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History · South Muddy Township

South Muddy Township dates to 1859, and 28% of its homes were built before 1940

1859founded
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28%homes built before 1940
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How South Muddy Township began

When was South Muddy Township founded?

1859

South Muddy Township dates its founding to 1859 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1871.

2020 census: 341167 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1871.

What stands out about South Muddy 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 South Muddy Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages2 post offices opened and closed inside today’s South Muddy Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Muddy Township’s history is told.

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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, places now gone and burying grounds

Two other post offices opened and closed inside today’s town.

Boone
1871–1877
Boon
1898–1904
18701950today
Gone or out of use
Boone Post Officepost officeGalloway SchoolschoolIndependence SchoolschoolUnion Schoolschool
10cemeteries and burying grounds inside South Muddy Township
AbbottDevoreFosterFreemanFulk - PierceHeadyvillePleasant ValleySouth MuddyWortheyWorthy

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

The story so far

South Muddy Township, in brief

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

South Muddy Township is one of eleven townships in Jasper County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 341 and it contained 135 housing units.

South Muddy Township was established in 1859. Its population held steady between the last two censuses: 340 in 2010, 341 in 2020.

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

Timeline

South Muddy Township, 1859 to 1904

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1859
    FoundingSouth Muddy Township is established
  3. 1871Post officeThe Boone post office opens
  4. 1877Post officeThe Boone post office closes
  5. 1898Post officeThe Boon post office opens
  6. 20th century
  7. 1904Post officeThe Boon post office closes
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No old photos in the archives yet

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 South Muddy Township

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

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Bailey ZimmermanAmerican singer · b. 2000
Darren BaileyAmerican farmer and politician · b. 1966
Edwin B. BrooksAmerican politician · b. 1868
Laurence F. ArnoldAmerican politician · b. 1891
Thomas Sutler WilliamsAmerican politician · b. 1872
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George LyonsBaseball player · b. 1891
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Smallwood TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Muddy TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townPixley TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBible Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about South Muddy Township’s history

What year was South Muddy Township founded?

In 1859, according to Wikidata. South Muddy Township’s post office opened in 1871.

Memory lane

What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.

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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.