Most of Spring Point Township was built recently: 6% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 1978. Below: maps from 1953 on and the census since 1930.
On its age, its old homes and the National Register, Spring Point Township is more historic than 23% of U.S. towns. Its age holds the grade up; its National Register listings pull it down.
C−
HistoryA character grade: shown, never part of Spring Point Township’s overall grade.
Few Illinois towns list much on the Register (a typical Illinois town has 0.5 per 10,000 residents, the U.S. 2.4), so Spring Point Township’s 0.0 sits below most of its state (28% of Illinois towns have fewer) while its 0 listings outnumber those of 23% of U.S. towns.
NoteThe founding year comes from Wikidata alone; no second source gives 1860.
How sure. Graded on any two of the three inputs instead, the letter would range from C− to C. The pre-1940 share is a Census survey estimate (±4.9 points).
Founding year: Wikidata (other dates in Quick answers). Homes: Census ACS 2020–24. National Register: National Park Service, May 2026 list; each listing counted once (boundary changes and added documentation belong to their listing), and a historic district counts its contributing buildings. How TownRatings grades history →
What stands out about Spring Point Township’s past
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Spring Point Township yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Spring Point Township is one of eight townships in Cumberland County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 1,332 and it contained 485 housing units.
Spring Point Township was established in 1860. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 1,294 to 1,332 (+3%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Timeline
Spring Point Township, 1860 to 1953
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Spring Point Township. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
1953Teutopolis 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 Spring Point Township.
People over time
Spring Point Township, census by census
Between 956 and 1,332 people in every census since 1930.
10 censuses, 1930–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Spring Point Township’s Wikipedia page.
Famous people
Famous people close to Spring Point Township
Nobody well known was born in Spring Point Township itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds
Another post office, Roslyn, opened and closed inside today’s town.
Hamlets and corners on the map
LillyvilleRoslyn
Gone or out of use
Aleshire SchoolschoolButterfly SchoolschoolLone Elm SchoolschoolLookout SchoolschoolRoslyn United Methodist ChurchchurchSpring Point SchoolschoolWest Union SchoolschoolWhitehall Schoolschool
8cemeteries and burying grounds inside Spring Point Township
Brush CreekElliottFaunceIllinois Central PioneerKingeryLillyvilleMullenNeedham
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.
In 1860, according to Wikidata. Spring Point Township’s post office opened in 1889, and the census of 1930 counted 1,044 people here.
How does Spring Point Township rank for history?
Spring Point Township is more historic than 23% of U.S. towns. The History grade combines the town’s founding era, the share of homes built before 1940 and its National Register listings. It’s a character grade, so it isn’t part of the overall grade. How it works.
How old are the homes in Spring Point Township?
6% of Spring Point Township’s homes were built before 1940 (Census estimate, ±4.9 points), against a typical 11% for an Illinois town; the median home was built in 1978.
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).
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.
