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History · Lynnville Township

48% of Lynnville Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1968 on.

0on the National Register
48%homes built before 1940
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Photo: Ben Jacobson (Kranar Drogin) · CC BY 2.5

What stands out about Lynnville 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 Lynnville Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Lynnville Township’s homes were built before 1945.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Lynnville Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Lynnville Township, in brief

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

Lynnville Township is located in Ogle County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 642 and it contained 247 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 642 to 552 (-14%).

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

By decade

No old photos in the archives yet

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

Lynnville Township on the map, 1968 to 1981

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

Lynnville Township on the 1968 USGS mapLynnville Township on the 1981 USGS map1968Fairdale sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Lynnville Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Lynnville Township

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

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Joan AllenAmerican actress · b. 1956
Lloyd IngrahamActor, film director · b. 1874
William CourtrightActor · b. 1848
Frank WhiteAmerican politician · b. 1856
Knute HillAmerican politician · b. 1876
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Paul R. LawrenceAmerican business theorist · b. 1922
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
Lindenwood
Gone or out of use
Bauer AirportairportChamberlain SchoolschoolCook SchoolschoolCountryman SchoolschoolGreenway SchoolschoolMoore SchoolschoolSomers Blossom Airportairport
1cemetery inside Lynnville Township
Lindenwood

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.

South Grove Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMonroe TownshipIts storyB−Dement TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWhite Rock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Lynnville Township’s history

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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.