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Woodford County History, Maps and Such
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| The Birth of Woodford County |
| Woodford County Coal Mines |
| Woodford County Maps |
| Woodford County Plats |
| Timeline of the History of Woodford County, Illinois |
| Outside Links |
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Why? |
| Throughout this web site, you'll find reference to families
settling, succumbing and being buried in Tazewell and McLean
counties and townships. But why are they included in a
Woodford County web site? Simply because settlement in this area began in the 1820's, twenty years before Woodford County existed. Any activity in the geographical area that is now Woodford County was then part of either Tazewell or McLean county. Woodford County was carved out of those two counties in February, 1841, but this brief twenty year period has caused no end to confusion to me in constructing this web site. Take a look at the maps below. Maybe they will help you like they helped me. Bill |
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1840 Woodford County Doesn't Exist
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From: Counties of Illinois, Their origin and Evolution, 1920, courtesy of Google Books |
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Coal Mines of Woodford County
These maps, prepared by the Illinois State Geological Survey (ISGS), are downloadable in PDF format. They are intended to inform the public as to existing deep coal mines. The mines are coded on the map, which ties them to the information in the directory. [Note: The downloadable date is in Adobe Acrobat format. Click on the link and the data will open in a new window. You can then save it in your computer by going to "file" and then "save as". Or, if you right click the link, you can choose to download the file without opening it.] |
Woodford County Mine Directory (pdf format) Woodford County Mine Map (pdf format) Other ISGS Woodford County Mine Data (ISGS Web Page) Deep Mine Data on All Illinois Counties (ISGS Web Page) |
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Woodford County Maps |
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Woodford County Rail Road Map 1892
Courtesy of USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library |
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Woodford County 1875
Courtesy of USGenWeb Archives Digital Map Library |
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Woodford County Plats |
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Cazenovia Township |
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Clayton Township |
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Cruger Township 1873* * Plat of the town of Cruger only |
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El Paso Township |
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Greene Township 1920 * *Note the list of "small property holders" on the bottom margin of the 1920 plat |
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Kansas Township |
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Linn Township |
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Metamora Township 1920 * *Note the list of "small property holders" on the bottom margin of the 1920 plat |
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Minonk Township |
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Montgomery Township 1954 (East) 1954 (West) |
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Olio Township |
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Palestine Township 1920 * * Note the list of "small property holders" on the bottom margin of the 1920 plat |
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Panola Township |
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Partridge Township |
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Roanoke Township |
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Spring Bay Township |
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Worth Township |
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Timeline of the History of Woodford County, Illinois
By Ken Wiltz |
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Links to Outside Historical Sources |
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This link is to the Linkpendium Histories of Specific Towns and Townships, and contains the following links to Woodford County Sites: El Paso: 1896 Souvenir Album (Source: El Paso, Illinois Community History Webpage) The Centennial Book of El Paso, Illinois (Source: El Paso, Illinois Community History Webpage) El Paso City of El Paso El Paso, Illinois Community History Webpage Eureka's History (Source: The Illinois Alive! Collections) Eureka: Woodford County Courthouse, 1897-1997 Woodford County Historical Society History of Germantown Hills Goodfield, Illinois (Source: Historic Illinois) Kappa: Its Early Families and History (Source: El Paso, Illinois Community History Webpage) History of the Lake Eureka Area Minonk Talk History Minonk Origins (Source: Minonk Talk) Secor (Source: Ghosttowns.com)
Washburn History, 1851-1976 (Source: Illinois Digital Archives) |
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