| ALLERTON | PO established 7-20-1837 (in Sangamon Co, before division). When Christian Co was created (as Dane) 2-15-1839 Allenton was a contender for the county seat, but the location at the new town of Taylorville abt 1 1/2 mi. SE gave Allerton the coup de grace (PO dis 12-14-1839). |
| ASSUMPTION | PO established (changed from Tacusah ) 3-10-1838, active; rural free delivery serves Obed. Named for the Feast of the Assumption of the Blessed Virgin Mother. Incorporated as a village 3-7-1902. Illinois Central Railroad. Pop. (1960) 1,439. |
| ASSUMPTION TWP. | Formerly Tacusa (Tacusah); named for the village. |
| BAKERSVILLE | Now Bolivia (1904 History, p. 133). |
| BEAR CREEK TWP | Township. |
| BELL'S GROVE | see 1880 history, p. 155. |
| BETHANY | PO established 9-2-1935; changed to Edinburg 4-22-1837 (then in Sangamon Co,), Not the present Edinburg, but abt 1 1/2 mile NE of the present Taylorville. Also Robinson's Point. |
| BLACKBURN | PO established 9-18-1879; dis 2-29-1904. Named for Gideon Blackburn. |
| BLUE POINT | PO established 8-7-1839; dis. 2-3-1842, (Co. name changed from Dane to Christian 2-1-1840); now part of Edinburg. |
| BLUEVILLE | PO established 4-19-1855; changed to Sangamon Co. abt 11-11-1863; changed back to Christian Co. abt 12-14-1864; changed to Edinburg 7-18-1870; Now part of Edinburg. |
| BOLIVIA | PO established 11-7-1879; dis. 12-7-1882; reestablished 1-2-1883; dis. 7-31-1915; now rural free delivery Mechanicsburg. Balitomore and Ohio Railroad. Formerly Bakersville. Pronouced Boli-vy. Pop. (Ran McNally Geographical and Commercial Atlas (Chicago, 1958) p. 45. |
| BONDS POINT | PO established 9-26-1851; dis. 10-21-1856; reestablished 7-25-1861; dis. 8-16-1862; reestablished 9-18-1862; dis. 8-24-1867. (see 188- History p. 225). |
| BUCKEYE PRAIRIE | See 188- History, 244. |
| BUCKHART | PO established 8-3-1857; changed to Grove City 6-17-1869. |
| BUCKHARD Twp | |
| BULPITT | PO established 1-30-1924; active. Incorporated as a village 4-27-1914. Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad. Pop. (1960) 307. |
| CALLAWAY | Rural free delivery Langeyville. Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad. (This is Ran McNalley Geographical Atlas (Chicago 1958), listing, thought for years Callaway and Langelyville have been considered as identical ). |
| CAMPBELL'S POINT | Also Campbellsburg (1880 History, 193). |
| CAMPBELLSBURG | Atlas Campbell's Point (Batemen and Selby's Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 764). |
| CARTER | listed in ran McNally Geographical Atlas (Chicago 1956) but not 1958; rural free delivery Kincaid. Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad. |
| CENTRAL POINT | A.H.T.A., Grange, etc., HQ. |
| CITY PARK | Rural free delivery, Taylorville. Pop. (Rand McNallly Geographical Atlas (Chicago, 1958) 878. |
| CLARKSDALE | PO established 12-11-1871; dis. 2-28-1931; now rural free delivery, Palmer. Wabash Railroad. Includes Wallaceville. Names for Charles S. Clark, Postmaster, Pop. (Ran McNally Geographical Atlas (Chicago 1958) 60. |
| CLEAR CREEK | PO established 4-6-1863; dis. 6-21-1864. |
| COVINGTON | Now Stonington. (Bateman and Selby's Historical Encyclopedia, 811). |
| DOUGLAS Twp | Now Johnson. |
| DUNKEL | PO established 4-5-1877; dis. 8-31-1902; now rural free delivery Pana. Illinois Central Railroad. named for Elias Dunkel, Postmaster. |
| EDINBURG | {i} PO established (then in Sangamon Co., changed from Bethany) 4-22-1847; dis. 7-21-1837. this Edinburg was abt 1 12 miles NW of the present side of Taylorville (see 1904 History, 31-32). |
| EDINBURG | PO established (changed from Edinburgh) 7-14-1893; active; rural free delivery serves Grove City. Incorporated as a village 5-5-1874. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Formerly Blue Point, Blueville, Edinburg ( 9 miles NW of Taylorville). Pop 91906) 1,003. |
