Campton Hills dates to 2007, and 3 of its places are on the National Register
More historic than 28% of U.S. towns · #569 of 768 in Illinois. What drives it
3 places in town are on the National Register, among them two historic districts with 13 buildings between them. Most of Campton Hills was built recently: 3% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1989. Below: maps from 1932 on.
Founding year: Wikidata; Wikipedia’s history section gives the same year. First post office: 1851.The full story ↓
History grade
What drives Campton Hills’ History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Campton Hills is more historic than 28% of U.S. towns, #569 of 768 in Illinois. Its National Register listings hold the grade up; its age pulls it down.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Campton Hills’ overall grade.
Few Illinois towns list much on the Register (a typical Illinois town has 0.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Campton Hills’ 22.1 sits above most of its state (87% of Illinois towns have fewer) while its 24 historic buildings outnumber those of 80% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from D to B−. The pre-1940 share (±1.8 points) is firm at this size. Two sources give 2007.
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Campton Hills’ past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The village was established on May 14, 2007, by incorporating 20.3 square miles of Campton and Plato townships, including the unincorporated community of Wasco. The incorporation followed an April 17 referendum in which 55 percent of voters approved incorporation. Several areas on the village's boundaries disconnected within the first year of incorporation, taking advantage of less restrictive requirements imposed by state statute during that period. As of August 2009, the village comprised 17.16 square miles (44.4 km2).
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Campton Hills. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1932Geneva 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 Campton Hills.
On the National Register
3 listings protect 24 historic buildings
The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving. Boundary changes and added documentation are counted with their listing.
In 2007, according to Wikidata and Wikipedia’s history of the town. Campton Hills’ post office opened in 1851.
How does Campton Hills rank for history?
Campton Hills is more historic than 28% of U.S. towns, #569 of 768 in Illinois. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
What is on the National Register in Campton Hills?
Three places: the Garfield Farm and Tavern (listed 1978), the Camptown Town Hall (1980) and the Garfield Farm and Garfield Tavern (2016).
How old are the homes in Campton Hills?
3% of Campton Hills’ homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±1.8 points), against a typical 11% for an Illinois town; the median home was built in 1989.
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).
From the Library of Congress (2), the National Register of Historic Places (3), Wikipedia, 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.
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