Each edition grades its towns against each other only.
Below: maps from 1941 on and the census since 1880.
The Springerton post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name.
Read from the archive, the National Register and the record. The page puts what stands out first.
The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Springerton’s history is told.
Peaked at 418 in 1910; 101 people lived here in 2020.
14 censuses, 1880–2020.
U.S. Census Bureau decennial counts, from the census table on Springerton’s Wikipedia page.
Wikipedia doesn’t have a history of Springerton yet. The photos, dates and memories neighbors add here are how it gets written.
Springerton is a village in White County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2020 census, Springerton had a population of 101.
Its first post office opened in 1870. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 110 to 101 (-8%).
Intro from Wikipedia. Population: U.S. Census Bureau.
Passages that mention Springerton, cut from the printed page as they were published.
The southeast branch of the O. & M. R. R. runs through this place; there is also a depot here. The name of Springerville was changed to Springerton when this railroad was built. This thriving little village boasts of a steam saw-mill and grist-mill, owned and operated by Mr. Upton & Co., who are doing a good business; two general stores, one owned by James Springer & J. N. Mon tray, the other by John W. Springer, each having a good trade; one blacksmith shop, one shoe shop, one family grocery, one hotel and
Text read by machine from the scan; it may contain errors.Scans and text from the Internet Archive. Books published in 1930 or earlier, which are in the public domain.
Woven from the archive, old maps, post office records, the National Register and the people born here.
On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological SurveyWeddings on Main Street, storms, parades, school pictures, the old store. If it’s in your family album, it belongs here.
Every edition of the U.S. Geological Survey’s map of Springerton. Tap a year, or press play to watch the town change.
U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Springerton.
Nobody well known was born in Springerton itself, so here are the best known from just nearby.
The Springerton post office opened in 1870, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).
What the archives can’t tell you, neighbors can.
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), the USGS Geographic Names Information System and old county and town histories (Internet Archive). Archive images are copied here with their credits and licenses, shown on each photo’s page. Refreshed monthly.
