Cumberland County ca 17Aug1914-active)

Union Center-, formerly Union Centre (PO established when changed from Union Centre 31Jul1893-28Feb1903) RFD Greenup
Union Centre-, later Union Center (PO 10Jun1869-31Jul1893 when changed to Union Center)
Union Twp =
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Cedron, Cornton, Greenup, Hazle Dell, Johnstown, Long Point Grove, Majority Point, Neoga, Towertown, Woodbury

Vevay-, later Vevay Park (PO 15Nov1883-19Oct1887 when changed to Vevay Park)
Vevay Park-, formerly Vevay (PO established when changed from Vevay 19Oct1887-15Jul1922) RFD Casey

Walla Walla-, temporarily Wallawalla (PO 05Nov1889-27Mar1895 when temporarily changed to Wallawalla) RFD Greenup
Wallawalla-, temporary name of Walla Walla (PO established when changed from Walla Walla 27Mar1895-28Feb1903)
Woodberry-, cf Woodbury; Pa RR (PO 30Oct1891-14Apr1917) RFD Montrose
Woodbury-, cf Woodberry; temporarily Ogden; now Jewett (PO established in Coles County prior to 02Mar1843 creation of Cumberland County 18May1835-22Aug1849 when changed to Ogden; changed back to Woodbury 01May1850-25Jan1871 when changed to Jewett)
Woodbury Twp =

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Dane County, origin of name is not known by this researcher, was established 15Feb1839 as Dane and soon changed 01Feb1840 to Christian County, named for a county in Kentucky (34,418)

last updated 08Apr2002 (see Christian County for name places)

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Douglas County, named for Stephen A Douglas; established 08Feb1859 (19,464)

last updated 12Apr2002

Albany-, now part of Camargo
Arcola, formerly Okaw; inc May1858, per county histories; IC/Pa RR's (PO established in Coles County prior to 08Feb1859 creation of Douglas County 23Jul1857-active)
Arcola Twp, named for the city =
Arthur, Douglas and Moultrie Counties; inc 07May1877; C&EI/Pa RR's (PO established 20Jan1873 in Moultrie County; changed to Douglas County 20Feb1878-15Apr1880 when changed back to Moultrie County; changed back to Douglas County ca 27Feb1907-active)
Atwood, Douglas and Piatt Counties; inc 09Jan1884; B&O RR (PO established 07Jan1874 in Douglas County; changed to Piatt County 07Dec1881-active)

Bagdad-, see B&S 623
Bono-, (PO 03Jan1870-28Feb1875)
Bourbon, C&EI RR (PO established in Coles County prior to 08Feb1859 creation of Douglas County 18Mar1853-24Jan1865; 17Aug1871-03Feb1874; 07Apr1880-active)
Bourbon Switch-, now Galton see 1900 hist. 113
Bourbon Twp, named for the settlement =
Bowdre Twp, formerly Deer Creek Twp =
Bowen-, (PO 14Feb1871-01Aug1871)
Brianville-, named for Taylor W Brian, PM (PO 30Jun1892-21Aug1893)
Bridgeport-, later Hugo
Brushy Fork-, later Brushyfork (PO established in Coles County prior to 08Feb1859 creation of Douglas County 06May1846-23Feb1847; 14Mar1850-ca 30Jan1866 when changed to Douglas County; changed to Brushyfork 09Feb1895)
Brushyfork-, formerly Brushy Fork, Nipantuck (PO established when changed from Bushy Fork 09Feb1895-14Nov1903) RFD Oakland

Camargo, probably named for Camargo, Tamaulipas, Mexico, site on the lower Rio Grande River of Mexican War encampments by US forces; formed by the merger of two plats, originally Albany (also called New Albany) and New Salem; inc 16Feb1859 (PO established in Coles County prior to 08Feb1859 creation of Douglas County 20Feb1858-active)
Camargo Twp, named for the village =
Chesterville, Pa RR (PO 24Sep1873-active)
Chicken Bristle-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Columbus-, see B&S 633
Cottage Grove-, later Hugo (PO 09Aug1864-09Jan1872 when changed to Hugo)
Craigs-, C&EI RR; RFD Tuscola

Deer Creek Twp-, now Bowdre Twp
Dora, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Hindsboro

Fairland-, C&EI RR (PO 20Jan1888- since 1931) RFD Villa Grove
Ficklin-, formerly Bowen, Howe; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Howe 14Jun1886- since 1931) RFD Tuscola
Fillmore, inc 12Aug1890; NYC&StL RR (PO 26Apr1850-active)
Filson, Pa RR (PO 08Jun1880-active)

Galton, formerly Bourbon Switch (PO 08Feb1883-active)
Garrett, inc 19Mar1903; B&O RR (PO 28Aug1885-active)
Garrett Twp, named for the village =
Goodson-, also Goodson's, see 1884 hist. 263
Goodson's-, see Goodson
Gurney City-, named for Hiram Gurnea, PM; now Murdock (PO 17Jul1872-16Mar1874 when changed to Murdock)

Hackett's Grove-, see courthouse material in the Illinois State Historical Library
Hayes-, IC RR (PO 26Jul1877-15May1919) RFD Tuscola
Hindsboro, formerly Hinesborough; inc 18Nov1899; Pa RR (PO established when changed from Hinesborough 16May1892-active)
Hinesborough-, now Hindsboro (PO 03Apr1873-16May1892 when changed to Hindsboro)
Howe-, later Ficklin (PO 01Aug1881-14Jun1886 when changed to Ficklin)
Hugo-, formerly Bridgeport, Cottage Grove (PO established when changed from Cottage Grove 09Jan1872-31Oct1903) RFD Tuscola

Kemp, formerly Leasure; Pa RR (PO established when changed from Leasure 14Jan1895-active)

Leasure-, now Kemp (PO 25Feb1890-14Jan1895 when changed to Kemp)
Lodi-, (PO 28Apr1888-07Oct1892)

Malcolm-, (PO 03Jan1887-18Jan1888)
Murdock, formerly Gurney City; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Gurney City 16Mar1874-active)
Murdock Twp, named for the PO =

