| Name | Latitude | Longitude | Status in 1854 |
|
Pop 1994 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Acton
now known as Langley |
. | . | . | not listed | . |
| Albrecht
aka Albright now known as Ohio |
. | . | . | not listed | . |
| Arispe | . | . | small post-village
abt 60 m North of Peoria in Bureau County |
not listed | . |
| Arlington
named by Capt. Michael Kennedy after Arlington, NY aka Lost Grove |
412825N | 0891457W | post office of
Bureau Co IL |
population 436
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
202 |
| Bailey's Point
Tonica now Princeton |
412205N | 0892753W | . | not listed
see Princeton |
. |
| Barren Grove
post office: 24 Jan 1848-04 Apr 1856 merged with Brawby to form Neponset |
. | . | post village
20 m. SW of Princeton |
not listed
see Neponset |
. |
| Berlin Center
post office 05 Jul 1854-21 Jan 1856 |
. | . | . | not listed | . |
| Black Walnut Grove | . | . | . | not listed | . |
| Bourbonais
later known as Lovejoy |
412037N | 0893807W | not listed | not listed | . |
| Boyd's Grove
had a church and a school |
. | . | . | not listed | . |
| Brawby
merged with Barren Grove to form Neponset 1855 |
. | . | . | renamed Neponset | . |
| Brewersville
now known as Walnut |
. | . | . | not listed
see Walnut |
. |
| Brush Grove | . | . | . | not listed | . |
| Buda
reportedly named for Buda, Hungary formerly French Grove |
411934N | 0894044W | . | population 990
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
590 |
| Bulbona's Grove | . | . | . | not listed | . |
| Bunker Hill
had church, cemetery and school |
|||||
| Bureau
named after early French settler named Pierre de Beuro. aka Bureau Junction Leepertown West Bureau Settlement |
411721N | 0892159W | . | population 363
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
390 |
| Bureau Grove
Lamoille |
. | . | . | not listed
see Lamoille |
. |
| Bureau Junction
aka Bureau |
. | . | . | not listed
see Bureau |
. |
| Burnett | 411638N | 0893949W | . | not listed | . |
| Bush Creek
post office from 15 Jul 1840 - 05 Aug1850 |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Cain's Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Camp Bureau
(1861)
at Princeton |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Center Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Center Prairie | . | . | . | . | . |
| Chenowith Prairie | . | . | . | . | . |
| Cherry
incorporated 1905 named after the Cherry coal mine which was named for James Cherry of the St. Paul Coal Co. |
412537N | 0891248W | . | not listed | 529 |
| Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Junction | . | . | . | post office - no
express office -no railroad - yes |
. |
| Churchill | 412315N | 0891020W | . | not listed | . |
| Clarion
Clarion Station |
413018N | 0891131W | . | not listed | . |
| Coal Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Coal Hollow | 412156N | 0892148W | . | not listed | . |
| Coleman's Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Concord
4 miles north of Princeton on the road from Galena to Hennepin. founded March 26, 1836 by Jos. Brigham vacated February 28, 1837. |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Dad Joe's
Grove
named for Joseph "Dad Joe" Smith |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Dalzell
named for Samuel M. Dalzell manager of the Spring Valley Coal Co who operated the nearby No. 5 coal mine |
412128N | 0891034W | . | not listed | 592 |
| Depue
De Pue 1867 (legal corporate name) Howe Newport Landing Newport Steamboat Landing Selby Station Sherman 1865 Trenton 1857 |
411927N | 0891824W | . | population 455
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
1,624 |
| DePue Junction | . | . | . | . | . |
| Devil's Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Dimmick's Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Dingley
Trading House Grove |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Dorr Hill | . | . | . | . | . |
| Dover
Platted 1833 by Sylvester Brigham of Dover NH also see Livingston platted by Eli Lapsley named for US Secretary of State Edward Livingston merged to become Dover |
412612N | 0892336W | Dover
a post-village of Bureau county, 144 miles N. of Springfield |
population 220
post office - yes express office -no railroad - no |
141 |
| East Concord
post office 09 Oct 1852-29 Nov 1856 |
. | . | a post-office
of Bureau co |
not listed | . |
| Enon
post office 15 Jun 1849-17 Apr 1865 |
. | . | a post-village of
Bureau co abt 7 miles NW of Princeton. |
not listed | . |
| Fairfield | . | . | a small village
of Bureau co |
not listed | . |
| Fairmont
Fairmount 7 miles NE of Princeton formed June 18th, 1836 by Eli Nichols vacated Legislature, Feb., 1840 |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Farmora | . | . | . | . | . |
| Five Points | . | . | . | . | . |
| Fort Thomas
during Black Hawk War located at Wyanet |
. | . | . | . | . |
| French Grove
post office 19 Jun 1837-10 Jan 1838 post office 26 Jul 1838-15 Sep 1855 then became Buda |
. | . | a post-village
of Bureau co 50 miles N of Peoria |
see Buda | . |
