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History · Suez Township

Suez Township dates to 1853, and 51% of its homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1923 on.

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0on the National Register
51%homes built before 1940
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How Suez Township began

When was Suez Township founded?

1853

Suez Township dates its founding to 1853 (Wikidata). Its post office opened in 1866.

2020 census: 637173 years
Founding year: Wikidata. First post office: 1866.

What stands out about Suez 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 Suez Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.Lost villages3 post offices opened and closed inside today’s Suez Township, and 4 old place names are still on the map.Old housesHalf of Suez Township’s homes were built before 1938.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Suez Township’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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Places that used to be

Lost post offices, old corners, places now gone and burying grounds

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

Suez
1866–1904
Norwood
1868–1920
Burgess
1911–1931
18601940today
Hamlets and corners on the map
Alexis JunctionBurgessMartinNorwood
Gone or out of use
Brownsville SchoolschoolCenter SchoolschoolPleasant Hill SchoolschoolSedwick SchoolschoolShadyside SchoolschoolUnion Schoolschool
2cemeteries and burying grounds inside Suez Township
BridgerBrownlee

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

The story so far

Suez Township, in brief

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

Suez Township is located in Mercer County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 595 and it contained 277 housing units. Suez Township changed its name from Palmyra Township sometime before 1921.

Suez Township was established in 1853. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population grew from 595 to 637 (+7%).

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

Timeline

Suez Township, 1853 to 1931

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

  1. 19th century
  2. 1853
    FoundingSuez Township is established
  3. 1866Post officeThe Suez post office opens
  4. 1868Post officeThe Norwood post office opens
  5. 20th century
  6. 1904Post officeThe Suez post office closes
  7. 1911Post officeThe Burgess post office opens
  8. 1920Post officeThe Norwood post office closes
  9. 1923On the mapFirst mapped by the U.S. Geological Survey
  10. 1931Post officeThe Burgess post office closes
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

Suez Township on the map, 1923 to 1982

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

Suez Township on the 1923 USGS mapSuez Township on the 1982 USGS map1923Alexis 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 Suez Township.

Famous people

Famous people close to Suez Township

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

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Suzy BoggussAmerican musician · b. 1956
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Doris LeeAmerican painter, printmaker and muralist · b. 1905
Judson Churchill WelliverAmerican speechwriter · b. 1870
Baby Doll JacobsonAmerican baseball player · b. 1890
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Charles S. WhartonU.S. Representative · b. 1875
H. L. CarnahanAmerican politician (1879–1941); Lieutenant Gov… · b. 1879
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

Greene TownshipIts storyB−Spring Grove Township1 historic placenot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townOhio Grove TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townNorth Henderson TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its town

Questions about Suez Township’s history

What year was Suez Township founded?

In 1853, according to Wikidata. Suez Township’s post office opened in 1866.

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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, 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.