New Albany-, now part of Camargo
New Salem-, now part of Camargo
Newman, inc 15Jan1895; B&O RR (PO 18Jun1861-active)
Newman Twp, named for the city =
Nipantuck-, now Brushyfork, see 1884 hist. 316

Okaw-, now Arcola

Patterson Springs-, see JISHS XXV:58
Phoenix-, (PO 05Jul1870-12Dec1890)

Sargent Twp =

Tuscola, inc 22Feb1861; B&O/C&EI/IC RR's (PO established in Coles County prior to 08Feb1859 creation of Douglas County 13Dec1857-active)
Tuscola Twp, named for the city

US Post Offices in 1859/60: not included in the list yet... due to the newness of the county at the time this list was published, see Coles County listings and look for references to Douglas County on each of these towns: Arcola, Bourbon, Brushy Fork, Camargo, and Tuscola

Villa Grove, includes Villa Grove Junction; inc 28Apr1913; C&EI RR (PO 04Oct1887-active)
Villa Grove Junction-, IT RR; 1930 (Stringham)

West Ridge-, C&EI RR (PO 18Dec1888- since 1931) RFD Tuscola

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Edgar County, named for John Edgar; established 03Feb1823 (19,595)

last update 13Apr2002

Allen-, (PO 19Jan1854-23Nov1855)

Baldwinsville-, named for Alanson Baldwin, PM; formerly Cambridge City, Ono, Union (PO established when changed from Ono 19Mar1846-05Aug1865; 25Aug1865-12Mar1872; 08Oct1872-27Oct1873)
BellRidge-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Big Creek-, (PO 07May1852-24Jul1852)
Big Hickory Grove-, see B&S 645
Big Siding-, now Oliver, see 1879 hist. 471
Bloomfield-, (PO 02Jul1875-15Nov1918; 24Jun1919-30Sep1927) RFD Vienna
Bonwell-, later Scott Land, now Scottland (PO 14Feb1853-03Dec1872 when changed to Scott Land)
Borton, named for Jesse Borton, PM; formerly Van Sellar; Pa RR (PO established when changed from Van Sellar 15Feb1889-15May1891; 27Jul1891-active)
Bowman-, shown on B&S map but not in text
Brocton, inc 01Feb1890; NYC&StL RR (PO 16Feb1882-active)
Brouillett Creek Twp =
Brouillettville-, see 1879 hist. 498-99
Buck Twp =

Cairo Junction-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Paris
Cambridge City-, now Baldwinsville, see B&S 637
Catfish-, later Isabel (PO 15Jun1869-17Jul1872)
Cherry Point-, formerly Cherry Point City; B&O RR (PO established when changed from Cherry Point City 15May1883-31Jan1916) RFD Chrisman
Cherry Point City-, later Cherry Point (PO 28Dec1863-23Aug1875; 07Sep1875-15May1833 when changed to Cherry Point)
Chrisman, named for Mathias Chrisman, proprietor of ground; inc 24Mar1874 per 1879 hist. 448; B&O/NYC RR's (PO 26Sep1872-active)
Clark's-, see B&S 645
Clay's Prairie-, (PO 27Jul1870-15May1902) RFD Paris
Clays Prairie-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Conlogue-, formerly Walnut Grove, Walnut Station; NYC RR (PO 17Jul1863-29Sep1906)
Culver's Grove-, see B&S 645

Dawson-, see 1879 hist. 389
Dudley-, NYC RR (PO 23Nov1855- since 1931) RFD Paris

Edgar-, formerly Bloomfield; NYC RR (PO established when changed from Bloomfield 10Dec1873-14Mar1931) RFD Chrisman
Edgar Courthouse-, now Paris (PO ?/?/1823-11Jan1826 when changed to Paris)
Edgar Twp, named for the county =
Elbridge-, (PO 04Dec1827-27Feb1874 when changed to Ferrell) RFD Paris
Elbridge Twp, named for the PO =
Embarrass-, cf Embarrass Point (PO 16Sep1863-01May1866)
Embarrass Twp, named for the river =

Ferrel-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Ferrell-, (PO established when changed from Elbridge 27Feb1874-14Jun1902) RFD Paris
Flemington-, named for Thomas V Fleming, PM; listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 15Feb1889-14Jun1902) RFD Paris
Flora-, (PO 31Mar1834-17Nov1843)

Garland-, (PO 04Feb1889-20Sep1902) RFD Brocton
Garnes-, B&O RR RFD Metcalf
Grand View-, formerly Sutherland's; now Grandview (PO established when changed from Sutherland's 10Sep1833-20Jun1892 when changed to Grandview)
Grandview-, formerly Grand View, Sutherland's; includes Grand View, North Grandview, Sutherland's (PO established when changed from Grand View 20Jun1892-31Jul1905) RFD Paris
Grandview Twp, named for the PO =
Grover-, (PO 23Dec1888-24Dec1898)

Harris-, NYC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Paris
Hickory Grove-, now Palermo
Hildreth-, (PO 11Dec1885-15Jun1912) RFD Sidell
Horace-, named for Horace Johnson, PM; NYC RR (PO 20Jan1873- since 1931) RFD Chrisman
Howselville-, (PO 11Aug1862-20Feb1866)
Huffmansville-, named for Oscar Huffman, PM (PO 17Jan1872-19Feb1878)
Hughes-, named for George W Hughes, PM; listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 06May1889-31Aug1901) RFD Brocton
Hume, named for E W S Hume, PM; inc 19Dec1881; B&O RR (PO 02Feb1874-active)
Hunter-, no population in RM58; RFD Paris
Hunter Twp =

Illiana-, later Raven (PO 16Feb1874-14Nov1879; 03May1881-23May1892 when changed to Raven)
Inclose-, (PO 17Jun1893-09Mar1896; 09Mar1900-31Jul1901)
Isabel-, formerly Catfish; Pa RR (PO established when changed from Catfish 17Jul1872- since 1931) RFD Oakland

Jessie-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Metcalf

Kansas, formerly Midway; inc 24Feb1859; NYC RR (PO 23Feb1855-active)
Kansas Twp, named for the village =
Kentucky-, see 1879 hist. 485; RFD Paris
Kidley-, (PO 04May1883-15Sep1906)
Kings Crossing-, NYC&StL RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Brocton

