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History · Fairmount Township

27% of Fairmount Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1926 on.

0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Fairmount 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 Fairmount Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Fairmount Township’s homes were built before 1947.
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The story so far

Fairmount Township, in brief

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

Fairmount Township is located in Pike County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 188 and it contained 109 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 188 to 149 (-21%).

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

Timeline

Fairmount Township, 1858 to 1926

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1858Post officeThe Fish Hook post office opens
  3. 20th century
  4. 1905Post officeThe Fish Hook post office closes
  5. 1926On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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On the map

Fairmount Township on the map, 1926 to 1981

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

Fairmount Township on the 1926 USGS mapFairmount Township on the 1981 USGS map1926Mt Sterling 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 Fairmount Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Fairmount Township

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

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Floyd DellNovelist, poet, playwright, critic, editor · b. 1887
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Clifton C. EdomAmerican photojournalist · b. 1907
Calvin Brainerd CadyAmerican music educator · b. 1851
George NicolAmerican baseball player · b. 1870
Lottie Holman O'NeillPolitician · b. 1878
Places that used to be

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

Another post office, Fish Hook, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Fishhook
Gone or out of use
Bower SchoolschoolFairmount SchoolschoolGardner SchoolschoolHopewell SchoolschoolRush SchoolschoolSouth Prairie SchoolschoolWoodland Schoolschool
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Fairmount Township
BrowerKurfmanSeabornSeyboldWoodland

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Perry Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBeverly TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNew Salem TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBuckhorn TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMcKee 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.