| ELLIS | Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad. (no pop. or mail service given, (Ran McNally Geographical and Commerical Atlas, Chicago 1958). |
| GREENWOOD Twp | Formerly Nevada. |
| GROVE CITY | PO established 9changed from buckhart) 6-17-1869; dis. 9-15-1919; now rural free delivery Edinburg. Formerly Buckhart, Hickory Grove. Pop. (Rand McNally Geographical and commerical Atlas, Chicago, 1958) 75. |
| HALF ACRE | Also Hell's Half Acre (Bateman and Selby's Historical Encyclopedia of Illinoins, 768, 1880 History, 221). |
| HARPER'S FERRY | see Bateman and Selby's Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 757. |
| HARRINGTON HEIGHTS | Now part of Taylorville (Bateman and selby's Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 815). |
| HARVEL | PO established (in Montgomery Co) 6-13-1871; active. Incorporated as a village 1-14-1873. Wabash Railroad. Pop. (1960) 285. |
| HELL'S HALF ACRE | Also Half Acre (Bateman and Selby's Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 768; 1880 History 221). (Also see in or near Johnson Twp for the old crossing of the South Fork of the Sangamon River near now Hwy 48. Old Owtlaw spot sprung up a little town for while in history). Its also in the History of Christian Co. |
| HEWITTVILLE | Rural free delivery Taylorville. Pop. (Rand McNally Geographical and Commerical Atlas, Chicago, 1958) 930. |
| HICKORY GROVE | Now Grove City. |
| HORSE-SHOE PRAIRIE | Now Sharpsburg (1880 History, 31). |
| HOWARD Twp | Now May. |
| HUMPHREY | Incorporated as a village 10-15-1914. Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad. (PO as Tovery). Pop. (1960) 646. |
| JEISYVILLE | Rural free delivery Kincaid. Pop. (Rand McNally Geographical and Commerical Atlas, Chicago, 1958) 199. |
| JOHNSTON Twp | Formerly Douglas. |
| JOHNSON Twp | Formerly Douglas. |
| KINCAID | PO established 10-3-1913; active; rural free delivery serves Carter and Jeisyville Incorporated as a village 1-5-1915. Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad. Pop. (1960) 1,544. |
| KING Twp | |
| KIPPERSVILLE | PO established 8-13-1856; dis. 10-6-1859. Named for Thompson P. Kipper, Postmaster. |
| LANGLEY | see Langleyville. |
| LANGLEYVILLE | PO established 7-2-1923; active. Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad. Formerly Callaway (though Ran McNally Geographical and Commerical Atlas, Chicago, 1958 gives this separate), Langley. Pop. (Rand McNally Geo and com. Atlas, Chicago, 1958) 300. |
| LOCUST | |
| MAY Twp | Formerly Howard, Smith. |
| MILLERSVILLE | PO established 12-14-1872; dis. since 1931; now rural free delivery Pana. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Pop. ( Ran McNally Geo and com. Atlas, Chicago 1958) 60. |
| MORGANSVILLE | PO established 1-5-1887; changed to Osbernville 2-24-1903. Named for William Morgan, Postmater. |
| MORRISSONVILLE | PO established 10-19-1870; active; rural free delivery serves Vanderville. Incorporated as a village 10-19-1872. Wabash Railroad. Pop. (1960) 1,129. |
| MOSQUITO Twp | |
| MOUNT AUBURN | PO established 5-9-1839; active (county name changed from Dane to Christian 2-1-1840). Incoporated as a village 2-4-1878. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Pop. (1960) 502. |
| MOUNT AUBURN Twp | named for the village. Formerly North Fork. |
| NEVADA twp | Now Greenwood. |
| NORTH FORK Twp | Now Mt. Auburn |
| NORTH PAQNA | Now part of Pana. |
| OLD STONINGTON | Original site. |
| OSBERNVILLE | PO established (changed from Morgansville) 2-24-1903; dis. 7-31-1913; now rural free delivery Blue Mound. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Pop. (Rand McNally) Chicago, 1958, 35. |
| OWANECO | PO established 2-29-1856; dis. 2-12-1874; reestablished 2-27-1897. Incorporated as a village 1-30-1902. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Pop. (1960) 290. |