Logan-, (PO 19Dec1851-15Sep1906) RFD Chrisman
Lowry's-, named for William Lowry, PM (PO 25Apr1828-09Jul1828)

Mabel-, NYC&StL RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Ridge Farm
Marley-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Paris
May-, formerly Mays' Station, Mays Station; then Mays (PO established when changed from Mays Station 18Jul1894-30Sep1908)
Mays-, formerly May, Mays' Station, Mays Station; Pa RR; RFD Paris
Mays' Station-, later Mays Station; then May; then Mays (PO 01Feb1875-19Dec1891 when changed to Mays Station)
Mays Station-, formerly Mays' Station; later May; then Mays (PO established when changed from Mays' Station 19Dec1891-18Jul1894 when changed to May)
McCown-, B&O RR; RFD Hume
McGowan-, see 1879 hist. 525
Melwood-, NYC&StL RR; RFD Brocton
Metcalf, inc 16Feb1885; B&O/NYC&StL RR's (PO 15Dec1874-active)
Middleton-, cf Middletown; now part of West Standford, Edgar County, or Standford, Indiana; Edgar and Vigo County, Indiana, see 1894 atlas 63
Middletown-, cf Middletown, see 1870 tax list
Midland-, NYC/Pa RR's; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Paris
Midway-, (a) now Kansas (b) (PO 19Feb1885-31May1914)
Mortimer-, NYC&StL RR (PO 17Dec1883-15Oct1901)
Mulberry Grove-, see 1879 hist. 539

Nays-, cf Mays; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Paris
Nevins-, (PO 24Feb1874-15Dec1901) RFD Paris
New Athens-, see 1879 hist. 511
New Harmony-, see 1879 hist. 525
New Providence-, see TISHS XXII:76 (was not JISHS)
North Arm Prairie-, see JISHS VIII:33
North Grandview-, now part of Grandview

Oliver, formerly Big Siding; NYC RR (PO 11Jul1876-active)
Ono-, formerly Union; later Baldwinsville (PO established when changed from Union 25Nov1828-19Mar1846 when changed to Baldwinsville)

Palermo-, formerly Hickory Grove (PO 08Apr1864-14Jan1865; 06Feb1865-24Aug1869; 26Nov1869-14Jun1902) RFD Sidell
Paris, formerly Edgar Courthouse; had a court house in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60; inc 10Feb1853; NYC/Pa RR's (PO established when changed from Edgar Courthouse 11Jan1826-active)
Paris Twp, named for the city =
Payne-, (PO 27Jan1890-20Nov1906)
Prairie Twp =

Quaker-, CMStP&P RR; RFD Ridge Farm

Raven-, formerly Illiana; B&O RR; listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO established when changed from Illiana 23May1892-31Jan1917) RFD Scottland
Redmon, inc 01Mar1890; Pa RR (PO 01Aug1872-active)
Rose-, NYC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Chrisman
Ross Twp =

Scotland-, B&O RR; (PO as Scottland)
Scott Land-, formerly Bonwell; now Scottland (PO established when changed from Bonwell 03Dec1872-20Jun1892 when changed to Scottland)
Scottland, formerly Bonwell, Scott Land; B&O RR as Scotland (PO established when changed from Scott Land 20Jun1892-active)
Scotts-, now Scotts Switch in RM56 listing
Scotts Switch-, formerly Scotts; NYC RR; RFD Chrisman
Shaw's-, named for Joseph Shaw, PM (PO 14Oct1828-ca 31Dec1831)
Shiloh Twp =
Sims Twp, also Symmes, county hist. states Sims is original and preferable =
Sisson-, (PO 26Jul1898-30Dec1899)
Steam Point-, see 1879 hist. 530
Strattin-, (PO 24Jun1865-12Aug1868)
Stratton Twp =
Sutherland's-, later Grand View; now Grandview (PO 19Feb1830-10Sep1833 when changed to Grand View)
Swango-, (PO 19Nov1874-04Apr1879; 04May18---02Jan1885; 18Feb1888-05Sep1888; 05Dec1888-31May1904)
Symmes Twp-, see Sims Twp

Tresner-, named for Morgan B F Tresner, PM (PO 03Jul1897-31Jul1901)

Union-, later Ono; now Baldwinsville (PO 10Aug1826-25Nov1828 when changed to Ono)
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Baldwinsville, Bloomfield, Bonwell, Dudley, Elbridge, Grand View, Kansas, Logan, Paris (c h), Vermillion

Van Sellar-, now Borton (PO 24Jul1882-15Feb1889 when changed to Borton)
Vermilion, named for James S Vermillion, PM; formerly Vermillion; inc 15Apr1869; NYC RR (PO established when changed from Vermillion 23Jun1892-active)
Vermillion-, now Vermilion (PO 24Jul1856-23Jun1892 when changed to Vermilion)

Walnut Grove-, also Walnut Station; now Conlogue, see 1879 hist. 369
Walnut Station-, also Walnut Grove; now Conlogue, see 1879 hist. 369
Warrenton-, later Warrington (PO 06Feb1883-15Sep1906)
Warrington-, formerly Warrenton; RFD Kansas
West Sanford-, includes Middleton; contiguous to Sandford, Indiana; see 1879 hist. 409-10; 1894 atlas 63; 1956 road map
Wetzel-, named for Jacob Wetzel, PM; NYC RR (PO 03Feb1879-05Jan1888) RFD Paris
Woodyard-, NYC RR; RFD Ridge Farm
Wright-, see B&S 645

Young America Twp =

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Edwards County, named for Ninian Edwards; established 28Nov1814 (7440)

last updated 13Apr2002

Albion, named for "Albion," poetical name of England, by George Flower, who laid out the place in 1818; formerly Edwards Courthouse, English Settlement, New Albion; inc 03Dec1860; Sou RR; had a court house in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 05Aug1819-active)

