Carlinville Township, Macoupin County IL
Carlinville Township
Macoupin County, Illinois
T10N R7W
The population for all of Carlinville Township in 1870 was 5,808.
Early Family Names
In Carlinville Township Taken From the 1875 Atlas
(Use Find under pulldown menu Edit to find a surname)
Cemeteries in Carlinville Township
The towns in Carlinville Township are:
Carlinville
Bethel was a community about 10 miles east of Carlinville.
Carlinville, the county seat of Macoupin County, was named after
Senator Thomas Carlin who in 1829 fought to form Macoupin County from portions
of Madison and Greene counties. The fight to form the new county was waged
against Peter Cartwright who said that "God has set apart this region
as a reservation for geese and ducks."
From Illinois Place Names book, Carlinville established a Post Office
26 Feb 1830. Incorporated as a city 4 Mar 1837. RFD serves Anderson, Bierd,
Clark, Comer, Davis, Enos, Hammann, Loveless, Moody, Rinaker, White City
and Womac. Some of these names were just railroad "sidings" and
did not have post offices.
The population of Carlinville in 1980 was 5,433 and, in 1990, the population
was 5,416.
Macoupin County - History of the
County and Courthouse with pictures
Self-guided tours are now available of the Macoupin
County Courthouse. The Carlinville Community Chamber of Commerce has recorded
the tour on cassette(which takes 20 - 30 minutes) and provided Walkmans
for individuals to take their own tours. The walkman and cassette are available
in County Clerk Mike Mathis' office during regular business hours. A small
deposit is collected, but fully refunded upon return of tape and recorder.
1869 Macoupin County Jail
Picture of the Veterans Memorial in Carlinville
on the courthouse grounds
Carlinville - Parade on the square
15 Aug 1945 for VJ Day.
Standard Addition - The Homes That Sears Built
1859 Macoupin County Fair Reminisced
in Newspaper Story donated by Sue McMurry
Carlinville Public Library
Many Carlinville Names in this old
poem "Around the Square in Eighteen Ninety Six" contributed
for use by Mary McKenzie.
John Woodson donated land near Gillespie
to Blackburn College - article contributed by Larry Clark
Harris Law School - Just a Dream
- contributed by Cindy LeMons
Jarrot and Samuel Dugger contributed by Lee Waters
and Helen Pockrus
Great-Grandfather Gets Arrested Riding His Horse Too Fast
shared by Brenda Hersch
Personal Recollections of the Early
Settlement of Carlinville, Illinois article contributed by Mary Ann
Stewart Kaylor
Ed Trover - Recollections in
1905 of people and places in Carlinville - contributed by Marilyn Trover
Galvan
1870 Letter from Ed Trover of Carlinville
to Frank and Elizabeth Trover Russell - contributed by Marilyn Trover
Galvan
Mrs. Millie SEAMAN RODGERS, One
of Our Well-known Citizens, Remembers Hearing Lincoln and Douglas in
Their Speeches in 1858 - Owns Printed Confession of Aaron TODD.
Lester Kahl was probably the
last person hung in Carlinville - 1924
The Carlinville Community Chamber
of Commerce Web Site - Area Events, Lodging, History, Historical Attractions,
Organizations, Churches and much more.
Carlinville Online - local
news, recent obituary listing, movies showing at the Marvel, etc.
Macoupin County Historical Society Events
Carlinville
Yellow Pages and City Map
Blackburn College home page
Beaver Dam State Park is in Polk Township
- seven miles southwest of Carlinville.
Beaver Dam State Park History by
James H. Frank
Visit
the Park - Illinois Department of Natural Resources
Loveless Park
Carlinville Lake
Golf
Historical Society Activity Dates
Spring Festival end of May
Road Show (antiques appraisals) September
Fall Festival September
IVBA Hammer-in (blacksmiths) November
Christmas Show December
Directions: 920 Breckenridge St., Carlinville, Ill. On the north
end/side of Carlinville on route #4, the only stop light in town is at
Hardee's; go west at the stoplight, then just cross the rr tracks and make
a right, keep on truckin' and you should see a sign to the museum grounds.
Spring and Fall Festivals are hosted by
Macoupin County Historical Society, Macoupin Antique Machinery Assoc.,
Illinois Valley Blacksmith Assoc. and held on the Macoupin County Historical
Society Museum grounds on Breckenridge Street, Carlinville, IL.
With a flea and craft market, toy show, entertainment and daily demonstrations.
Lots of good food. Free parking and admission.