| Gabble Town Lane | . | . | . | . | . |
| Gooseberry Island | . | . | . | . | . |
| Greenfield
post office 20 Dec 1832-12 Feb1833 renamed La Moille |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Greenoak
aka Green Oak post office 29 Sep 1895-22 Mar 1906 |
412849N | 0892430W | . | post office - yes
express office -no railroad - no |
. |
| Greenville | . | . | . | . | . |
| Grover | . | . | . | post office - no
express office -no railroad - yes |
. |
| Hall's Settlement | . | . | . | . | . |
| Haverhill | . | . | . | . | . |
| Heaton's Point | . | . | . | . | . |
| Hegeler | 412221N | 0891056W | . | not listed | . |
| Hicks Corners | 411940N | 0891304W | . | not listed | . |
| Highland Point
Providence |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Hollowayville
Platted 1857 by Dr. S. S. Holloway incorporated in 1893 |
412154N | 0891749W | a post office
in Bureau Co |
population 111
post office - yes express office - no railroad - no |
37 |
| Howe
now part of Depue |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Illinois Valley & Northern Crossing | . | . | . | post office - no
express office - no railroad - yes |
. |
| Indian Hill | . | . | . | . | . |
| Indian Town
post office 04 Aug 1835 - 04 Feb 1836 changed to Windsor then to Indiantown 21 Apr 1836-21 Mar 1837 reverted to Windsor reverted Indiantown post office 19 Dec 1850-01 Mar 1852 ultimately changed to Tiskilwa |
. | . | Indian Town
small post-village of Bureau Co |
not listed
see Tiskilwa |
. |
| Junction | . | . | . | post office - no
express office - no railroad - yes |
. |
| Kasbeer
post office est. 1889 named after J.S. & Sumner Kasbeer platted by Romanus Hodgman |
413018N | 0892748W | . | post office - yes
express office -no railroad - yes |
. |
| Kentville | . | . | . | . | . |
| Kinnorwood
Kin-nor-wood named by joining the first syllables of the proprietors' names Col. H. L. Kinney, Geo. H. Norris Robert P. Woodworth surveyed 11 Mar 1836 between Bushy Creek and the Illinois River, a few miles S. of Peru |
. | . | . | . | . |
| La
Moille
Lamoille Bureau Grove Greenfield 12 miles NE of Princeton.
|
413154N | 0891647W | post village of
Bureau Co on Bureau Creek 154 m NE from Springfield |
post office - yes
express office- yes railroad - yes |
675 |
| Ladd
Laddville post office 12 Jul 1888- 29 Aug 1888 shortened to Ladd Aug 1888 |
412257N | 0891308W | . | post office - no
express office - no railroad - yes |
1,332 |
| Langley
Acton |
412209N | 0894117W | . | not listed | . |
| LaSalle Junction
rr junction near Spring Valley |
. | . | . | not listed | . |
| Leepertown
post office 25 Mar 1851-23 Jan 1855 post office 22 Feb 1855-15 May 1855 changed to Bureau Junction (Bureau) |
. | . | . | see Bureau | . |
| Limerick
post office 14 Oct 1857-31 Dec 1892 |
412941N | 0892801W | . | post office - yes
express office - no railroad - no |
. |
| Livingston
now Dover |
. | . | . | not listed
see Dover |
. |
| Location
now part of Spring Valley |
. | . | . | not listed | . |
| Locust Spring | . | . | . | not listed | . |
| Lone
Tree Corners
aka Lone Tree Post Office 16 Aug 1849-18 Feb 1854 reestablished as Pettit reverted to Lone Tree post office 21 Feb 1861-31 Jan 1903 |
411105N | 0892908W | Lone Tree
post village of Bureau Co 110 m NE of Springfield |
population 23
post office - yes express office - no railroad - no |
. |
| Long Island Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Lost Grove
now Arlington |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Louisville | . | . | . | . | . |
| Love | 413409N | 0894821W | . | not listed | . |
| Lovejoy
named for Owen Lovejoy formerly Bourbonnais Post Office 08 Nov 1866-22 Oct 1874 |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Luceyville
post office 23 Aug 1883-31 Dec 1894 changed to Marquette Jan 1895 |
post office
- yes
express office - no railroad - no |
||||
| Mac
Post Office 14 Jul 1866-12 Jan 1887 Post Office 14 Feb 1889-03 Jun 1889 when changed to Seatonville |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Macon
Post Office 13 May 1856-13 Apr 1860 |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Malden
named by settlers from Malden MA post office 19 Feb 1857-now originally Wiona |
412528N | 0892209W | . | population 319
post office - yes express office- yes railroad - yes |
418 |
| Manlius
named in 1845 for Manlius, NY home of postmaster Allen S. Lathrop incorporated 1905 |
412723N | 0894008W | . | population 100
post office - yes express office -no railroad - no |
343 |
| Marquette
Post Office 31 Dec 1891-30 Sep 1914 established when changed from Luceyville |
411951N | 0891545W | . | see Luceyville | . |
| Meagher
post office 23 Sep 1852-03 Oct 1855 |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Menominee Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Milo
post office 30 May 1850-31 Jul 1902 named for Milo, which was named for island in the Grecian Archipelago |
411133N | 0893456W | post office of
Bureau Co |
population 75
post office - yes express office - no railroad - no |
. |
| Mineral
post office 05 Aug 1856-present incorporated 16 Aug 1899 |
412257N | 0895011W | . | population 188