Bennington-, later Blood (PO 20Jul1869-31Jan1881)
Black-, (PO 25May1894-31Jan1902) RFD Albion
Blood-, named for James H Blood, PM; formerly Bennington (PO 12Jan1893-15Jan1910) RFD West Salem
Bone Gap, inc 30Mar1892; IC RR (PO 11Mar1868-active)
Bone Gap Pct, named for the village =
Bonpas-, now Browns (PO 16May1881-10Jan1882 when changed to Browns)
Browns, formerly Bonpas, Frazier; inc 25May1892; IC/Sou RR's (PO established when changed from Bonpas 10Jan1882-active)
Browns Twp, named for the village =
Buck Prairie-, see 1883 hist. 311

Centreville-, see hist. 273 (note no year is given, perhaps it is 1883)
Crackelville-, cf Crackeville Station, see Dukes II:2
Crackeville Station-, cf Crackelville, shown in 1876 state atlas
Curtisville- , shown in 1876 state atlas

Dixon Pct =
Dot-, (PO 01Apr1892-29Dec1892)

Ellery-, formerly Linesville; Edwards and Wayne Counties; Sou RR (PO establised in Edwards County 15May1882-active)
Ellery Pct, named for the PO =
English Prairie-, see TISHS XXXIX:51
English Settlement-, applied to Albion and Wanborough, of which only the former survives

Frazier-, now Browns, see hist. 210 (note no year is given, perhaps it is 1883)
French Creek Pct =

Grays-, NYC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Grayville
Grayville, formerly Bon Pas, Florence; Edwards and White Counties; inc 26Jan1839 per 1883 hist. 739; IC/NYC RR's (PO established in White County when changed from Bon Pas 05Jan1837-active)

Jasper-, (PO 05May1881-20May1881)

Lexington-, see 1907 atlas 7, 27
Little Kentucky-, see 1883 hist. 275
Long Prairie-, see 1883 hist. 311

Maple Grove-, (PO 27Jun1856-15Jul1893; 09Mar1894-15Feb1907) RFD West Salem
Marion-, see Dukes II:2
Mills Prairie-, (PO 11Mar1837-04Nov1837; 21Dec1837-26Feb1894)

New Albion-, now Albion
New Salem-, now West Salem

Olin-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Cowling

Rockford-, see 1850 tax list

Salem Pct =
Samsville-, named for Philip H Sams, PM (PO 01Feb1865-16May1878; 06Jun1878-15Feb1907) RFD West Salem
Shelby Pct =
Siegert, cf Seigert listing in White County; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Browns

US Post Offices in 1859/60: Albion (c h), Maple Grove, Mills Prairie, West Salem

Village Prairie-, see 1883 hist. 207

Wanborough-, (PO 20Aug1821-30Jun1831)
West Salem, formerly New Salem; inc 03Feb1857; IC RR (PO 17Jan1855-active)

Yankeetown-, see Dukes II:2

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Effingham County, named for General Edward Effingham; established 15Feb1831 (31,704)

last updated 13Apr2002

Accommodation-, (PO 05Apr1861-03Jun1862)
Altamont, named from the Latin for "high mountain" as the highest point on this division of the railroad; formerly Mountville; inc ?/?/1871; B&O/C&EI/Pa RR's (PO established when changed from Mountville 08Dec1870-active)

Banner Twp, named to indicate its claim to the banner (ie champion) township of the county; formerly Perry Twp =
Beecher City, named for Henry L Beecher, PM; inc 05Feb1895; B&O RR (PO 06Aug1872-active)
Benton-, later Freemanton, then Dexter (PO 11Feb1837-12Mar1840 when changed to Freemanton)
Bethlehem-, see 1899 atlas 33, 51; RFD Altamont
Bishop Point-, see B&S 629
Bishop Twp =
Blue Point-, (PO 30Dec1874-31Aug1906) RFD Altamont
Bristol-, now part of Mason
Brockett-, formerly Brocketts (PO 23Jan1888-21Nov1888)
Brocketts-, named for Frederick Brockett, PM; later Brockett (PO 24May1841-24Oct1843)
Broomsburg-, (PO 05Feb1855-22Nov1858)
Broomsbury-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Broughton-, now part of Effingham
Bull Flat-, see 1883 hist. 148

Clio-, temporary name of Mason (PO established when changed from Mason 06Oct1892-16Dec1892 when changed back to Mason)
Cornton-, (PO established 10Dec1853 in Cumberland County; changed to Effingham County ca 22Apr1863-18Aug1863)

Dexter-, formerly Benton, Freemanton, X Roads (PO established when changed from Freemanton 31Jul1876-30Apr1926) RFD Altamont
Dieterich, named for Michael Dieterich, PM; includes Graceville; inc 01Apr1893; IC RR (PO 28Mar1881-active)
Douglas Twp =
Dudley-, NYC RR (PO 23Nov1855- since 1931) RFD Paris

East Saint Elmo-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Altamont
Eberle-, (PO 08Dec1870-15Sep1909) RFD Dieterich
Edgewood, inc 24Apr1882; B&O/IC RR's (PO 23Mar1858-active)
Effingham, includes Broughton, Wehunka; inc 20Feb1861; IC/Pa RR's (PO 02Mar1856-active)
Elliottstown-, (PO 16Oct1855-31Aug1906) RFD Dieterich
Evarsham-, also Eversham; on map but not in text of 1883 hist.
Evers-, cf Evarsham/Eversham; IC RR; RFD Dieterich
Eversham-, cf Evers; variant of Evarsham
Ewington-, (PO 23Jan1832-06Jun1866) RFD Effingham

Fleemsburg-, cf Flemingsburg, Flemsburgh
Flemingsburg-, cf Fleemsburg, Flemsburgh; shown on 1876 state atlas
Flemsburgh-, cf Fleemsburg, Flemingsburg (PO 25Jul1861-03Nov1863)
Franklin-, see 1870 tax list
Freemanton-, formerly Benton; later Dexter (PO established when changed from Benton 12Mar1840-28Jul1843; 25May1844-31Jul1876 when changed to Dexter)
Funkhouser-, (PO 09Dec1869-05Oct1872; 01Oct1873-26Feb1875; 27Apr1886-15May1903; 16Jun1910-15Dec1911) RFD Effingham