Free Parking and Admissions
Featuring: Wedding Gowns of Old in the Museum, Massey-Harris Tractors,
Large Craft and Flea Market, Demonstrations, Daily Entertainment
Great Food
Spring and Fall Festivals includes over 100 craft booths with all kinds
of things for sale, food in the Red Barn and at other booths, live entertainment,
Museum/House tours, etc. It's a wonderful Festival and one of the Society's
means of support, and so well-worth coming and buying things. There are
two Carlinville motels, the CarlinVilla and one with new owners with a
new name something like Sleepy Time Motel, and both are at the South edge
of Carlinville along Route 4 where it turns South at the edge of town.
There is also a Holiday Inn along I-55 at the Carlinville, Route 108, exit,
but it's a 10-mile ride or so West to Carlinville.
contributed by Lee Waters
The early Carlinville newspaper, The Macoupin Statesman, was established
by Samuel Dugger. He was the son of Jarrot Dugger and Polly McAdams who
came from Madison County to Carlinville in 1833. Jarrot established the
first orchard and the first Sunday School. In 1844, he was the proprietor
of one of the four or five stores about the square and served as County
Commissioner.
contributed by Helene Pockrus
Contact Helene for more information from the book "Earth Horizon."
!Quoted from "Earth Horizon" autobiography of Mary Austin, pub. 1932, pg 13: 'There was also the traditional assurance that the American Daguerres were collaterals of the distinguished French chemist, Louis Jacques Mande Daguerre, inventor of the daguerreotype. The relationship, though without any authentication, is borne out by a marked family resemblance.'
!Earth Horizon also states on page 13: "Of Jarrot, eldest son
of Pierre, who by the time he comes into the story was spelling his name
Dugger, there is, apart from the history of the family, not much to say.
He married Polly McAdams in Sumner County in 1811, and shortly afterward
enlisted for the War of 1812. In 1818, on the admission of Illinois to
statehood, the two brothers John and Wesley, with their families, moved
to Madison County, and in the 1820's Jarrot and Polly followed, settling
in Carlinville (Madison Co.) in 1833. Jarrot planted the first orchard
and organized the first Sunday School. the frame house which he built on
the site of the earlier log cabin still stands, the fields that he cleared
and fenced still produce. In 1844 he was the proprietor of one of the four
or five stores about the square, and served acceptably for several terms
as County Commissioner. There were Duggers in the Black Hawk War, which
was not properly a war, but merely a concentrated incident of pioneer life
in communities in which a youth was counted a man as soon as he could shoot
straight and grow a beard."
My story begins on February 23, 1905. It was the day of my great-grandparents
auction sale and the day of my grandfather's birth. As the story goes my
great-grandmother went into labor during the sale and as my great-grandfather
raced to town, on the horse to fetch the doctor, he was arrested. His crime
was going too fast down the main street of Carlinville.I don't know what
happened after that but evidently Mary did fine as my grandpa, Ed, lived
to the age of 77. I hope to someday see Carlinville for myself.
Standard Addition, a nine-block neighborhood located
in the northeast part of Carlinville has the largest collection of homes
still standing and ordered from Sears Roebuck . In 1918, one hundred fifty
six homes in eight various models were ordered from the Sears Roebuck Catalog.
Since 1918, three of the Sears homes were destroyed by fire and one was
moved to a country location.
In 1918, the demands of the war in Europe on American industry combined
with severe winter to create a shortage of coal. Standard Oil of Indiana,
in need of coal for its refineries, decided to sink two new coal mines
near Carlinville. The mines operated from 1917 to 1926 and at the height
of production employed over 1,000 men. Carlinville with a population just
under 4,000 in 1917, boomed to a population of 6,000 in 1923. This rapid
increase in population created a demand for housing and C. W. Clark, manager
of the Standard Oil Coal Mining Division, turned to the 1918 Sear-Roebuck
Catalog for an answer to the housing problem.
For more information write to:
Standard Addition
1014 University
Carlinville, IL 62626
Loveless Park in Carlinville is a relatively new
multi-sport facility. This large sports complex offers visitors a playground,
pavilion and picnic area, outdoor basketball and ice skating, Boys' Baseball
Tournament, Boys' and Girls' Soccer Tournaments, Boys' and Girls' Soccer
Leagues, Sand Volleyball Tournament, and Youth Baseball and Softball Leagues.
For more information about Loveless Park, contact the Carlinville
Chamber of Commerce.
Carlinville Lake is centrally located in
Macoupin County, two miles south of Carlinville. There are 85 camping sites.
There are showers and other amenities which are available from May 15 to
September 1 for a modest fee. There is also a life-guarded swimming beach,
bath house, and boat launch ramp.
There is a fourth of July extravaganza which includes a boat show, food
concessions, and dramatic fireworks.
For more information contact the lake office at 217.854.4076.
Carlinville Country Club, Carlinville
phone: (217) 854-9316
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