post office - yes express office- yes railroad - yes |
257 |
| Neponset
incorporated 25 Feb 1867 merger of Barren Grove and Brawby in 1855 and named Neponset |
411745N | 0894725W | see Barren Grove
and Brawby |
population 542
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
499 |
| New
Bedford
incorporated 1850 post office 31 Jul 1851-present Tailhoit Winnebago-named by settlers from New Bedford, MA |
413046N | 0894314W | . | population 105
post office - yes express office -no railroad - no |
93 |
| Newport Landing
now Depue |
. | . | . | . | . |
| New York Central
Junction
rr junction near Ladd |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Normandy
post office 07 Apr 1902-present |
413343N | 0893857W | . | not listed | . |
| Ohio
Albrecht, Albright; inccorporated 28 Dec 1876 |
413327N | 0892739W | . | population 364
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
558 |
| Ottville
named for William Ott post office 13 Sep 1865-15 Dec 1873 |
412053N | 0891531W | . | not listed | . |
| Paddy's Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Perkin's Grove
post office 08 Jul 1842-30 Oct 1856 |
. | . | post village
of
Bureau Co 68 m NNE from Peoria |
. | . |
| Pettit
post office 27 Aug 1857-21 Feb 1861 changed to Lone Tree |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Picnic Point | . | . | . | . | . |
| Pleasant Community | . | . | . | . | . |
| Pond Creek Station | . | . | . | . | . |
| Pond Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Port Arlington
post office 24 Apr 1844-19 Aug 1847 |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Preysbeterian Hill | . | . | . | . | . |
| Princeton
name drawn from hat 1834 by city commissioners Bailey's Point Camp Bureau Greenfield Round Point |
412205N | 0892753W | Princeton
post village; capital of Bureau Co; on Military Tract railroad 65 miles N of Peoria on a fertile prairie 1-2 m east of Bureau Creek; 2 newspapers issued here |
population 3396
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes county seat |
7,581 |
| Providence
founded 14 Jul 1836 by Edw. Bayley, Larned Scott & Simeon Wilson; named after Provicence Rhode Island post office 24 Mar 1837-31 Jan 1903 post office 02 Feb 1903- 28 Feb 1903 previously Highland Point |
411641N | 0893533W | post village of
Bureau Co 42 miles N of Peoria |
population 127
post office - yes express office -no railroad - no |
. |
| Red Oak Grove | . | . | . | . | . |
| Ross Park | . | . | . | . | . |
| Round Point
now Princeton |
. | . | . | not listed
see Princeton |
. |
| Round Prairie | . | . | . | . | . |
| Schamoe | . | . | . | . | . |
| Seatonville
Seaton post office est 03 Jun 1889-15 Sep 1919 when name changed from Mac Mac was platted by James H. and Isom Seaton and Arthur Brooke |
412153N | 0891635W | . | population 536
post office - yes express office -no railroad - no |
282 |
| Seatonville
Junction
rr junction near Seaton/Seatonville |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Selby
post office 24 Jan 1848-28 Jun 1852 when changed to Hollowayville |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Selby Station
post office 31 Mar 1854-06 May 1867 when changed to DePue |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Shaft #2 | . | . | . | post office -no
express office -no railroad - yes |
. |
| Sheffield
incorporated 01 May 1882 named for Joseph Earl Sheffield financier for the Chicago, Rock Island & Pacific Railroad. |
412130N | 0894414W | . | population 993
post office - yes express office- yes railroad - yes |
1,028 |
| Sherman
now Depue |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Sisler Community | . | . | . | . | . |
| Sobieski Park
now part of Spring Valley |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Sodtown
now Thomas |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Spring
Valley
Location Sobieski Park Springvalley named for Spring Creek which is nearby |
411939N | 0891159W | . | population 3738
post office - yes express office- yes railroad -yes |
5,341 |
| Storage
located somewhere near Bradford |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Smyrna | . | . | small village
of
Bureau Co |
. | . |
| Table House
Grove
later called Dingley |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Tailhoit
Winnebago New Bedford |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Thomas
named for Washington Thomas post office 22 Dec 1888- 1931 formerly Sodtown |
413042N | 0894910W | . | post office - yes
express office -no railroad - no |
. |
| Tiskilwa
incorporated 06 Apr 1840 named after Pottowatomie chief Wappa Indian Town Indiantown West Windsor Windsor |
411732N | 0893022W | Indian Town
post-village of Bureau co. 45 miles NE.of Peoria |
population 801
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
852 |
| Tonica
later became Princeton |
. | . | . | not listed
see Princeton |
. |
| Trenton
now Depue |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Truxton
post office 26 Apr 1850-02 Sep 1874 post office 21 Sep 1874-23 Jul 1879 post office 11 May 1880-21 May 1882 |
. | . | post-village
of Bureau co.
