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History · Douglas Township

Half of Douglas Township’s homes were built after 1970

Most of Douglas Township was built recently: 0.0% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1970. Below: maps from 1937 on.

0on the National Register
0.0%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Douglas 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 Douglas Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Douglas Township, in brief

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

Douglas Township is one of fifteen townships in Clark County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 129 and it contained 68 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 168 to 129 (-23%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Douglas Township on the map, 1937 to 1979

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

Douglas Township on the 1937 USGS mapDouglas Township on the 1964 USGS mapDouglas Township on the 1979 USGS map1937Marshall 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 Douglas Township.

Places that used to be

Old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Old hamlets and crossroads still carry their names on the map.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Castle Fin
Gone or out of use
McClure SchoolschoolPikes Peak Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Douglas Township
Forsythe

Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Marshall Township9 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDolson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSymmes TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWabash TownshipIts storyCGrandview Township1 historic placenot 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 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.