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History · Missouri Township

23% of Missouri Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1981 on.

0on the National Register
23%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Missouri Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Missouri Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Missouri Township’s homes were built before 1963.
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Decades since 1900 with photos
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The story so far

Missouri Township, in brief

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

Missouri Township is one of nine townships in Brown County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 156 and it contained 87 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 143 to 156 (+9%).

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

By decade

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On the map

Missouri Township on the map in 1981

The U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Missouri Township.

Missouri Township on the 1981 USGS map1981Ripley 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 Missouri Township.

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
Scotts Mill
Gone or out of use
Bell SchoolschoolByrnes SchoolschoolFairview SchoolschoolLiberty SchoolschoolNew Salem ChurchchurchPit 14 Cedar Creek MineminePit 15 Cedar Creek MineminePleasant View SchoolschoolQuinlan SchoolschoolRang Minemine
9cemeteries and burying grounds inside Missouri Township
BeansBell KeithClark CampbellGlasgow FarmKinmanKinneyLinn - Walker GravesMiller LandRigg

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.

Woodstock TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townRipley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMount Sterling TownshipIts storyBPea Ridge TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townCamden TownshipIts storynot 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 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.