Gilmore-, temporarily known as Welton; the PO was finally discontinued in 1918 and the place is now again known as Gilmore; B&O RR (PO 02Jan1872-13May1873; 02Jun1873-16Sep1879 when changed to Welton)
Graceville-, now part of Dieterich
Grandview-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Granville-, see B&S 638
Green Creek-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Green Creek Settlement-, now Teutopolis

Headyville-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Dieterich
Heartville-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Hill-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 05Aug1878-15Aug1905) RFD Mason
Holland-, Effingham and Shelby Counties; C&EI RR (PO established in Shelby County 11Jan1861-ca 14Jul1874 when changed to Effingham County; changed back to Shelby County ca 13Apr1875-27Apr1875; 21Jun1898-31Oct1922) RFD Beecher City

Inwood-, (PO 01Oct1891-07Oct1892)
Ione-, now Mason; see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 31Mar1852-05Mar1857 when changed to Mason)

Jackson Twp =

Keptown-, RFD Altamont

Lazy Neck-, also Trapp Prairie, see B&S 631
Liberty Twp =
Limestone Creek Settlement-, see B&S 623-26
Lucas Twp =

Mason, formerly Ione; temporarily Clio; includes Bristol; inc 15Feb1865; IC RR (PO established when changed from Ione 05Aug1857-06Oct1892 when changed to Clio; changed back to Mason 16Dec1892-active)
Mason Twp, named for the town =
Mocasin-, later Moccasin (PO 17Nov1862-ca 01Jun1865 when changed to Moccasin)
Moccasin-, formerly Mocasin; B&O/C&EI RR's (PO established when changed from Mocasin ca 01Jun1865- since 1931) RFD Altamont
Moccasin Twp, named for the PO =
Montrose, inc 21Mar1892; Pa RR (PO 12Sep1870-active)
Montville-, see B&S 642
Mound Twp =
Mountville, now Altamont (PO 10Jun1867-08Dec1870 when changed to Altamont)

Nelson Hill-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 30Mar1855-14Mar1859)
New Hord-, RFD Mason

Osker-, (PO 30Jun1892-31Mar1903)

Perry Twp-, now Banner Twp

Saint Francis Twp =
Salt Creek-, now Watson (PO 13Jan1859-07Oct1868 when changed to Watson)
Shell-, IC RR; RFD Effingham
Shumway, formerly Tolerance; inc 20Jul1895 (PO established when changed from Tolerance 07Apr1879-active)
Spitler's-, named for Abram Spitler, PM (PO 30Sep1870-14Oct1870)
Summit Twp =

Tentopolis-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Teutopolis, formerly Green Creek Settlement; inc 27Feb1845; Pa RR (PO 08Jul1842-active)
Teutopolis Twp, named for the village =
The Patch-, see B&S 631
Tolerance-, now Shumway (PO 16Jun1872-07Apr1879 when changed to Shumway)
Trapp Prairie-, also Lazy Neck, see B&S 631

Union Twp =
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Broomsbury, Edgewood, Effingham, Elliottstown, Ewington, Freemanton, Ione, Nelson Hill, Tentopolis

Veni-, (PO 03Oct1861-31Jul1891)

Watson, formerly Salt Creek; inc 30Dec1882; IC RR (PO established when changed from Salt Creek 07Oct1868-active)
Watson Twp, named for the village =
Webb's Mills-, named for F M Webb, PM (PO 11Jul1867-21Sep1868)
Wehunka-, now Effingham, see 1883 hist. 152
Welton-, temporary name of Gilmore; now Gilmore (PO established when changed from Gilmore 16Sep1879-31Aug1906; 17Nov1906-29Jun1918)
West Twp =
Winterrowd-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 27Jul1870- since 1931) RFD Dieterich
Wolf Creek Settlement-, see B&S 620-22

X Roads-, now Dexter, see B&S 638-42 passim; consistently written "X," not "Cross" Roads

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Fayette County, named for Marquis de La Fayette; established 14Feb1821 (20,893)

last updated 24May2002 (Herrick description)

Alderson-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Shobonier
Anvil-, (PO 09Jul1900-31Mar1904)
Arm Prairie-, locals from here in 1950's Vandalia Leader
Augsburg-, named for the Augsburg Confession of the Lutheran Church
Avena-, (PO 24Feb1874- since 1931) RFD Saint Elmo
Avena Twp, named for the setllement; formerly Howard Twp =

Bayle-, NYC&StL RR (PO as Bayle City)
Bayle City, RR name is Bayle (PO 23Aug1883-active)
Bear Creek-, RFD Vandalia
Bear Grove Twp, formerly Johnson Twp =
Bethard-, named for Thomas L Bethard, PM (PO22Mar1900-28Feb1901)
Bingham, inc 28Apr1888; NYC&StL RR (PO 31May1883-active)
Bluff-, formerly Bluff City; RFD Vandalia
Bluff City-, now Bluff
Bob Done-, later Greenland, see B&S for Effingham County 622, 631
Bobdoane-, later Greenland, see B&S for Effingham County 622, 631
Bowling Green-, (PO 09May1836-15May1876)
Bowling Green Twp =
Brownstown, inc 06Dec1909; Pa RR (PO 25Feb1870-active)

Camp Creek-, (PO 28Jun1861-14Jan1862)
Carson Twp =
Centerville-, see 1870 tax list
Clarkville-, (PO 24Oct1893-31Aug1900)
Confidence-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 26Mar1898-15Oct1904) RFD Loogootee
Cumberland-, (PO 17Mar1834-14Jul1860)
Cumberland Twp-, now Otego Twp

Dismal Creek-, now Laclede; see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 24Aug1857-19Jan1859 when changed to Laclede)
Dressor-, NYC&StL RR; listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 21Mar1888-26Nov1888; 17Oct1892- since 1931) RFD Ramsey

Elondale-, (PO 08May1896-31Mar1902)
Ernstville-, see 1915 atlas 7, 36-37

Farina, inc 29Mar1875; IC RR (PO 22Sep1858-active)
Farma-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Four Mile Prairie-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 04Jan1851-15Mar1859)
Frogtown-, later Wilberton

Gatch-, (PO 14Jul1898-28Feb1901)
Greenland-, formerly Bob Done or Bobdoane (PO 14Jun1861-23Aug1876)

