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History · Gold Township

31% of Gold Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1929 on.

0on the National Register
31%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Gold Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Gold Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Gold Township, in brief

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

Gold Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 152 and it contained 88 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 180 to 152 (-16%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Gold Township on the map, 1929 to 1983

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

Gold Township on the 1929 USGS mapGold Township on the 1932 USGS mapGold Township on the 1983 USGS map1929Annawan 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 Gold Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Gold Township

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

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Darwin TeilhetAmerican writer · b. 1904
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Harry TrekellMajor League Baseball pitcher · b. 1892
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Red GunkelAmerican baseball player · b. 1894
Clifford C. ParksAmerican politician and businessman · b. 1860
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Conley SchoolschoolEtheridge AirportairportJohnson SchoolschoolPleasant Ridge SchoolschoolTrading House Schoolschool
1cemetery inside Gold Township
Gold Township

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.

Manlius Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMineral TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFairfield Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAlba TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townYorktown 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 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.