Polk Township, Macoupin County Illinois

The population of all Polk Township in 1870 was 643.

History of Polk Township contributed for use by Jim Frank

Early Family Names In Polk Township Taken From the 1875 Atlas
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Cemeteries in Polk Township



Beaver Dam State Park in Polk Township (Section 22):
History of Beaver Dam State Park
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The towns in Polk Township are:
None exist today.

(Macoupin Station) Extinct (Section 23) formerly Macoupin and Holiday Mills

(Steubenville)
Place Names book by James Adams - Also North Bend (Alton Telegraph 4/6/1836; 1879 hist. 213; 1911 hist. 397)
"The beginning of a town named Steubenville - see History of Polk Township by Jim Frank - paragraphs for more information about Steubenville.

(North Bend)
Place Names book by James Adams - Also Steubenville (1879 hist. 213)
also mentioned in History of Polk Township by Jim Frank.

Illinois Place Names book:
Macoupin Station est 11 Apr 1866; disb 19 Aug 1869; reest 20 Dec 1869; changed to Macoupin; Macoupin est 14 May 1883, disb since 1931, now rfd Plainview. formerly Holiday Mills. now Macoupin

Macoupin Station was established before 1875. There was a Post Office, School, store and cemetery. In 1875, the Chicago, Alton, and St Louis Railroad ran by Macoupin Station. Macoupin Station was bustling when Beaver Dam and Clubhouse was built nearby. There was a hotel nearby then.

See History of Polk Township paragraphs for information on Macoupin Station.

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