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  Doddsville Situated in theextreme northern part of Littleton township, partly in Schuyler countyand partly in McDonough county, is the cosy village of Doddsville. It waslaid out by Samuel Dodds and Paris Wheeler, July 6, 1836, and platted andsurveyed by Allen Persinger, county surveyor. That portion lying in Schuylercounty is located on the N. W. 1/4 of section 5. Samuel Dodds built thefirst house and had the first store. The village formerly did considerablelocal trade. The principal business portion of the town at present is thatwhich lies in McDonough county. Present Business Blacksmith.–ThomasMcGrathWagon Maker.–J.H. WheelerThat portion in McDonoughCo. is as … Read more

A quick directory of links for Camden Township, Schuyler County, Illinois Highlights – History, Cemeteries, Census, Maps, Military, Schools, Towns on Schuyler County ILGenWeb.

  Camden This pleasant littlevillage is situated on the southwest quarter of section 17, and was laidout by Robert Brown and Joseph N. Ward, January 28th, 1831, and surveyedand platted by Samuel McHatton, Deputy County Surveyor. It has never hada village organization. The first building erected was the one referredto in a previous part of this article as built by Robert Brown in 1830;and the first store was established by John and Jasper N. Ward in 1838.The post-office was established in 1839, soon after the laying out of thetown, the first post-master being Alexander McHatton; R. A. Williams isthe present … Read more

  Butlersville It is situated onthe southwest quarter of the northwest quarter of section nine, and waslaid out and named after its original proprietor, Noah Butler, November29th, 1846, and surveyed and platted by I. M. Sweeney. Noah Butler builta store, and sold the first goods in the town, soon after it was laid out.There has been a store there most of the time since its existence. At thepresent writing, there are two general merchandising establishments,–H.C. Schultz and Daniel Severns proprietors.     Excerpted from The CombinedHistory of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois, 1882Transcribed by Robin Petersenfor Schuyler County ILGenWeb. Copyright 1999-2006 Judi … Read more

A quick directory of links for Buena Vista Township, Schuyler County, Illinois Highlights – History, Cemeteries, Census, Maps, Military, Schools, Towns on Schuyler County ILGenWeb.

A quick directory of links for Browning Township, Schuyler County, Illinois Highlights – History, Cemeteries, Census, Maps, Military, Schools, Towns on Schuyler County ILGenWeb.

  Browning The village of Browningis situated on the W. 1/2 of section 26. It was surveyed and platted byLeonidas Horney for R. Dilworth.  The plat was recorded in the officeof the circuit clerk, May 11, 1848.  Its position on the Illinoisriver made it at an early day an important shipping point.  Vesselsfrom Pittsburg discharged their cargoes here and regular lines of packetsrun to it from St. Louis.  Long lines of teams might be seen everyday awaiting their turn at the warehouse.  The town also obtainedan early importance in a mercantile point of view. The first settler on thepresent town … Read more

A quick directory of links for Brooklyn Township, Schuyler County, Illinois Highlights – History, Cemeteries, Census, Maps, Military, Schools, Towns on Schuyler County ILGenWeb.

  Brooklyn On the south bankof Crooked creek, on a rolling piece of ground sloping gradually towardsthe stream, is the little village of Brooklyn, with pleasant homes nestledbeneath the shade of elm and maple. The well-kept lawns and beds of flowers,surrounded by neat fences, bespeak the good taste of its inhabitants. Itis situated in the western part of the township and occupies the southeastquarter of section 20; and was laid out by William C. Ralls, October 26,1836, and surveyed and platted by Allen Persinger, the county surveyor.It was named by its founder in honor of the city of Brooklyn, N. … Read more

  BluffCity  Bluff City was laid outby Abraham Louderback, and surveyed and platted by Leonidas Horney, November2d, 1860. It is situated on the northwest quarter of section one. At presentthere is one store, kept by John Duncan, and a saw-mill.     Excerpted from The CombinedHistory of Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois, 1882Transcribed by Robin Petersenfor Schuyler County ILGenWeb. Copyright 1999-2006 Judi Gilker; all rights reserved. For personal use only. Commercialuse of the information contained in thesepages is strictly prohibitedwithout prior permission. If copied, this copyright must appear with theinformation.  Return to HickoryTownship index