Hagarstown, Pa RR (PO 27Jul1870-01Aug1871; 13Sep1871-active)
Halbsville-, shown in 1876 state atlas
Hanson-, Fayetee and Shelby Counties; listing changed from Fayette to Shelby County between RM56 and 58; IC RR (PO established in Shelby County when changed from Shinkle 14Feb1901; changed to Fayette County 19Sep1928- since 1931) RFD Ramsey
Hawkins' Knob-, see B&S 645
Heilsburg-, formerly Heilsburgh (PO established when changed from Heilsburgh 05Feb1894-15Aug1900)
Heilsburgh-, later Heilsburg (PO 17Jun1878-05Feb1894 when changed to Heilsburg)
Herrick, formerly Beck's Creek, London; Fayette and Shelby Counties; inc 25Jan1890; NYC&StL RR's (PO established in Shelby County when changed from London 16Aug1883-active)
Hickory Creek-, now Loogootee (PO 21Apr1836-06Apr1837; 23Feb1847-05Aug1878 when changed to Loogootee)
Higgins-, (PO 11Feb1847-21Apr1849; 27Jun1849-09Nov1855)
Hissong-, named for Christopher Hissong, PM (PO 21Jan1889-31Oct1903)
Holliday-, Fayette and Shelby Counties; B&O RR (PO established 04Apr1872 in Fayette County; changed to Shelby County 31Mar1894-24Apr1923 when changed back to Fayette County; changed to Shelby County 12Sep1925-1931 when changed back to Fayette County and discontinued) RFD Beecher City
Honest-, (PO 05May1899-08Oct1899)
Howard's Point-, now Saint Elmo (PO 09Jul1840-07May1852; 01Jun1852-15Dec1869 when changed to Saint Elmo)
Howards Point-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Howard Twp-, now Avena Twp
Hullsville-, see 1878 hist. 85
Hunter-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Brownstown
Hurricane Twp =

Jackson Park-, now part of Vandalia
Jimtown-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Johnson Twp-, now Bear Grove Twp

Kaskaskia Twp, named for the river =

La Clede-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Laclede, formerly Dismal Creek; IC RR (PO established when changed from Dismal Creek 19Jan1859-active)
London City-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Lone Grove-, see 1878 hist. 92
Lone Grove Twp =
Loogootee, formerly Hickory Creek; C&EI RR (PO established when changed from Hickory Creek 05Aug1878-active)
Louden-, formerly Louden City (PO established when changed from Louden City 01Jun1895-14Nov1903)
Louden City-, later Louden (PO 04Jan1849-01Jun1895 when changed to Louden)
Loudon Twp =
Lutz Spur-, Pa RR; RFD Mulberry

Madison-, (PO 21Jul1854-30Mar1855)
Magnolia Corner-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Mahon-, 1955 Vandalia Leader locals
Manford-, (PO 10Feb1900-31Oct1903)

Olivie-, see B&S 663
Otego-, (PO 20Jun1899-15Oct1901)
Otego Twp, formerly Cumberland Twp =
Over Cup-, (PO 13Mar1838-04Jun1838)

Perrysville-, see Perryville (PO created in Perryville, Bond County, yet named the PO "Perrysville," before the 14Feb1821 creation of Fayette County 13Jan1820-ca 30Jun1821)
Perryville-, the first county seat of Bond County; when a division left it on the Fayette side of the line it soon disappeared (PO as Perrysville)
Pinhook-, shown in 1876 state atlas
Pittsburg-, named for William J Pitt, PM; formerly Pittsburgh (PO established when changed from Pittsburgh 10Apr1893-15Apr1901) RFD Vandalia
Pittsburgh-, later Pittsburg (PO 17Jun1889-10Apr1892 when changed to Pittsburg)
Pope Twp, named for Nathaniel Pope =
Post Oak-, see B&S 650
Prairie Mound-, (PO 15Dec1854-20Mar1865)
Pruett-, RFD Saint Elmo

Ramsey, inc 29Aug1877; IC/NYC&StL RR's (PO 15Jun1855-active)
Ramsey Twp, named for the village =
Reeves Bluff-, now Vandalia

Saint Elmo, formerly Howard's Point; inc 01Jul1903; C&EI/Pa RR's (PO established when changed from Howard's Point 15Dec1863-active)
Saint James-, C&EI RR (PO 09Mar1886- since 1931) RFD Loogootee
Saint Paul-, (PO 01Feb1876-15Sep1906) RFD Shobonier
Saint Peter, inc 22Sep1909; C&EI RR (PO 25Jan1894-active)
Sefton-, RFD Brownstown
Sefton Twp =
Seminary-, (PO 23Dec1879-08Dec1882; 29Nov1887-08Oct1888)
Seminary Twp =
Shabonier-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Shafter-, (PO 30Mar1895-28Feb1901) RFD Vandalia
Sharon Twp =
Shobonier, IC RR (PO 24Sep1856-active)
South Vandalia-, now part of Vandalia, see 1915 atlas 15
State Farm-, see State Farm Spur
State Farm Spur-, IC RR; RFD Vandalia

US Post Offices in 1859/60: Bowling Green, Cumberland, Dismal Creek, Farma, Four Mile Prairie, Hickory Creek, Howard's Point, London City, Prairie Mound, Ramsey, Shabonier, Vandalia (c h)

Vandalia, includes Jackson Park, Reeves Bluff, South Vandalia; inc 15Feb1821; IC/Pa RR's; had a court house in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO established in Crawford County prior to 14Feb1821 creation of Fayette County 08Dec1820-active)
Vandalia Twp, named for the city =
Vera-, IC RR (PO 16May1862-11Dec1862; 27Feb1865- since 1931) RFD Ramsey
Victor-, (PO 08Feb1832-18Mar1835)

West Vandalia-, Pa RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Vandalia
Wheatland-, (PO 25May1876-07Dec1880)
Wheatland Twp =
White Oak Point-, (PO 18Sep1876-06Oct1888)
Wilberton-, also Frogtown (PO 04Aug1890-15Nov1892)
Wilberton Twp =
Wrights Corner-, RFD Saint Elmo

The following county summary is from Dennis V Carter’s Illinois Family History Research: Placenames of the 44 Southeast Counties and is Copyright 2002 by Dennis V Carter. It is re-published here with the permission of the author.

