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History · Millbrook Township

44% of Millbrook Township’s homes were built before 1940

0on the National Register
44%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Millbrook 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 Millbrook Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Millbrook Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Millbrook Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

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

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Elmore
1847–1936
French Grove
1866–1895
Laura
1888–today
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
ElmoreLaura
Gone or out of use
Nightingale SchoolschoolScotland Schoolschool
3cemeteries and burying grounds inside Millbrook Township
CampbellFrench GroveGlendale

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).

The story so far

Millbrook Township, in brief

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

Millbrook Township is located in Peoria County, Illinois. As of the 2020 census, its population was 419 and it contained 192 housing units. As of the 2010 census, its population was 488 and it contained 197 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 488 to 419 (-14%).

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

Timeline

Millbrook Township, 1847 to 1936

Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.

  1. 19th century
  2. 1847Post officeThe Elmore post office opens
  3. 1866Post officeThe French Grove post office opens
  4. 1888Post officeThe Laura post office opens
  5. 1895Post officeThe French Grove post office closes
  6. 20th century
  7. 1936Post officeThe Elmore post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Millbrook Township

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

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Lorado TaftAmerican sculptor and writer · b. 1860
John Joseph SeerleyAmerican politician · b. 1852
George A. WilliamsAmerican politician, Nebraska · b. 1864
L. R. KershawAmerican railway businessman · b. 1880
William E. PhelpsAmerican politician and diplomat · b. 1835
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Wooky RobertsAmerican football player, fullback, halfback · b. 1897
Stories next door

History across the town line

Each neighbor’s History grade, on the same three inputs.

Brimfield Township1 historic placeATruro TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPrinceville Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townWest Jersey TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townEssex Township1 historic placenot 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 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.