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History · South Hurricane Township

South Hurricane Township dates to 1859, and 35% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1944 on and the census since 2000.

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How South Hurricane Township began

When was South Hurricane Township founded?

1859

South Hurricane Township dates its founding to 1859 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 2000.

First census: 348 in 20002020 census: 220167 years

Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1883.

What stands out about South Hurricane Township’s past

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The story so far

South Hurricane Township, in brief

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

South Hurricane Township is one of twenty townships in Fayette County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 220 and it contained 100 housing units. This township split from Hurricane Township sometime after 1921.

South Hurricane Township was established in 1859. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 308 to 220 (-29%).

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

Timeline

South Hurricane Township, 1859 to 1962

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

19th century
1859
FoundingSouth Hurricane Township is established
1883Post officeThe Bayle City post office opens
20th century
1944On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
1962Post officeThe Bayle City post office closes

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On the map

South Hurricane Township on the map, 1944 to 1998

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

South Hurricane Township on the 1944 USGS map

South Hurricane Township on the 1974 USGS map

South Hurricane Township on the 1998 USGS map

1944Ramsey 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 South Hurricane Township.

People over time

South Hurricane Township, census by census

Between 220 and 348 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on South Hurricane Township’s Wikipedia page.

Famous people

Famous people close to South Hurricane Township

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

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June SquibbAmerican actress · b. 1929

H. L. HuntAmerican businessman · b. 1889

Virgil MillerAmerican cinematographer · b. 1886

Frederick RemannAmerican politician · b. 1847

H. Joel DeckardAmerican politician · b. 1942

Forrest ClaypoolAmerican politician · b. 1958

Places that used to be

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

Another post office, Bayle City, opened and closed inside today’s town.

Hamlets and corners on the map

Bayle City

Gone or out of use

Cloverleaf SchoolschoolLittle Hickory SchoolschoolPrairie Mound SchoolschoolWhitten Schoolschool

9cemeteries and burying grounds inside South Hurricane Township

CarlockDonaldsonFoxHarrisIsbellLibertyNavePolandPope

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.

Hurricane TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town Fillmore Consolidated TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town Shafter TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town Ramsey TownshipIts storyC⁺

Questions about South Hurricane Township’s history

What year was South Hurricane Township founded?

In 1859, according to Wikidata. South Hurricane Township’s post office opened in 1883, and the census of 2000 counted 348 people here.

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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, U.S. Census counts (via Wikipedia), 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.

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