North and South Palmyra Townships, Macoupin County IL

NorthPalmyra Township T12N R8W Macoupin County, Illinois	South Palmyra Township T11N R8W Macoupin County, Illinois

North Palmyra Township Links

South Palmyra Township Links

Cemeteries in North Palmyra Township

Towns in North Palmyra Township are:
(Hartford)
Modesto
Palmyra (formerly named Eagle Point, Newburgh and Cummington then Palmyra)
(Vancil's Point)
Picture - Mount Olive Students 1912 (not the town Mount Olive) School District south of Palmyra

(Hartford) Information

In 1875, Hartford may have been in the area of School #5 east of Vancils Point in North Palmyra Township. I don't know of any Post Office being located at Hartford or a town of any kind. Hartford doesn't show on the 1875 or the 1893-94 plat map.

In 1980, Palmyra's population was 864. In 1990, the population was 722.

History of the town of Palmyra contributed by Mary Ann Stewart Kaylor

Charter for the Village of Palmyra contributed for use by Robert Fletcher

Palmyra Yellow Pages and City Map

Golf - Terry Park Golf Course, Palmyra, Phone 217-436-2203

Vancil's Point Post Office was established 22 Sep 1858 and disbanded 16 Jun 1884. On the 1875 plat map, Vancils Point Post Office was located in the southwest corner of Section 4 of North Palmyra Township. Vancils Point was probably named after I B Vancil who came or was born in the county in 1828. By 1893-94, I B Vancil probably owned over 1000 acres in the area.

Just west of the Post Office was School #4 and just west of the school was a Christian Church.

There were a couple of houses closeby. I never heard of a town being located there. It appears to be a community crossroads where possibly there may have been a store with the Post Office.

By the 1893-94 plat map, Vancils Point is no longer on the map.

contributed by Ron Grassi

According to Portait and Biographical Record of Macoupin County, Illinois...Chicago, Biographical Publishing Company 1891, p 742.

"Samuel Love, a resident of Bird Township, is a son of John and Cynthis (Seymour) Love, who emigrated from Alabama to Illinois in the early days. They came first to Madison County, where they remained a few months, and then came to Macoupin County as early as before the '20s, but at just what date the son is unable to say. They made their home in what is now South Palmyra Township, but about the year 1828 they removed to Morgan County, this State, and remained through the lifetime of Mrs. Love, after which her husband moved to Greene County, where he spent the remainder of his days.

The subject of this sketch was one of the five children of his parents who lived to maturity, and he was the youngest of their number. It is claimed that he was the first white child born in Macoupin County, as he opened his eyes upon this world in the year 1822 in South Palmyra Township."