Staunton Township, Macoupin County IL
Staunton Township,
Macoupin County, Illinois
T7N R6W
The population of all Staunton Township in 1870 was 1,604. This number
included Mt Olive Township as it was part of Staunton Township in 1870.
Early Family Names In Staunton
Township, which in 1875 included Mt Olive, Taken From the 1875 Atlas
(Use Find under pulldown menu Edit to find a surname)
Abatement List For 1865 (Personal
Property) Mt Olive/Staunton Townships
Cemeteries in Staunton Township
The towns in Staunton Township are:
Staunton Information
Staunton is located in Sections 29, 30, 31, and 32 of Staunton Township.
Illinois Place Names book:
Staunton est 1 Apr 1837, rfd serves DeCamp (Madison Co); Inc as a city
23 Feb 1859; includes Mine #1
The population of Staunton in 1980 was 4,744 and, in 1990, the population
was 4,806.
How Staunton Got Its Name contributed
for use by Cindy Leonard (Purchase
Info for the book Staunton in Illinois by Dorrell Kilduff)
Old Staunton Newspaper Articles
contributed for use by Cindy Leonard
Black Town News (Letters) - contributed
by Glenn E. Sheets
Black Town was a temporary group of buildings and tents constructed underneath
the rail road trestle north of Staunton, visible from Rt. 4, during its
building in the summer of 1913. It sat next to Cahokia Creek. The duration
of its existance I currently do not know. Black Town News was not a newspaper.
These were letters to my grandmother Edna Schmutzler, who at the time was
staying in St. Louis. These were written by Nettie Fleming, Edna's sister
under the psuedonymn of Jim Crow.
An Interrupted Dream - A 1906 poem about
Staunton contributed by Cindy Leonard
Staunton Public Library
Staunton's Historic Preservation Commission
Working to start a Staunton Museum
Old Clock restored - This clock
hung on the National Bank Building at the corner of Elm & Main in Staunton
from 1921 until 1999 when it was replaced with a digital clock. Restoration
was done by Charles Helllige and Linda Rogers of St. Louis Time and Signal.
They did a wonderful job. Pictured is Chuck and Cindy Leonard.
Staunton IL Web Page
Staunton
Yellow Pages and city map
Staunton Lodging
Golf
Ramada Limited
RR#1
Staunton, IL 62088-9801
Phone: 618-635-5353
Staunton Country Club
Phone: 618-635-2430
(Village of Staunton)
The Village of Staunton no longer exists. If anyone has information
on the former Village of Staunton, please let me know. Staunton and the
Village of Staunton apparently existed as separate towns at the same time.
Frog Town (not really ever a town)
contributed by Laura Johnson
Frog Town is south of Tenth street and west of Maple in Staunton on the
south side of the tracks and south of Washington Street on the north side
of the tracks. I live in Frog Town which is a part of Staunton on the north
side of the tracks. But Frog town on the South side of the tracks can be
in both Macoupin and Madison County. Union Street in Staunton picks back
up on the south side of the tracks and once it crosses the county line,
there are probably about 25 houses out that way that are considered Frog
Town as well.
The reason that it is called Frog Town is that the land is lower in this
area of town. During the rainy spring time, the frogs are very abundant
in the area.
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