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History · Honey Creek Township

37% of Honey Creek Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1948 on and old-book passages.

0on the National Register
37%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Honey Creek Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Honey Creek Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Honey Creek Township’s homes were built before 1959.
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The story so far

Honey Creek Township, in brief

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

Honey Creek Township is one of twenty-two townships in Adams County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 747 and it contained 312 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 720 to 747 (+4%).

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

From the old history books

What they wrote about Honey Creek Township in 1919

Passages that mention Honey Creek Township, cut from the printed page as they were published.

out during the voyage and thirteen of the passengers died of that dread disease. One of them was Edward Taylor's sister. From New York the Taylor family first went to Philadelphia and thence came by railroad and water to Quincj'. Edward Taylor soon settled on a farm in Honey Creek Township and even…
Quincy and Adams County history1919 · page 923Read the page →
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out during the voyage and thirteen of the passengers died of that dread disease. One of them was Edward Taylor's sister. From New York the Taylor family first went to Philadelphia and thence came by railroad and water to Quincj'. Edward Taylor soon settled on a farm in Honey Creek Township and eventually developed important interests as a farmer and stock feeder. In

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Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.

By decade

Honey Creek Township, decade by decade

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On the map

Honey Creek Township on the map, 1948 to 1995

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

Honey Creek Township on the 1948 USGS mapHoney Creek Township on the 1981 USGS mapHoney Creek Township on the 1995 USGS map1948Camp Point 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 Honey Creek Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Honey Creek Township

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

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Mary AstorAmerican actress and author · b. 1906
Paul TibbetsUnited States Air Force pilot · b. 1915
John W. HenryAmerican businessman · b. 1949
Robert LivingstonAmerican actor · b. 1904
Judy KoehlerAmerican politician · b. 1941
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Tesha BussAmerican politician from Vermont
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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Brushy SchoolschoolCenter SchoolschoolGlenwood SchoolschoolMorton SchoolschoolMount Vernon SchoolschoolOakwood SchoolschoolRocky Hill Schoolschool
5cemeteries and burying grounds inside Honey Creek Township
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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.

Keene TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGilmer TownshipIts storyC+Camp Point Township1 historic placeAMendon Township1 historic placeA−

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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 Wikimedia Commons (1), U.S. Geological Survey historical maps, the US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.