Bird Township, Macoupin County IL





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Bird Township
Macoupin County, Illinois
T10N R8W

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Towns in Bird Twp
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Population in 1870
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The population for all of Bird Township in 1870 was 999.

The towns in Bird Township are:
No towns exist today in Bird Township.

(Comer) Information Lat 391735N Long 0895814W

Comer was established when the Jacksonville Southeastern RR Line was built. Comer was located near the railroad.

Illinois Place Names book:
Comer was located northwest of Carlinville in Section 22 of Bird Township. Comer Post Office was established 2 Apr 1887 and named after Samuel Comer. Comer was disbanded 29 Feb 1904 and the area was changed to RFD Carlinville. Population 6.

Comer is marked on a recent plat book.


(Delay)(Enos) Information
Lat 391804N Long 0900027W

Illinois Place Names book:
Delay (Macoupin) PO established 04/09/1888, changed to Enos 04/10/1895
Enos (Macoupin) PO established 04/10/1895 (changed from Delay: discontinued 06/15/1913; now RFD Carlinville.

Delay(Enos) was located near the Jacksonville Southeastern Railroad Line. Delay(Enos) had a store and quite a few town lots.

Delay(Enos) was located in Section 20 of Bird Township northwest of Carlinville. Delay Post Office was established 19 Apr 1888 and the name of Delay Post Office was changed to Enos Post office 10 Apr 1895. On 15 Jun 1913, Enos was disbanded and the area was changed to RFD, Carlinville.

The location of Enos is marked on a recent plat map.


Wheeler Air Field - article found by Jim Frank

Bunker Hill Gazette August 27, 1926 edition:
"Uncle Sam has rented a forty acre field from Joseph Wheeler of Carlinville for the purpose of using it as an airplane field for it's mail service.  The land is located in Bird township and was rented for the price of $10 per acre."













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