Guess I thought an earlier reply went to the entire list but perhaps not. Thanks to all who responded. There was indeed a Bonaparte in DuPage Co. See the research by Cidney that follows: >Rich, Found it !! Bonaparte was established in 1846 south of the town of > >Danby which is Glen Ellyn now, Milton Twp. >It was dis-established in 1853 and re-established in 1854 and finally > >dis-established in 1859. > >The first postmaster was H. Dodge. >A book called Glen Ellyn's story gives a little history of it. A Mark and > >Mary Ann Davis, a bachelor and spinster who lived on Butterfield Rd. in a > >settlement called Bonaparte. The name was supposed to have derived from > >their strong headed father, Samuel Davis, who whom this was a nickname. > >At it's height, Bonaparte had a post office, a sawmill and a district school. > >The brother and sister, Mark and Mary Ann, were known for their lavish >partys. >The sawmill, was known as the Persus Barny Saw Mill. > >That area is located on Rt. 53 and Butterfield Road. > >I have a copy of the history, it's pretty long winded and mentions many >names. >I learned something new on this. >Cidney Elbert Derrick wrote: > > Can find no Bonaparte in Illinois, and I live in Du Page County. > > Earl Armbrust wrote: > > > >From "Illinois Place Names" compiled by James N. Adams published by Ill. > > State Historical Society 1989 page 298: "Bonaparte (Du Page). PO est. > > 7/21/1846; dis. 12/8/1853; reest. 2/21/1854; dis 7/11/1859." > > > > This is the only Bonaparte listing. > > > > Earl Armbrust > > > > At 03:40 PM 08/04/1999 -0500, you wrote: > > >I have come across a table of 1855 Post Offices that lists: > > > > > >POST OFFICE - Bonaparte > > >COUNTY - Du Page > > >STATE - Illinois > > >POSTMASTER - Samuel Davis > > > > > Is anyone familiar with this community? Where it was? When it was no > > >longer, etc.? > > > > > >Thanks - Rich > > >