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History · Miller Township

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

Below: maps from 1892 on.

0on the National Register
48%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Miller Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Miller Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18924 editions of the USGS map, 1892 to 1970. Watch Miller Township change.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Miller Township, and 2 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Miller Township’s homes were built before 1963.
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On the map

Miller Township on the map, 1892 to 1970

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

Miller Township on the 1892 USGS mapMiller Township on the 1916 USGS mapMiller Township on the 1940 USGS mapMiller Township on the 1970 USGS map1892Marseilles 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 Miller Township.

Places that used to be

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

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

Manlius
1857–1864
Danway
1872–1903
Stavange
1887–1903
18501940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
DanwayStavanger
Gone or out of use
Barber SchoolschoolForbes SchoolschoolGrove SchoolschoolLang SchoolschoolLongview AirportairportPeddicord SchoolschoolPrairie Lake Hunt Club AirportairportRosedale SchoolschoolSampson SchoolschoolSection Schoolschool
6cemeteries and burying grounds inside Miller Township
David StrawnManlius MethodistNorwayOlsonSectionStavanger

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

The story so far

Miller Township, in brief

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

Miller Township is located in LaSalle County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, its population was 574 and it contained 235 housing units. Miller Township was formed from Manlius Township and Mission Township on an unknown date.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 633 to 574 (-9%).

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

Timeline

Miller Township, 1857 to 1903

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1857Post officeThe Manlius post office opens
  3. 1864Post officeThe Manlius post office closes
  4. 1872Post officeThe Danway post office opens
  5. 1887Post officeThe Stavange post office opens
  6. 1892On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  7. 20th century
  8. 1903Post officeThe Danway post office closes
  9. 1903Post officeThe Stavange post office closes
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Famous people

Famous people close to Miller Township

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

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Terrence MalickAmerican film director and screenwriter · b. 1943
Bob McGrathAmerican actor · b. 1932
Maria KanellisAmerican professional wrestler, manager, actres… · b. 1982
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Johnston McCulleyAmerican writer · b. 1883
Russell LeeAmerican photographer and photojournalist · b. 1903
Walter M. PierceAmerican politician · b. 1861
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Mission Township2 historic placesANettle Creek TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townManlius Township1 historic placeA−Rutland Township2 historic placesA−

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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.