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Franklin County, named for Benjamin Franklin; established 02Jan1818 (40,319)

last updated
10May2002 (Pleasant Shade added although ended up last in Perry County)
11Jun2002 (The Diggins added)

Abe-, (PO 31Mar1894-30Apr1902)
Akin, named for George Akin (PO 15Jun1860-active)
Akin Junction-, IC RR; RFD Akin

Barren Twp =
Benton, inc; 07Jan1841; C&EI/IC/MP RR's; had a court house, as did Frankfort, in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO 01Jul1840-active)
Benton City Park-, RFD Benton
Benton Park-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Benton Twp, named for the city; formerly Townmount Twp =
Bessie-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 27Jul1896-09Nov1901) RFD Benton
Big Muddy-, (PO 15Jul1857-12Jul1881)
Bladesburg-, (PO 09Jul1875-13Jan1876)
Boothby-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Brayfield-, named for James M Brayfield, PM (PO 06May1878-14May1904)
Browning Twp =
Browninghill-, (PO 29Mar1907-22May1907)
Buckner, inc 02Jul1912; IC RR (PO 30Dec1898-04Apr1899; 19Dec1911-active)
Bundy-, Franklin and Hamilton Counties (PO established 27Jun1892 in Hamilton County; changed to Franklin County 08Jul1895-30Nov1901)

Caldwell-, IC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD West Frankfort
Cambon-, CB&Q RR; RFD West Frankfort
Cave-, now Thompsonville (PO 27Sep1847-26Mar1879)
Cave Twp =
Christopher, inc 15Jan1910; CB&Q/IC RR's (PO 09Feb1880-active)
Cleburne-, RFD Mulkeytown
Coello, inc as North City (PO 03Jun1918-active)
Crittenden-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 15Sep1851-24Aug1874; 25May1875-09Nov1901) RFD Benton

Deering City-, C&EI RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD West Frankfort
Denning Twp =
Diana-, IC RR; RFD Belle Rive
Downing-, named for Philip H Downing, PM (PO 12Mar1898-09Nov1901)

Eastern-, (PO 22Feb1869-18Jul1876)
Eastern Twp =
Ewing, temporarily Ewing Mills, Ewing College; inc 01Sep1891 (PO 19Jul1850-06Jan1869; 22Feb1869-20Jul1874 when changed to Ewing Mills; changed back to Ewing 12Aug1874-17Oct1887; 31Oct1887-27Sep1890; Ewing College PO, which had been operating simultaneously with Ewing, was changed to Ewing 14Oct1890-active)
Ewing College-, (PO 05Mar1879-14Oct1890 when changed to Ewing)
Ewing Mills-, temporary name of Ewing (PO established when changed from Ewing 20Jul1874-12Aug1874 when changed back to Ewing)
Ewing Twp, named for the village =
Ezra-, same as Pershing (PO 03Mar1920- since 1931) RFD West Franklin

Ferber-, IC RR; RFD Thompsonville
Fitts Hall-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Fitts Hill-, (PO 20Jul1857-31Jul1899)
Frankfort-, formerly Franklin Courthouse; later West Frankfort; now Old Frankfort; had a court house, as did Benton, in 1859, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO established when changed from Franklin Courthouse 01Dec1821-16Sep1904 when changed to West Frankfort)
Frankfort Heights-, now part of West Frankfort (PO 01May1915-active ; although Frankfort Heights is now part of West Frankfort)
Frankfort Twp, named for the village =
Franklin Courthouse-, later Frankfort; now Old Frankfort (PO 22Jun1818-01Dec1821 when changed to Frankfort)
Freeman-, Franklin and Williamson Counties; inc and PO as Freemanspur; CB&Q/IC RR's name for Freeman Spur
Freeman Spur-, formerly Possum Ridge; combination of Dell'Era, Dillard, Franklin, and Freeman, see Hubbs 113; Franklin and Williamson Counties; inc as Freemanspur; RR name Freeman (PO established when changed from Freemanspur 1931-active)
Freemanspur, Franklin and Williamson Counties; inc 28May1913; RR name Freeman (PO 12Oct1921-03Nov1924; 10Apr1926-1931 when changed to Freeman Spur)
Frisco-, (PO 08May1893-31Mar1903) RFD Ewing

Goode Twp =
Greenville-, shown in 1876 state atlas
Gresham-, (PO 01Aug1883-09Nov1901)
Groat-, IC RR; RFD Logan

Hall-, now Macedonia (PO 15Sep1851-27Aug1861 when changed to Macedonia)
Hanaford-, formerly Smothersville; then Logan; inc 20Jul1909; IC RR name Logan (PO established when changed from Smothersville 28Dec1908-10Jan1916 when changed to Logan)
Hickory Corners-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Horton-, CB&Q RR; RFD West Frankfort

Jasper-, (PO 26Jul1897-15Mar1900)
Jordan Settlement-, see TISHS IX:72

Kegley-, IC RR: RFD Thompsonville

Lake Creek-, IC RR; RFD Zeigler
Little Muddy-, now Mulkeytown (PO 28Nov1831-15Jun1869 when changed to Mulkeytown)
Logan, formerly Hanaford, Smothersville; inc as Hanaford; IC RR (PO established when changed from Hanaford 10Jan1916-active)

Macedonia, formerly Hall; Franklin and Hamilton Counties; inc 02Mar1894 (PO established in Hamilton County when changed from Hall, Franklin County 27Aug1861-20Oct1882 when changed to Franklin County; changed back to Hamilton County ca 07Aug1891-active)
Marcy-, (PO 13Feb1854-11Oct1861)
Masters-, named for William E Masters, PM (PO 20Jan1887-30Jul1904)
McDaniel's Mills-, (PO 31Oct1822-24Jan1825)
McGlasson-, (PO 07Apr1899-13Nov1899)
Meyer-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi
Mitchell-, IC RR; RFD Royalton
Mulkeytown, named for John H Mulkey; formerly Little Muddy; IC RR (PO established when changed from Little Muddy 15Jun1869-active)

