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History · Mayberry Township

Half of Mayberry Township’s homes were built after 1966

Most of Mayberry Township was built recently: 10% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1966.

0on the National Register
10%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Mayberry 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 Mayberry Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.
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The story so far

Mayberry Township, in brief

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

Mayberry Township is one of twelve townships in Hamilton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 450 and it contained 222 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 486 to 450 (-7%).

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

By decade

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Famous people

Famous people close to Mayberry Township

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

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David D. PhelpsAmerican politician · b. 1947
Kendall RhineAmerican basketball player · b. 1943
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Max MorrisAmerican basketball player · b. 1925
George BarkerAmerican politician in Virginia · b. 1951
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Jeanette Mott OxfordAmerican politician · b. 1954
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John O. JonesAmerican politician · b. 1940
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

Another post office, Rectorville, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Nipper CornerRectorville
Gone or out of use
Mayberry SchoolschoolPig Ridge SchoolschoolWalters Schoolschool
8cemeteries and burying grounds inside Mayberry Township
Big HillClarkCookGholsonKeaslerLanhamMorrisWolfe

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.

Indian Creek TownshipIts storyB−Rector TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCrook TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTwigg TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth Twigg TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEnfield TownshipIts storyB−

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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 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.