abt 70 miles WSW of Chicago |
. | . |
| Van
Orin
formerly Williams Station named for prominent settler Van Orin Cresap |
413300N | 0892112W | . | population 85
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
. |
| Walnut
named 1872 by Truman Wolf formerly Brewerstown (1865 by Richard Brewer) Walnut Grove (1837) |
413324N | 0893536W | . | population 605
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
1,457 |
| Walnut Grove
now Walnut |
413324N | 0893536W | . | not listed
see Walnut |
. |
| Walnut Junction | . | . | . | post office - no
express office -no railroad - yes |
. |
| Wappa
later Indian Town/Indiantown Windsor now part of Tiskilwa |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Webster Park | 411927N | 0891041W | . | not listed | . |
| Wendel | 413159N | 0891236W | . | not listed | . |
| West Bureau
Settlement
Leepertown Bureau Junction Bureau |
. | . | . | . | . |
| West Hennepin | . | . | small village
of
Bureau co. on Illinois river nearly opposite Hennepin |
. | . |
| West Windsor
now part of Tiskilwa |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Whitefield
formerly Whitefield Corners post office 29 Mar 1890-13 Sep 1902 on border between Bureau and Marshall County, IL (both counties) |
410855N | 0893017W | . | post office - yes
express office -no railroad - no |
. |
| Williams Station
now known as Van Orin |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Windsor
now Tiskilwa |
. | . | village in
Bureau co.
110 miles NE of Springfield. |
. | . |
| Winnebago
post office 12 Jun 1844-18 Jan 1845 post office 30 May 1849-31 Jul 1855 changed to New Bedford |
. | . | post village
of Bureau Co |
. | . |
| Winona
possibly bad transcription of Wiona |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Wiona
changed to Malden |
. | . | . | . | . |
| Wyanet
former site of Fort Thomas named 1855 when CB&Q RR was constructed;incorporated 1869 |
412155N | 0893502W | . | population 670
post office - yes express office -yes railroad - yes |
1,010 |
| Yorktown
post office 14 Jul 1849-30 Sep 1903 post office 11 Feb 1904-15 Oct 1907 |
413411N | 0895100W | . | population 72
post office - yes express office -no railroad - no |
. |
| Zearing
named for James R Zearing post office 14 Aug 1902-present |
412644N | 0891902W | . | not listed | . |
1854 information extracted from New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States. Baldwin, Thomas and J. Thomas, M.D. Lippincott, Grambo, & Co., 1854. Philadelphia, PA
US Post Offices in Bureau County in 1859/1860-Arispe, Arlington, Barren Grove, Buda, Bureau Junction, Dover, East Concord, Enon, French Grove, Hollowayville, Lamoille, Limerick, Macon, Malden, Milo, Meagher, Neponset, New Bedford, Ohio, Perkins' Grove, Petit, Princeton, Providence, Selby Station, Sheffield, Tiskilwa, Truxton, Walnut, Winona, Wyanet, Yorktown
1895 Historical Information
from 1895 U.S. Atlas, lovingly
placed online by Pam Rietsch. Visit this site for
maps, other books and
documents.
1994 Population figures courtesy of US Geological Survey, United States Department of the Interior
Additonal information regarding platting, naming and locations was extracted from "Earliest Historical Facts of Marshall-Putnam Counties Also Bureau and Stark Counties", Embracing an Account of the Settlement and Early Progress, complied and published by Mr. Henry A. Ford, 1860
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Data compiled by Susie
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