Towns and Townships of Henry County

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 Right now we are in the process of transcribing many 1885 histories of the various townships of Henry County, which are filled with names, dates and places of origin of many Henry County settlers.

• Alba, Township of

1885 History of Alba Township
 
 
• Aliceville, Town of
• Alpha, Town of
• Andover, Town and Township of

1885 History of Andover Township
1885 History of Andover Township Churches
1885 History of The Orphan's Home in Andover Township

Links to Andover Web Sites

Andover IL, USA
 
 
 

• Annawan, Township and Village of

1885 History of Annawan Township and Village
1885 History of Annawan Township Churches
 
 
• Atkinson, Township and Village of

1885 History of Atkinson Township and Village
 
 
• Bishop Hill

Bishop Hill Colonists and Descendants
NOTE: This site is a "subsite of our Henry Co ILGenWeb Project but is too big to house here!
It is in bad repair and on the list for an update, but still contains useful information.  A more recent version of the database resides at

Links to Bishop Hill Web Sites

Bishop Hill Home Page
Descendents of Bishop Hill Colony
Bishop Hill Colony Welcomes You
Bishop Hill Historical Site
 
 

• Brandenburg Corners
• Briar Bluff
• Burns, Township of
• Cambridge, Village of
• Cambridge, Township of
• Cleveland, Town of
• Clover, Township of
• Colona, Township of
• Colona, Village of
Links to Colona Web Sites City of Colona
note that in 1997 the Village of Colona merged with the Village of Green Rock to form the City of Colona
 
• Cornwall, Township of
• Ebenezer
• Edford, Township of
• Dayton
• Galva

 

 
 


Links to Galva Web Sites

City of Galva Home Page
Galva Historical Society
Galva, Illinois, USA
Galva, Illinois
Website created by an individual--great old photographs of the Galva area; some history
 

• Geneseo

1885 History of Geneseo Township and the Town of Geneseo
Filled with names, dates and places of origin of many early Henry County Settlers!
1885 History of Geneseo Schools
Lists board members, teachers and other school officials! Was your family member an educator??
1885 History of Geneseo Churches
Contains vital information about early church founders, members, and Officials of Henry County!
 
 



Links to Geneseo Web Sites

Welcome to Victorian Geneseo (Chamber of Commerce)
Be sure to check their "Gallery" for some great photographs of some of the same buildings written about in the 1885 History we have online here at Henry Co ILGenWeb!
Geneseo Public Library District
Geneseo, Illinois, USA
 

• German Corners
• Green River
• Green Rock

In 1997 the village of Green Rock merged with the Village of Colona to form the City of Colona
 
• Hanna, Township of

1885 History of Hanna Township
 
• Hawley
• Hooppole
• Kedron
• Kewanee

1885 History of the City of Kewanee
Filled with names, dates and places of origin of many early Kewanee settlers!
1885 History of Kewanee Township
1885 History of Kewanee's Churches
1885 History of Kewanee Schools
 
 



Links to Kewanee Web Sites

Tidbits about Kewanee High School
Kewanee Chamber of Commerce
Kewanee Historical Society
 
 

• Loraine, Township of
• Lynn, Township of
• Lynn Center (aka Lynn Station)
• Morristown
• Munson, Township of
• Nekoma
• Ophiem
• Orion
Links to Orion Area Web Sites

Orion Area Chamber of Commerce
Andover, Lynn Center, Orion & Osco information

Main Street Orion
Great site--this group is involved in the Historic Preservation of Orion.  Site has some fabulous old photos of the area
 

• Osborn
• Osco, Township of
• Osco, Village of
• Oxford, Township of
• Phenix, Township of
• Pink Prairie
• Rinkel
• Sandy Beach
• Saxon
• Sharon
• Souders P.O.
• Sunny Hill
• Ulah
• Warner
• Western, Township of
• Wethersfield, Township of
• Woodhull
• Yorktown, Township of