Chesterfield Township, Macoupin County IL
Chesterfield Township
Macoupin County, Illinois
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The population for all of Chesterfield Township in 1870 was 1,048.
Early Family Names In
Chesterfield Township Taken From the 1875 Atlas
(Use Find under pulldown menu Edit to find a surname)
Partial Abatement List For
1866 Delinquent List of Tax Payers on Personal Property Chesterfield Township
Cemeteries in Chesterfield Township
Chesterfield Congregational Church
History
History of the Loomis House -built
1844-1845
The towns in Chesterfield Township are:
Illinois Place Names book:
Challacombe est 3 Jun 1887, disb 19 Jan 1909, now rfd Medora.
Challacombe was located in Section 20 of Chesterfield Township. Challacombe
was established after 1875 with the building of the St Louis, Chicago,
and St Paul Railroad Line. I don't know if there are any houses at Challacombe
today but there may be a sign because the area is marked on a recent plat
map.
Chesterfield was established before 1875 in Section 2 of Chesterfield
Township. Chesterfield Post Office was used for the 1860 Federal Census.
In 1875, Chesterfield had a Masonic and IOOF Hall, the Congregational Church,
the Methodist Church, a Mill, the Episcopal Church, and Greenwood Academy.
By the time of the 1893-94 plat map, the St Louis, Chicago, and St Paul
Railroad ran through Chesterfield. Two grain elevators were built near
the railroad tracks, a hotel was in the town, a creamery was located near
the tracks, a store was in the town, and the Greenwood Academy does not
show on the 1893-94 plat map.
Chesterfield
Yellow Pages and City Map
Medora (formerly Delaware (Jersey
Co), Rhoads Point, Trumbull) Information
Illinois Place Names book:
Medora est. 9 Jul 1866; Inc as a village 10 Jan 1874; changed from Trumbull;
Medora formerly Delaware (Jersey Co) PO est 1 Apr 1837 changed to Rhoads
Point 30 Jun 1851; changed to Trumbull 16 Feb 1863. Now Medora.
History of Medora with many names contributed
for use by Mary McKenzie
1934 Medora Yearbook donated for
use by Jere Braden
Summerville Information
Summerville was established before 1850. It was located
on the cross lines of Sections 29, 30, 31, and 32 in Chesterfield Township.
There was a school, Baptist Church and Cemetery, and about 40 town lots.
By 1893-94, the St Louis, Chicago, and St Paul was built and ran through
Summerville. I don't know if there are any houses in Summerville today
but there may be a sign because the location marked is marked on a recent
plat map.
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