Ellisville Township, Fulton County, Illinois

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Country United States County Fulton Time zone CST (UTC-6) Elevation 159 m Local time Thursday 5:13 AM		State Illinois Established November 6, 1849 ZIP codes 61415, 61431, 61544 Area 36.03 km² Population 155 (2010)

Weather 1°C, Wind NE at 13 km/h, 61% Humidity

Ellisville Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 155 and it contained 69 housing units.

Map of Ellisville Township, IL, USA

History

Ellisville Township is named for Levi D. Ellis, an early settler.

Geography

According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 13.91 square miles (36.0 km²), of which 13.89 square miles (36.0 km²) (or 99.86%) is land and 0.02 square miles (0.052 km²) (or 0.14%) is water.

Cities, towns, villages

Ellisville

Extinct towns

Ellisville Station, a mining community on Narrow Gauge Railroad until the 1920s, consisted of a railroad depot, grocery store, butcher shop and barber shop plus numerous company-owned miner's houses. The mining company went under and the town vanished. It lasted from 1896 to about 1926. From 1909-1913 it had a post office here.

Cemeteries

The township contains these four cemeteries: Ellisville, Heartley, Landon and Pleasant Hill.

Major highways

Illinois Route 116

Landmarks

Mount Pisgah Park, a 40 acre tract located southeast of Ellisville, IL, was owned by Fulton County until September, 2009, when it was sold at public auction. The new owner, John Wiemers is maintaining the property as a recreational site now known as "Mount Pisgah . . .a peaceful place."

School districts

Avon Community Unit School District 176

Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4

Political districts

Illinois' 17th congressional district

State House District 94

State Senate District 47

References

Ellisville Township, Fulton County, Illinois Wikipedia

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