A Standard History of Champaign County, Illinois An Authentic Narrative of the Past, with Particular Attention to the Modern Era in the Commercial, Industrial, Civic and Social Development. A Chronicle of the People, with Family Lineage and Memoirs Published 1908 1,050+ pages, Two Volumes, Extensive Index Requires Adobe Reader 5.0 or higher to View, Autoboot CD for easy access $13.99 + $1.99 shipping and handling Champaign County was organized in 1833, having been previously a part of Vermilion County. The county and county seat were named for Champaign County, Ohio and Urbana, Ohio respectively, the homeplace of the Illinois legislator who sponsored the bill to create the county. The development of the county was greatly furthered by the arrival of the Chicago Branch of the Illinois Central Railroad, and even more by the establishment of the land-grant university. Volume 1 INDEX To Volumes I & II (50 pages) CHAPTER I PHYSICAL FEATURES : 1 CHAPTER II HISTORIC RULE OF THE WHITES 35 CHAPTER III FLEETING GLIMPSES OF THE RED MAN ; 86 CHAPTER IV PIONEER SETTLERS AND EVENTS 96 CHAPTER V COUNTY MATTERS AND INSTITUTIONS 135 CHAPTER VI LEGAL AND MEDICAL 172 CHAPTER VII SCHOOLS AND TEACHERS 212 CHAPTER VIII THE UNIVERSITY OF ILLINOIS 239 CHAPTER IX THE RAILROADS 329 CHAPTER X COUNTY'S MILITARY RECORD 351 CHAPTER XI TOWNSHIP AND CITY OF CHAMPAIGN 365 CHAPTER XII URBANA TOWNSHIP AND CITY 422 CHAPTER XIII BANTOUL TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE 457 CHAPTER XIV HOMER VILLAGE AND SOUTH HOMER TOWNSHIP 469 CHAPTER XV BROWN TOWNSHIP AND FISHER 477 CHAPTER XVI ST. JOSEPH TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE 482 CHAPTER XVII MAHOMET TOWNSHIP AND VILLAGE 489 CHAPTER XVIII TOLONO AND SIDNEY TOWNSHIPS 496 CHAPTER XIX AYERS AND RAYMOND TOWNSHIPS 505 CHAPTER XX SADORUS AND PESOTUM TOWNSHIPS 510 CHAPTER XXI PHILO AND OGDEN TOWNSHIPS AND VILLAGES 54 CHAPTER XXII OTHER TOWNSHIPS, VILLAGES AND STATIONS 518 Volume II Biographies, Family Lineages & Memoirs Pages 527-1072