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History · Timberlane

Timberlane was first counted by the census in 2000

Most of Timberlane was built recently: 0.9% of its homes predate 1940 and the median home dates from 2003. Below: maps from 1918 on and the census since 2000.

2000first census
0on the National Register
0.9%homes built before 1940
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How Timberlane began

When was Timberlane founded?

2000

Timberlane first appears in the census in 2000.

First census: 234 in 20002020 census: 90626 years
Founding year: the first census.

What stands out about Timberlane’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 Timberlane are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 19184 editions of the USGS map, 1918 to 1993. Watch Timberlane change.
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The first neighbors to add old photos shape how Timberlane’s history is told.

Decades since 1900 with photos
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On the map

Timberlane on the map, 1918 to 1993

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

Timberlane on the 1918 USGS mapTimberlane on the 1944 USGS mapTimberlane on the 1970 USGS mapTimberlane on the 1993 USGS map1918Belvidere 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 Timberlane.

The story so far

Timberlane, in brief

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

Timberlane (locally known as Timberline) is a village in Boone County, Illinois, United States. It is part of the Rockford, Illinois Metropolitan Statistical Area. The population was 906 at the 2020 census.

Its first post office opened in 2000. Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 934 to 906 (-3%).

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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People over time

Timberlane, census by census

02004006008001,00020002020Peak: 934

Between 234 and 934 people in every census since 2000.

3 censuses, 2000–2020.

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

Famous people

Famous people close to Timberlane

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

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Jodi BensonAmerican actress · b. 1961
James Henry BreastedAmerican archaeologist, Egyptologist and histor… · b. 1865
Steve CherundoloAmerican soccer player and manager · b. 1979
Virgil AblohAmerican fashion designer · b. 1980
Michelle WilliamsAmerican singer and actress · b. 1979
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Frank G. AbellAmerican photographer · b. 1844
Stories next door

History across the town line

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

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Questions about Timberlane’s history

What year was Timberlane founded?

The Timberlane post office opened in 2000, the earliest record of the town by name (U.S. post office records).

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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.