Dorchester Township, Macoupin County IL
Dorchester Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois
T7N R7W
(1875 Atlas Map Credit)
The population in all Dorchester Township in 1870 was 877.
Early Family Names
In Dorchester Township Taken From the 1875 Atlas
(Use Find under pulldown menu Edit to find a surname)
1879 Plat Map of Dorchester Township contributed
by Debi Faris
Cemeteries in Dorchester Township
The towns in Dorchester Township are:
Dorchester Information (Bayless,
Baylestown, Boylestown)
Illinois Place Names book:
Bayless - see state atlas 1876
Baylestown RFD Dorchester (RM 58)
Dorchester est. 1 Aug 1860, Inc. as a village 2 Mar 1875 includes Bayless
(now part of Dorchester); rfd serves Baylestown/Boylestown
History of Dorchester contributed
for use by Mary McKenzie
Newspaper Article on Dorchester
contributed for use by Cindy Leonard
Dorchester
Yellow Pages and City Map
Wilsonville Information
Illinois Place Names book:
Wilsonville est. 25 Jun 1924; inc as a village 28 May 1919
History of Wilsonville contributed
for use by Edna Grosenheider
Coal Mine #4 Picture
Wilsonville
Yellow Pages and City Map
1879 Plat Map of Dorchester Township
(in two parts)
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