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History · South Palmyra Township

South Palmyra Township dates to 1870, and 29% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1931 on and the census since 2000.

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29%homes built before 1940
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How South Palmyra Township began

When was South Palmyra Township founded?

1870

South Palmyra Township dates its founding to 1870 (Wikidata). The census first counted it in 2000.

First census: 819 in 20002020 census: 672156 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1858.

What stands out about South Palmyra Township’s past

Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.

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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how South Palmyra Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

South Palmyra Township, in brief

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

South Palmyra Township (T11N R8W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 747 and it contained 380 housing units.

South Palmyra Township was established in 1870. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 747 to 672 (-10%).

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

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On the map

South Palmyra Township on the map, 1931 to 1998

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

South Palmyra Township on the 1931 USGS mapSouth Palmyra Township on the 1979 USGS mapSouth Palmyra Township on the 1998 USGS map1931Carlinville 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 Palmyra Township.

People over time

South Palmyra Township, census by census

020040060080020002020Peak: 819

Between 672 and 819 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to South Palmyra Township

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

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Edward Alsworth RossAmerican sociologist · b. 1866
Henry Calvert SimonsAmerican economist · b. 1899
Eulabee DixAmerican artist · b. 1878
Charlotte PierceSilent film actress · b. 1904
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Warren AmbroseAmerican mathematician · b. 1914
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Joe McManusAmerican baseball player · b. 1887
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Antioch ChurchchurchDenby SchoolschoolDresser Mill SchoolschoolDuncan SchoolschoolHazel Green SchoolschoolJames W Andrew AirportairportLiberty ChurchchurchMount Olive SchoolschoolSimpson Hill Schoolschool
10cemeteries and burying grounds inside South Palmyra Township
AndrewCrawfordCrumDenbyDoss GraveEtterRangeRossWellerWills

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.

Barr TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townSouth Otter TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Palmyra TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBird TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about South Palmyra Township’s history

What year was South Palmyra Township founded?

In 1870, according to Wikidata. South Palmyra Township’s post office opened in 1858, and the census of 2000 counted 819 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) 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.