Shipman Township, Macoupin County IL
Shipman Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois
T8N R9W
The population of all Shipman Township in 1870 was 1,517.
Early Family Names In Shipman
Township Taken From the 1875 Atlas
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Cemeteries in Shipman Township
The towns in Shipman Township are:
Illinois Place Names book:
Piasa est 19 Nov 1849 formerly DePiasas.
Piasa is mostly located in Section 20 of Shipman Township. Piasa was established
on a creek before 1875. Piasa Post Office was used on the 1860 Federal
Census. By 1875, the Rockford, Rock Island, and St Louis Railroad ran by
Piasa.
Piasa still exists as a small town on Route 16.
History of Piasa contributed by Mrs.
Howard Reno
Piasa
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Shipman Information
Illinois Place Names book:
Shipman PO est 2 Feb 1853; Inc as town 6 Mar 1867
Shipman was established before 1875 in Section 24 of Shipman Township.
Shipman Post Office was used on the 1860 Federal Census. In 1875, the Chicago,
Alton, and St Louis ran through Shipman. Shipman's population in 1980 was
581 and, in 1990, the population was 624. Shipman is located on Route 16.
History of Shipman contributed by
Jim Frank
Lester Kahl murders Marguerite
Slaughter Kahl - 1924
The Cyclone, Shipman and Plainview
Vicinity, 1883, Macoupin County Ilinois, from the Carlinville Democrat,
typed and donated by Sue McMurry
Shipman
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