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History · Bond Township

45% of Bond Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1917 on.

0on the National Register
45%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Bond Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Bond Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Bond Township, and 5 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Bond Township’s homes were built before 1942.On the map since 19173 editions of the USGS map, 1917 to 1964. Watch Bond Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Bond Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Bird's Station
1876–1883
Pinkstaff
1877–1974
Birds
1883–today
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BirdsCharlottsvillePinkstaffRiddlevilleWestport
Gone or out of use
Bond SchoolschoolConover SchoolschoolFairview SchoolschoolFord SchoolschoolMaple Grove SchoolschoolPleasant Ridge SchoolschoolWaters Schoolschool
11cemeteries and burying grounds inside Bond Township
CharlottesvilleConoverCottonDerrDollahanGoinesMickeyMorrisPollardPorteePortee

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Bond Township, in brief

Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Bond Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.

Bond Township is located in Lawrence County, Illinois. Largely rural, it includes only the hamlets of Birds and Pinkstaff. As of the 2020 census, its population was 560 and it contained 278 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 685 to 560 (-18%).

Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.

Timeline

Bond Township, 1876 to 1974

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1876Post officeThe Bird's Station post office opens
  3. 1877Post officeThe Pinkstaff post office opens
  4. 1883Post officeThe Bird's Station post office closes
  5. 1883Post officeThe Birds post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1917On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  8. 1974Post officeThe Pinkstaff post office closes
By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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On the map

Bond Township on the map, 1917 to 1964

Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Bond Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.

Bond Township on the 1917 USGS mapBond Township on the 1942 USGS mapBond Township on the 1964 USGS map1917Birds sheet · 1:62,500

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Bond Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Bond Township

Nobody well known was born in Bond Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.

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James JonesAmerican author · b. 1921
Red SkeltonAmerican comedian · b. 1913
Alice TerryAmerican actress · b. 1899
Buck JonesAmerican actor · b. 1890
George W. JonesAmerican politician, judge and diplomat · b. 1804
Fred DuboisAmerican politician · b. 1851
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Lawrence Township1 historic placeA−Russell TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHoney Creek TownshipIts storyCPetty TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

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Where this page comes from

Founding dates: Wikidata, Wikipedia, the U.S. post office records of Blevins & Helbock (CC0) and the Census. Homes by year built: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register of Historic Places: National Park Service (list of May 22, 2026). Old photos, postcards and papers: Wikimedia Commons, the Library of Congress and other public archives, credited on each item’s page. Maps: U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (via Esri) and Sanborn fire-insurance maps (Library of Congress). History text and census tables: Wikipedia (CC BY-SA 4.0). Places that used to be: USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021). How TownRatings grades history →

From U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock) and the USGS Geographic Names Information System. Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.