Hi: I'm the one who was looking for Charleston andhappy it turned out to be Brimfield as we had McLaughlin ancestors there. Thanks, Judy (in ks) On Sat, 04 Sep 1999 14:20:10 -0500 Jane Kuck <[email protected]> writes: >This information regarding towns and/or villages in Illinois is from >the >following source: > >Illinois Libraries, Vol. 50, No, 4  Springfield, Illinois   >April-May-June >1968  "A List of Illinois Place Names."  [So far as I know this is >"The >Authority" on Illinois place names.  From my own experience I know >that there >are omissions which (probably) are mostly small groups of houses which >were >never incorporated, never had a post office, and never had railroad >service.] > >Charleston  (five entries) > >Charleston (Coles Co.)  PO est. (ch. from Coles Courthouse) 4/29/1843; >active; >RFD serves Coffeyville, Fairgrange, Hutton/Salisbury, and Ross.  >Incorporated >as a city 3/2/1839.  Includes Bishop Heights, Coles Courthouse, Davis >Heights, >Elsmere, Home Place, Morton's Store, Normal Park Place, North >Charleston. >(Railroads in 1968) NYC / NYC&StL.  >Pop. (1960) 10, 505. > >Charleston (Township) (Coles Co.)  Named for the city, both named for >pioneer >Charles Morton. > >Charleston (Kane Co.) Now St. Charles. > >Charleston (Peoria Co.) PO est. 6/8/1837;  changed to Brimfield >3/30/1843/ > >Charleston (Menard Co.)  See Illinois State Register 6/28/1836, Agric. >Sec. p. >12 col. 6. > >~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ > >Summit > >Summit (Champaign Co.)  Now Philo  (Bateman & Selby's Historical >Encyclopedia >of Illinois for various counties    823). > >Summit (Cook Co.)  PO est. 2/5/1841; dis. (disbanded) 9/5/1848; reest. >12/7/1848; dis. 5/17/1849; reest. 9/16/1853; dis. 8/18/1855; reest. >11/25/1859; >dis. since 1931; includes Argo, the combined municipality being >incorporated as >Summit but PO Argo.  Incorporated as a village 6/20/1890.  (Railroad) >GM&O  >Pop. (1960) 10, 374. > >Summit (township) (Effingham Co.) > >Summit (Knox Co.) Now Douglas > >Summit (Macon Co.) Now Harristown > >Summit (Moultrie Co.) Now Gays > >Summit (St. Clair Co.) Listed in Rand McNally Geographical and >Commercial Atlas >(Chicago 1956) but not in the 1958 edition.  RFD East St. Louis. >(Railroad) >L&N. > >Summit (Tazewell Co.) RFD Mackinaw. (Railroad ) IT. > >Listed also are the following:  Summit Grove, Summit Heights, Summit >Hill, >Summit Park, Summit Prairie, and Summit View. > > > > > >==== ILPEORIA Mailing List ==== >Search this list's archived messages! >http://searches.rootsweb.com/cgi-bin/listsearch.pl >