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History · Romine Township

Half of Romine Township’s homes were built after 1984

Most of Romine Township was built recently: 2% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1984.

0on the National Register
2%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Romine 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 Romine Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Romine Township, and 3 old place names are still on the map.Old burying grounds12 cemeteries and burying grounds inside Romine Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Romine 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.

Hickory Hill
1843–1905
Helm
1898–1905
18401930today
Hamlets and corners on the map
HelmHickory HillUnion Town
Gone or out of use
Burrough SchoolschoolDalton SchoolschoolDonahoe Prairie SchoolschoolGreen ChurchchurchHickory Hill ChurchchurchHickory Hill SchoolschoolLiberty SchoolschoolNew Home SchoolschoolUnion Schoolschool
12cemeteries and burying grounds inside Romine Township
BarrallBlankenshipBurroughsChristian HomeDonoho PrairieFieldsHickory HillNew LibertyOld Donoho PrairiePalestineStuberUnion

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

The story so far

Romine Township, in brief

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

Romine Township is located in Marion County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 514 and it contained 227 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 514 to 497 (-3%).

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

Timeline

Romine Township, 1843 to 1905

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1843Post officeThe Hickory Hill post office opens
  3. 1898Post officeThe Helm post office opens
  4. 20th century
  5. 1905Post officeThe Hickory Hill post office closes
  6. 1905Post officeThe Helm post office closes
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Weddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.

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Famous people

Famous people close to Romine Township

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

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William Sherman JenningsAmerican politician · b. 1863
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George CorbettAmerican football player · b. 1908
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Ephraim S. Claybournb. 1851
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Orchard TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townFarrington TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHaines TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townIuka TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townGarden Hill 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 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.