Nataogami-, now Old Frankfort
New Mulkeytown-, now Mulkeytown, see Gallatin-Franklin hist. 413
North City, inc 03Aug1915 (PO as Coello)
Northern Twp =
North Kegley-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Thompsonville

Odum Spur-, IC RR; RFD Belle Rive
Old Ben Mine No. 9-, RFD West Frankfort
Old Ben Mine No.15-, C&EI RR; RFD West Frankfort
Old Frankfort-, formerly Frankfort, Franklin Courthouse; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD West Frankfort
Old Mulkeytown-, see Gallatin-Franklin hist. 412-13
Orient, named for the Orient Coal Company; inc 14Apr1917; C&EI/CB&Q/IC RR's (PO 29May1913-active)
Orient Junction-, MP RR; RFD Orient
Osage-, (PO 06Mar1856-15Apr1903) RFD Royalton

Parrish-, (PO 10Nov1856-07Apr1925; 30Jul1925- since 1931) RFD Thompsonville
Pershing-, same as Ezra in RM58; RFD West Frankfort
Pierce-, named for Ada and Henry H Pierce, PM's; now Royalton (PO 15May1906-24May1910 when changed to Royalton)
Pleasant Grove-, (PO 09Aug1837-13Jun1838 when changed to Spring Garden, Jefferson County)
Pleasant Shade-, see US Post Offices in 1859/60 (PO established 09Jun1847 in Perry County; changed to Franklin County ca 08Dec1853-10Jan1859; reestablished in Perry County 06Jul1866-08Nov1869)
Plumfield-, (PO 01Mar1875-14Feb1915) RFD West Frankfort
Portland-, (PO 15Oct1887-31Mar1904)
Prosperity-, (PO 20Jul1869-08Feb1886; 21Jan1889-31Mar1903)

Rend-, also Rend City; listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 16Mar1910-15Feb1921; 31May1921-29Nov1930) RFD Benton
Rend City-, see Rend; listed in RM56 but not 58
Rend Spur-, listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Benton
Royalton-, formerly Pierce; inc 03Jun1907; MP RR (PO established when changed from Pierce 24May1910-active)
Royalton-Energy-, CB&Q/IC RR's; RFD Royalton
Royalton Junction-, MP RR; RFD Royalton
Rust-, see Rust Spur per RM56
Rust Spur-, formerly Rust; IC RR; RFD Thompsonville

Sadler-, (PO 03Aug1900-31Jan1901)
Sarahville-, see Williamson County listing of Sarahsville; see US Post Offices in 1859/60
Sesser, inc 08Oct1906; CB&Q RR (PO 21Mar1906-active)
Six Mile Prairie-, Franklin and Williamson Counties; see Hubbs 211-12
Six Mile Twp =
Smothersville-, later Hanaford; now Logan (PO 24Nov1879-28Dec1908 when changed to Hanaford)
Snowflake-, (PO 10Jun1886-28Feb1907)
Sohio Spur-, MP RR; RFD Benton
Sophronia-, (PO 14Jul1880-08Aug1888)
Steel City-, RFD Benton
Sweetin-, (PO 11May1893-23Mar1895)

Tanner-, named for William M Tanner, PM (PO 19Nov1890-09Oct1892)
Taylor Hill-, named for Hering and Alvis Taylor, PM's (PO 08Aug1867-31Mar1903)
The Diggins-, north of Benton and out in the country.
Thompsonville, formerly Cave; inc 17Jul1880; IC RR (PO established when changed from Cave 26Mar1879-active)
Townmount-, (PO 19Jun1857-25Jul1861; 02Jan1862-14Aug1866)
Townmount Twp-, now Benton Twp
Tyrone Twp =

Urbain-, inc 15May1917; IC RR; RFD Christopher
US Post Offices in 1859/60: Benton (c h), Big Muddy, Cave, Crittenden, Ewing, Fitts Hall, Frankfort (c h), Hall, Little Muddy, Marcy, Osage, Parrish, Pleasant Shade, Sarahville, Webb's Prairie

Valier, temporarily Valier Heights; inc 11Jul1918; CB&Q RR (PO 09May1906-28Feb1913; reestablished as Valier Heights; changed back to Valier 12Jul1918-active)
Valier Heights-, temporary name of Valier (PO 06Mar1918-12Jul1918 when changed back to Valier)
Valier Patch-, see Rootsweb Town Search http://resources.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/townco.cgi

Weaver-, IC RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Zeigler
Webbs Hill-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 06Oct1875-31Mar1903) RFD Ewing
Webb's Prairie-, (PO 20Sep1851-03Mar1863; 17Sep1864-13Jan1876)
Weir-, MP RR; listed in RM56 but not 58; RFD Royalton
West City-, inc 24Apr1911; RFD Benton
West Frankfort, formerly Frankort; includes Frankfort Heights, with a seperate PO; inc 11Nov1905; C&EI/CB&Q/IC RR's (PO established when changed from Frankfort 15Sep1904-active)
Whittington, C&EI RR (PO 16Jan1895-active)

Zeigler, named for Levi Zeigler Leiter; inc CB&Q/IC/MP RR's (PO 12May1903-active)
Zeigler Junction-, CB&Q RR; RFD Zeigler

The following county summary is from Dennis V Carter’s Illinois Family History Research: Placenames of the 44 Southeast Counties and is Copyright 2002 by Dennis V Carter. It is re-published here with the permission of the author.

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Gallatin County, named for Albert Gallatin; established 14Sep1812 (6909)

last updated 18Apr2002 (Doherty, Irish Grocery, Irish Store, Pond Settlement, Waltonboro, Waltonborough)

Bartley-, B&O RR (PO 19Jun1871-26Jul1872)
Bedrock-, (PO 05Jun1893-01Feb1894)
Blackburn-, see hist. 126 (year of history was not given, perhaps county or 1887)
Boone's Fort-, named for Jonathan Boone; now New Haven
Bowlesville-, listed in RM56 but not 58 (PO 21Sep1871-05Nov1889) RFD Shawneetown
Bowlesville Twp =
Boyd's Mound-, also Sugar Loaf Mound, see 1887 hist. 20
Buffalo-, later Elba (PO 06Mar1857-13Mar1866 when changed to Elba)

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