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History · Heralds Prairie Township

27% of Heralds Prairie Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1905 on.

0on the National Register
27%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Heralds Prairie 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 Heralds Prairie Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19053 editions of the USGS map, 1905 to 1964. Watch Heralds Prairie Township change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Heralds Prairie Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Heralds Prairie Township on the map, 1905 to 1964

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

Heralds Prairie Township on the 1905 USGS mapHeralds Prairie Township on the 1949 USGS mapHeralds Prairie Township on the 1964 USGS map1905New Haven 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 Heralds Prairie Township.

The story so far

Heralds Prairie Township, in brief

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

Heralds Prairie Township is located in White County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 594 and it contained 269 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 594 to 645 (+9%).

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

Timeline

Heralds Prairie Township, 1886 to 1905

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1886Post officeThe Herald post office opens
  3. 1887Post officeThe Iron post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1905Post officeThe Iron post office closes
  6. 1905On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
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No old photos in the archives yet

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Famous people

Famous people close to Heralds Prairie Township

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

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Max MorrisAmerican basketball player · b. 1925
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John O. JonesAmerican politician · b. 1940
Mark R. BaconAmerican politician · b. 1852
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Floyd NewkirkAmerican baseball player · b. 1908
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Clive ForresterAmerican lawn bowler · b. 1911
Places that used to be

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

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

Herald
1886–today
Iron
1887–1905
18801950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HeraldIron
Gone or out of use
Bunker SchoolschoolRoland Oil FieldoilfieldSutton AirportairportSutton AirportairportUnion SchoolschoolWalnut Grove Schoolschool
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Heralds Prairie Township
GreenHeraldMoorePlainviewUnion RidgeWalnut Grove

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.

Indian Creek TownshipIts storyB−Emma TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townAsbury TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCarmi Township5 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, 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.