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History · Coulterville

Coulterville’s post office opened in 1854, and 21% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: 1 old photo or paper, maps from 1914 on, and the census since 1880.

1854first post office
0on the National Register
21%homes built before 1940
1old photo or paper
2famous people
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From Coulterville’s archive · credits on each photo
Quick answers

How Coulterville began

When was Coulterville founded?

1854

The Coulterville post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name.

First census: 590 in 18802020 census: 834172 years
Founding year: the first Coulterville post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Coulterville’s past

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

A history waiting to be writtenOnly 1 old photo is in the public archives. The rest are in attics and albums.Boom and bustPeaked at 1,407 in 1920; 834 people lived here in 2020.On the map since 19143 editions of the USGS map, 1914 to 1982. Watch Coulterville change.
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Start Coulterville’s collection

The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Coulterville’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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0 of 10 decades. The empty ones are waiting for someone’s album.
Date a photo1 archive item has no date. Guess the decade.+2Retake an old viewParsonage R.P. Church, Coultersville, I…: stand where they stood+15Share a family photoSign in to add one+10
People over time

Coulterville, census by census

02004006008001,0001,2001,40018801900192019401960198020002020Peak: 1,407

Peaked at 1,407 in 1920; 834 people lived here in 2020.

15 censuses, 1880–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Coulterville’s Wikipedia page.

On the map

Coulterville on the map, 1914 to 1982

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

Coulterville on the 1914 USGS mapCoulterville on the 1965 USGS mapCoulterville on the 1982 USGS map1914Coulterville 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 Coulterville.

The story so far

Coulterville, in brief

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

Coulterville is a village in Randolph County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Coulterville had a population of 834.

Its first post office opened in 1854. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 945 to 834 (-12%).

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

Timeline

Coulterville, 1854 to 1920

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1854Post officeThe Coulterville post office opens
  3. 1879Born hereNick Kahl is born here
  4. 1883Born hereWalter East is born here
  5. 20th century
  6. 1914On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 1920CensusPopulation peaks at 1,407
By decade

Coulterville, decade by decade

Date unknown1 to date
Parsonage R.P. Church, Coultersville, Ill (NBY 428899)Date?Parsonage R.P. Church, Coultersville, Ill (NBY 428899)
Today12 recent
Wanted- Miners Dollars2017Wanted- Miners DollarsView Inside2017View InsideSouthern Illinois2017Southern IllinoisSouthern Illinois2017Southern IllinoisSouthern Illinois2017Southern IllinoisSouthern Ilinois2017Southern IlinoisSlots2017SlotsSecond and E. Grant2017Second and E. GrantPistol City2017Pistol CityNutrena Feeds2017Nutrena FeedsFor the man who needs toys for Christmas2017For the man who needs toys for ChristmasCoulterville's 1900 Train Depot2010Coulterville's 1900 Train Depot
Every building

Coulterville, building by building, 1917

Fire insurance maps drew every building, what it was made of and what it was used for, so insurers could price the risk of fire. Pick a sheet.

Coulterville fire insurance map, 1917, sheet 21917Sheet 2 of 2
BrickWoodStone

Sanborn Map Company, via the Library of Congress. Editions published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

Then & now

Stand where they stood

No then-and-now pairs yet. Take a photo from the same spot as an old one and they appear here side by side.

Parsonage R.P. Church, Coultersville, Ill (NBY 428899)
Retake this viewParsonage R.P. Church, Coultersville, Ill (NBY 428899)

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Famous people

2 famous people were born in Coulterville

Writers, athletes, leaders and more, ranked by how widely they’re known.

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Nick KahlAmerican baseball player · b. 1879
Walter EastAmerican basketball player-coach · b. 1883

Questions about Coulterville’s history

What year was Coulterville founded?

The Coulterville post office opened in 1854, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 Wikimedia Commons (13), Wikidata and Wikipedia for famous people, U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and Sanborn fire insurance maps (Library of Congress). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.