What drives North Litchfield Township’s History grade
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, North Litchfield Township is more historic than 88% of U.S. towns, #101 of 768 in Illinois. All 2 inputs are above most U.S. towns; its share of homes from before 1940 ranks highest and its National Register listings lowest.
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HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of North Litchfield Township’s overall grade.
Few Illinois towns list much on the Register (a typical Illinois town has 0.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so North Litchfield Township’s 8.2 sits above most of its state (81% of Illinois towns have fewer) while its 4 listings outnumber those of 68% of U.S. towns.
How sure. Graded on two of the three inputs, so a change in either one moves the letter more than it would with three. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±6.2 points).
Founding year: our sources. Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about North Litchfield Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.
Honey Bend
1875–1953
Barnett
1880–1931
18701950today
Hamlets and corners on the map
BarnettHoney Bend
Gone or out of use
Beacon SchoolschoolLake Erie SchoolschoolRitchie SchoolschoolSchool Number 56schoolVictory Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside North Litchfield Township
Elm Lawn Memorial ParkRoberts
US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Places and cemeteries from the USGS Geographic Names Information System (2021).
On the map
North Litchfield Township on the map, 1915 to 1974
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of North Litchfield Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1915Mount Olive 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 North Litchfield Township.
The story so far
North Litchfield Township, in brief
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of North Litchfield Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
North Litchfield Township (T9N R5W) is located in Montgomery County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,148 and it contained 2,315 housing units.
Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,148 to 4,939 (-4%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
North Litchfield Township, 1875 to 1953
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Questions about North Litchfield Township’s history
How does North Litchfield Township rank for history?
North Litchfield Township is more historic than 88% of U.S. towns, #101 of 768 in Illinois. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in North Litchfield Township?
23% of North Litchfield Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±6.2 points), against a typical 11% for an Illinois town; the median home was built in 1961.
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).
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.
