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History · Seven Hickory Township

48% of Seven Hickory Township’s homes were built before 1940

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48%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Seven Hickory Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Seven Hickory Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Old housesHalf of Seven Hickory Township’s homes were built before 1952.
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The story so far

Seven Hickory Township, in brief

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

Seven Hickory Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 312 and it contained 120 housing units. The township's name changed from Hickory Township on May 7, 1860.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 286 to 312 (+9%).

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

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Famous people

Famous people close to Seven Hickory Township

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

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Gregg TolandAmerican cinematographer · b. 1904
Patricia HarrisAmerican politician and diplomat · b. 1924
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Thomas Chrowder ChamberlinAmerican geologist and educator · b. 1843
Charles ClaryActor · b. 1873
Charlotte MartinAmerican musician · b. 1976
Frank EdwardsAmerican writer and broadcaster · b. 1908
Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners and places now gone

Another post office, Fair Grange, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map
Fairgrange
Gone or out of use
Bunker Hill SchoolschoolCenter SchoolschoolDice SchoolschoolEversole SchoolschoolGlassco SchoolschoolGrant SchoolschoolMarshall SchoolschoolMartin Box SchoolschoolMullen SchoolschoolO'Hara SchoolschoolSeven Hickory SchoolschoolShiloh SchoolschoolWheatley Schoolschool

US Post Offices dataset (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). 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.

Charleston Township9 historic placesnot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townMorgan TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townHumboldt TownshipIts storyCBowdre 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.