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History · Freedom Township

Half of Freedom Township’s homes were built after 1995

Most of Freedom Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1995. Below: maps from 1942 on.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Freedom 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 Freedom Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Freedom Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Freedom Township, in brief

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

Freedom Township is one of twelve townships in Carroll County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 799 and it contained 920 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 695 to 799 (+15%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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On the map

Freedom Township on the map, 1942 to 1985

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

Freedom Township on the 1942 USGS mapFreedom Township on the 1985 USGS map1942Mt Carroll 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 Freedom 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
Lake Carroll
Gone or out of use
Arnold Grove SchoolschoolArnold SchoolschoolFreedom SchoolschoolRenner SchoolschoolSlick Schoolschool
4cemeteries and burying grounds inside Freedom Township
Arnolds GroveArnolds Grove DunkardRennerWolfe

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.

Cherry Grove-Shannon TownshipIts storyBWoodland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSalem TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLake CarrollIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBerreman TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townJefferson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMount Carroll4 historic placesA+Mount Carroll Township4 historic placesA+

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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.