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Bird Township |
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Bird Township,
Macoupin County IL
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Bird Township |
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Lat 391804N Long 0900027W
Towns in Bird Twp
History
Cemeteries Schools
Population in 1870
1875 Atlas
1875 Atlas Names
Google Map
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) Extinct Lat 391735N Long 0895814W
(Delay)(Enos) Extinct Lat 391804N Long 0900027W
Charity Baptist Church Records
"Wheeler Air Field" article from Jim Frank
Samuel Love, living in Bird Township about 1890 may have been the first white child born in Macoupin County by Ron Grassi
(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
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.
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