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History · Westfield Township

46% of Westfield Township’s homes were built before 1940

Below: maps from 1893 on.

0on the National Register
46%homes built before 1940
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What stands out about Westfield Township’s past

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A history waiting to be writtenNo old photos of Westfield Township are in the public archives yet. The rest are in attics and albums.On the map since 18934 editions of the USGS map, 1893 to 1966. Watch Westfield Township change.Old housesHalf of Westfield Township’s homes were built before 1944.
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On the map

Westfield Township on the map, 1893 to 1966

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

Westfield Township on the 1893 USGS mapWestfield Township on the 1911 USGS mapWestfield Township on the 1947 USGS mapWestfield Township on the 1966 USGS map1893La Salle 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 Westfield Township.

The story so far

Westfield Township, in brief

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

Westfield Township is one of twenty-five townships in Bureau County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 874 and it contained 421 housing units.

Between the 2010 and 2020 censuses its population fell from 941 to 874 (-7%).

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

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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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Places that used to be

Places now gone and burying grounds

Gone or out of use
Barrett SchoolschoolBerean ChurchchurchCorley SchoolschoolGerald H Hamer AirportairportHahn Airportairport
1cemetery inside Westfield Township
Bereans

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.

Hall TownshipIts storyB−Clarion TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townBerlin TownshipIts storynot graded: under 1,000 residents or part of its townTroy Grove TownshipIts storyB+

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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 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.