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History · Floyd Township

46% of Floyd Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1985 on.

0on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Floyd 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 Floyd Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Floyd Township’s homes were built before 1942.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Floyd Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Floyd Township, in brief

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

Floyd Township is located in Warren County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 472 and it contained 207 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 472 to 406 (-14%).

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

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

Floyd Township on the map in 1985

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Floyd Township.

Floyd Township on the 1985 USGS map1985Galesburg sheet · 1:100,000

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Floyd Township

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

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Justin HartleyAmerican actor · b. 1977
James StockdaleUS Navy admiral and aviator · b. 1923
George Latimer BatesAmerican naturalist · b. 1863
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Calvin B. HooverAmerican economist · b. 1897
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Frank F. RossUnited States Army Medal of Honor recipient · b. 1867
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Edward RobertsAmerican weight thrower · b. 1892
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
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Gone or out of use
Cherry Farm SchoolschoolKenan SchoolschoolMeans SchoolschoolMud Corners SchoolschoolRichey SchoolschoolShortsville SchoolschoolStringtown Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Floyd Township
BerwickSilent Home

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.

Cedar TownshipIts storyBBerwick TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townColdbrook TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLenox 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.