History & Genealogy of
Maine Township
Presented by Illinois Genealogy Trails

©Kim Torp



Cities & Towns within Maine Township:


City of
Des Plaines -
City of Park Ridge - City website
Village of Rosemont -
Village Website



History .....

Des Plaines, a village of Cook County, at the intersection of the Chicago & NOrthwestern and the Wisconsin Central Railroads, 17 miles northwest from Chicago; is a dairying region. 1880 Population [was] 818; 1890 [population was] 986; 1899 [population was] 1,666. Source: "Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 1901".

Park Ridge
, a suburban village on the Wisconsin Division of the Chicago & Northwestern Railroad, 13 miles northwest of Chicago. Population [in] 1880: 457. 1890: 987; 1900: 1,340 Source: "Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 1901".

- provided by the city



Cemeteries.....

All Saints, Ridgewood (
partial transcription)



Biographies .....




Data Online.....






Important Addresses.....

Des Plaines Public Library
1501 Ellinwood St.
Des Plaines, IL 60016
847-827-5551
Website -
http://www.desplaines.lib.il.us/

Des Plaines Historical Society & Museum
789 Pearson Street
Des Plaines, IL
847-391-5399


Park Ridge Library
20 S. Prospect, Park Ridge, IL 60068
(8
47) 825-3123, FAX: (847) 825-0001



Links to Maine Township-related websites .....

Des Plaines Journal E-Newspaper - Website

Des Plaines Times - Access online obituaries from
here (Select "obituaries" from the left column)

Alumni Sites:
Maine East High School -
http://www.maineeastalumni.org/ with 44315 alumni listed since 1907
Maine South High School -
http://www.mainesouthalumni.org/ with 23506 alumni listed since 1963
Maine North High School -
http://www.mainenorthalumni.org/ with 3346 alumni during 1969 thru 1985 (now closed)
Maine West High School -
http://www.mainewestalumni.org/

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