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History · Staunton Township

Staunton Township’s post office opened in 1837, and 27% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1974 on and the census since 2000.

1837first post office
0on the National Register
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How Staunton Township began

When was Staunton Township founded?

1837

The Staunton Township post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name. Wikidata gives 1870.

First census: 5,731 in 20002020 census: 5,526189 years
Founding year: the first Staunton Township post office (Blevins & Helbock, CC0). Wikidata: 1870.

What stands out about Staunton 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 Staunton Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Deep rootsA post office since 1837: 189 years of Staunton Township.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Staunton Township’s history is told.

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The story so far

Staunton Township, in brief

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

Staunton Township (S1⁄2 T7N R6W) is located in Macoupin County, Illinois, United States. As of the 2010 census, its population was 5,795 and it contained 2,611 housing units.

Its first post office opened in 1837. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 5,795 to 5,526 (-5%).

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

By decade

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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On the map

Staunton Township on the map, 1974 to 1982

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

Staunton Township on the 1974 USGS mapStaunton Township on the 1982 USGS map1974Gillespie South sheet · 1:24,000

U.S. Geological Survey historical topographic maps (public domain), via Esri’s collection of the scans. The red ring marks the center of Staunton Township.

People over time

Staunton Township, census by census

05001,0001,5002,0002,5003,0003,5004,0004,5005,0005,5006,00020002020Peak: 5,795

Between 5,526 and 5,795 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Staunton Township

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

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Howard KeelAmerican actor and singer · b. 1919
FerrasAmerican musician · b. 1984
Harold BrodkeyWriter · b. 1930
Archibald HoxseyAmerican aviator · b. 1884
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Gilbert Van CleveAmerican long jumper · b. 1880
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James SpudichAmerican biochemist · b. 1942
Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Eichmeyer SchoolschoolMine Number 7mine
1cemetery inside Staunton Township
Memorial Park

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.

Mount Olive Township2 historic placesB+Walshville TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOlive TownshipIts storyBDorchester TownshipIts storyC

Questions about Staunton Township’s history

What year was Staunton Township founded?

The Staunton Township post office opened in 1837, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records). Wikidata gives 1870.

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 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.