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History · Manlius Township

Manlius Township’s post office opened in 1871, and 59% of its homes were built before 1940

1 place in town is on the National Register. Below: maps from 1921 on.

1871first post office
1on the National Register
59%homes built before 1940
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How Manlius Township began

When was Manlius Township founded?

1871

The Manlius Township post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name.

2020 census: 574155 years
Founding year: the first Manlius Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0).

What stands out about Manlius 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 Manlius Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Manlius Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Manlius Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Manlius Township, in brief

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

Manlius Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 574 and it contained 306 housing units. Manlius Township changed its name from Green River Township on an unknown date.

Its first post office opened in 1871. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 653 to 574 (-12%).

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

Manlius Township on the map, 1921 to 1983

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

Manlius Township on the 1921 USGS mapManlius Township on the 1983 USGS map1921Buda 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 Manlius Township.

On the National Register

1 historic place in Manlius Township

The country’s official list of buildings and places worth saving.

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National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Photos from Wikimedia Commons, credited on each place’s page.

Famous people

Famous people close to Manlius Township

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

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Billy GarrettRacecar driver · b. 1933
Kathryn HaysAmerican actress · b. 1933
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Virgil FoxAmerican musician · b. 1912
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Josh TaylorAmerican actor · b. 1943
Neil ReaganAmerican actor (1908–1996); older brother of Ro… · b. 1908
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William BascomAmerican folklorist · b. 1912
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Condon SchoolschoolCunningham SchoolschoolKrebs SchoolschoolLittlefield SchoolschoolOld Manlius SchoolschoolRed SchoolschoolRidge SchoolschoolSand Hill ChurchchurchSisson Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Manlius Township
FollettSand Hill Baptist

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.

Gold TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGreenville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBureau TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townConcord Township2 historic placesA+

Questions about Manlius Township’s history

What year was Manlius Township founded?

The Manlius Township post office opened in 1871, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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 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.