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History · Lone Grove Township

26% of Lone Grove Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1945 on and the census since 2000.

0on the National Register
26%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Lone Grove Township’s past

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The story so far

Lone Grove Township, in brief

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Lone Grove Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 632 and it contained 262 housing units. This township was formed from LaClede and Wilberton townships in September 1876.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 656 to 632 (-4%).

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

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On the map

Lone Grove Township on the map, 1945 to 1985

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

Lone Grove Township on the 1945 USGS mapLone Grove Township on the 1985 USGS map1945Kinmundy 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 Lone Grove Township.

People over time

Lone Grove Township, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 725

Between 632 and 725 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Lone Grove Township’s Wikipedia page.

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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Gone or out of use
Ambuehl SchoolschoolBrasel SchoolschoolLone Grove SchoolschoolPleasant Grove SchoolschoolRauchman SchoolschoolSaint Johns Churchchurch
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Lone Grove Township
AmbuehlHarrisSaint Peter Lutheran

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.

Wheatland TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWilberton TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townLa Clede TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townKinmundy Township2 historic placesBWest 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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.