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Township Histories
McLean County, Illinois
In alphabetical order by township
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Township Histories
McLean County, Illinois
In alphabetical order by township
Present area, or parts of it, were formerly included in:
Eastern Part:
1827 1830 - Shelby
1821 1827 - Fayette
1819 1821 - Clark
1816 1819 - Crawford
1815 1816 - Edwards
Allin - Name changed from Mosquito Grove on March 4, 1867
Anchor - Formed from Cropsey (date unknown, before 1920).
Arrowsmith - Name changed from Pleasant on May 17, 1858.
Bellflower - Name changed from Prairie on May 17, 1858.
Bloomington - Formed from Blooming Grove (date unknown).
Blue Mound
Cheyney's Grove
Chenoa
City of Bloomington - Formed from Bloomington (date unknown, after 1921).
Cropsey
Dale
Danvers
Dawson - Originally named Lee; changed to Padua on May 17, 1858; then changed to Dawson (date unknown, after 1920).
Downs - Name changed from Savanna on May 17, 1858.
Dry Grove
Empire - Name changed from Le Roy on May 17, 1858.
Funk's Grove
Gridley
Hudson
Lawndale
Lexington
Martin
Money Creek
Mount Hope
Normal
Old Town
Randolph
Towanda
West - Name changed from Kickapoo on May 17, 1858.
White Oak
Yates - Formed as Union from Chenoa on June 5, 1862; name changed from Union to Yates (date unknown, before 1920).
Cities and Towns
* Anchor * Arrowsmith * Bellflower * Bloomington * Carlock * Chenoa * Colfax * Cooksville
* Danvers * Downs * Ellsworth * Gridley * Heyworth * Hudson * Le Roy * Lexington * McLean
* Normal * Saybrook * Shirley * Stanford * Towanda
Ghost towns
* Benjaminville
* Clarksville
* Kumler
* Allin, named for early pioneer James Allin, father of Dr. Lee Allin
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