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History · Leepertown Township

Leepertown Township’s post office opened in 1851, and 41% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

1851first post office
0on the National Register
41%homes built before 1940
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How Leepertown Township began

When was Leepertown Township founded?

1851

The Leepertown Township post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 333175 years
Founding year: the first Leepertown Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Leepertown 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 Leepertown Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18935 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1979. Watch Leepertown Township change.Old housesHalf of Leepertown Township’s homes were built before 1952.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Leepertown Township’s history is told.

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On the map

Leepertown Township on the map, 1893 to 1979

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

Leepertown Township on the 1893 USGS mapLeepertown Township on the 1909 USGS mapLeepertown Township on the 1911 USGS mapLeepertown Township on the 1966 USGS mapLeepertown Township on the 1979 USGS map1893Hennepin 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 Leepertown Township.

The story so far

Leepertown Township, in brief

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

Leepertown Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 333 and it contained 164 housing units. Leepertown Township changed its name from Leipertown Township on an unknown date.

Its first post office opened in 1851. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 364 to 333 (-9%).

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

By decade

Leepertown Township, decade by decade

Today1 recent
Leepertown Township building 2026-08-222026Leepertown Township building 2026-08-22
Places that used to be

Places now gone

Gone or out of use
Red Mill Schoolschool

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.

Hennepin Township2 historic placesA−Hennepin2 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSelby TownshipIts storyA−Arispie Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townDe PueIts storyB−Senachwine Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGranville TownshipIts storyB+Hall TownshipIts storyB−

Questions about Leepertown Township’s history

What year was Leepertown Township founded?

The Leepertown Township post office opened in 1851, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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 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.