History of Harmony Baptist Church

Picture of Harmony Baptist Church and Union School

Challacombe Information Lat 391306N Long 0900716W

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.