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History · Goose Creek Township

Goose Creek Township dates to 1859, and 33% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1937 on.

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How Goose Creek Township began

When was Goose Creek Township founded?

1859

Goose Creek Township dates its founding to 1859 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1873.

2020 census: 788167 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1873.

What stands out about Goose Creek 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 Goose Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Goose Creek Township’s homes were built before 1958.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Goose Creek Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Goose Creek Township, in brief

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

Goose Creek Township is a township in Piatt County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 790 and it contained 355 housing units. Ameren's Goose Creek Energy Center, a combustion turbine generator (CTG) power plant, is located in Goose Creek Township.

Goose Creek Township was established in 1859. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 790 in 2010, 788 in 2020.

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

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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

Goose Creek Township on the map, 1937 to 1979

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

Goose Creek Township on the 1937 USGS mapGoose Creek Township on the 1943 USGS mapGoose Creek Township on the 1979 USGS map1937Monticello 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 Goose Creek Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Goose Creek Township

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

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Edwin V. ChampionAmerican politician · b. 1890
Rolla Coral McMillenAmerican politician · b. 1880
Vespasian WarnerAmerican politician · b. 1842
Jeff PfefferAmerican baseball player · b. 1888
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George NonteAmerican journalist · b. 1926
Robert C. BurkeUnited States Marine Corps Medal of Honor recip… · b. 1949
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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Ashland SchoolschoolEnterprise SchoolschoolFairview SchoolschoolKentucky ChurchchurchKentucky SchoolschoolMorain SchoolschoolMount Vernon SchoolschoolPiatt SchoolschoolPleasant Falls SchoolschoolProspect SchoolschoolWarren SchoolschoolWestern SchoolschoolWisegarver Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Goose Creek Township
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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.

Nixon TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWillow Branch Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBlue Ridge TownshipIts storyC+Sangamon TownshipIts storyC−Friends Creek TownshipIts storyBSanta Anna TownshipIts storyB+

Questions about Goose Creek Township’s history

What year was Goose Creek Township founded?

In 1859, according to Wikidata. Goose Creek Township’s post office opened in 1873.

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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.