Ellisville Township is one of twenty-six townships in Fulton County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2000 census, its population was 178.[1]
Geography [edit]
According to the United States Census Bureau, Ellisville Township covers an area of 13.92 square miles (36.1 km2); of this, 0.02 square miles (0.052 km2) or 0.14 percent is water.
Cities, towns, villages [edit]
Extinct towns [edit]
- 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.[citation needed]
Cemeteries [edit]
The township contains these four cemeteries: Ellisville, Heartley, Landon and Pleasant Hill.
Major highways [edit]
Landmarks [edit]
- 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.[2] The new owner, John Wiemers is maintaining the property as a recreational site now known as "Mount Pisgah . . .a peaceful place."
School districts [edit]
- Avon Community Unit School District 176
- Spoon River Valley Community Unit School District 4
Political districts [edit]
References [edit]
- ^ United States Census Bureau American FactFinder
- ^ Sampier, Kevin (Sep 10, 2009). "Mount Pisgah will remain part of Spoon River Drive". Peoria Journal Star. Retrieved 11 March 2011.
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