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Subject: Re: [ILKANE-L] Townships & Communities in Kane Co.
Date: Fri, 7 May 1999 12:31:50 EDT

Following is a brief summary of townships and corresponding communities from
1874.

DundeeTownship42NRange 8E of 3rd
Meridan
CARPENTERSVILLE & DUNDEE

RutlandTownship42NRange 7E
GILBERTS STATION, PINGREE GROVE

HampshireTownship42NRange 6E
HAMPSHIRE

BurlingtonTowhship41NRange 6E
BURLINGTON and EAST BURLINGTON

PlatoTownship41NRange 7E
ODINA, PLATO CORNERS, N. PLATO post office, I believe ELGIN is partially in
Plato Township.

ElginTownship41NRange 8E
ELGIN & SOUTH ELGIN
The current South Elgin was once CLINTON

St. CharlesTownship40NRange 6E
ST. CHARLES, CAMPTON Post Office is shown within the boundaries of St.
Charles Township.
.
Chicken Grove is mentioned as the location of the first settlement, but I
have never heard of it. I thought the first settlement area was Little Woods

CamptonTownship40NRange 7E
Includes GRAY WILLOW post office, CAMPTON post office

VirgilTownship40NRange 6E
LODI which is now MAPLE PARK, was first called FRANKLIN

KanevilleTownship39NRange 6
Includes, LONE GROVE was the first settlement.
KANEVILLE

BlackberryTownship39NRange 7E
BLACKBERRY Station, LaFOX and the current ELBURN

GenevaTownship39NRange 8E
GENEVA

BataviaTownship39NRange 8E
BATAVIA

AuroraTownship38NRange 8E
AURORA, MONTGOMERY and I think the current, N. Aurora

Sugar GroveTownship38NRange 7E
SUGAR GROVE, ? GROUSE

BIG ROCKTownship 38NRange 6E
BIG ROCK

There is a MAJOR DENNEY with a substantial farm listed in Big Rock, but I
didn't see a DENNEY in the Sugar Grove Twp on my quick scan.

June

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