| PALMER | PO established 1-10-1871; active; rural free delivery serves Clarksdale. Incorporated as a village 2-25-1902. Wabash Railroad. Named for John M Palmer. Pop. (1960) 265. |
| PANA | PO established (changed from Stone Coal) 2-1-2878; active; rural free delivery serves Dunkel and Millersville. Incorporated as a city 2-16-1857. Baltimore and Ohio/Chicago and Eastern Illinois/Illinois Central/ New York Central Railroads. Includes North Pana, Stone Coal. Pop. (1960) 6,432. |
| PANA Twp | Named for the city. |
| PRAIRIETON Twp | |
| RADFORD | PO established 3-24-1875; dis. 2-1-1878; reestablished 6-13-1879; dis. 2-10-1887; reestablished 1-5-1888; dis. 4-3-1888; reestablished 8-18-1888; active. Illinois Central Railroad. Pop. (Rand McNally) Chicago 1958) 15. |
| RANDALLSVILLE | see Randellsville |
| RANDELLSVILLE | PO established 6-20-1866; dis. 10-19-1870. also (and apparently more properly) Randallsville. |
| RICHARDSON SETTLEMENT | see 1880 History, 160. |
| RICKS Twp | |
| ROBINSON'S POINT | Later Bethany and first ( not present) Edinburg (Bateman and Selby's Hist Encyc of IL, 761; 1880 History, 194). |
| ROBY | PO established 1-13-1903; active. balitomore and Ohio Railroad. Pop. (Chicago, 1958) 50. |
| ROSAMOND | PO established (changed from Rosemond) 8-14-1923; active. chicago and Eastern Illinois/NewYork Central Railroads. Pop. 250. |
| ROSAMOND Twp | Formerly Rosemond; named from the Postoffice. |
| ROSEMOND | PO established 3-20-1856; changed to Rosamond 8-14-1923. |
| ROSEMOND Twp | Now Rosamond. |
| SANDERSVILLE | See Bateman and Selby's Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 810; state atlas, 1876. |
| SHARPSBURG | PO established (changed from Sharsburgh) 8-31-1893; active; rural free delivery serves Sheldon Park. Balimore and Ohio Railroad. Formerly Horse-shoe Prairie, Sharpsburgh. Pop. (Rand McNally) (Chicago 1958) 60. |
| SHARPSBURGH | PO established 9-19-1870; changed to Sharpsburg 8-31-1893. |
| SHELDON PARK | listed in Ran McNally Geo Atlas (Chicago 1956) but not 1958; rural free delivery Sharpsburg. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Po. 2. |
| SICILY | Rural free delivery Pawnee. Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroad. |
| SMITH Twp | Now May. |
| SOUTH FORK Twp | |
| STONINGTON | PO established 4-29-1844; active. Incorporated as a village 6-13-1885. Wabash Railroad. Formerly Covington. Named for Stonington, Conn. Pop. (1960) 1,076. |
| STONINGTON Twp | Named for the village. |
| SYLVAN POINT | PO established 7-8-1847; dis. 8-16-1848. |
| TACUSAH | PO established 11-9-1855; changed to assumption 3-10-1858. |
| TACUSAH Twp | Now Assumption. Also spelled Tacusa. |
| TAYLORSVILLE | PO established 4-17-1841; changed to Taylorville ca. 1-1-1869. |
| TAYLORVILLE | PO established (changed from Taylorsville) ca. 1-1-1869; active; rural free delivery serves City Park, Hewittville, Velma and Willeys. Incorporated as a city 4-20-1882. Baltimore and Ohio/Chicago and Illinois Midland/Wabash Railroads. Includes Harrington heights. Pop. (1960) 8,801. |
| TAYLORVILLE Twp | Named for the city. |
| TOVEY | PO established 5-3-1915; active. (Incorporated, Chicago and Illinois Midland Railroads as Humprey). |
| VANDERVILLE | PO established 7-16-1894; dis. 1-14-1903; now rural free delivery Morrisonville. A shortened form of Vandveerville. |
| VELMA | PO established 10-24-1894; dis. 11-8-1897; reestablished 5-20-1898; dis. 5-31-1910; now rural free delivery Taylorville. Baltimore and Ohio Railroad. Pop. (Rand McNally Atlas(Chicago 1958) 15. |
| VOLLENTINE | named for Vollentine family. |
| VONN | PO established 9-14-1895; dis. 9-30-1902. |
| WADDLE SETTLEMENT | see Bateman Shelby's Historical Encyclopedepia of Illinois, 775. |
| WALLACEVILLE | now part of Clarksdale (1911 History, 71). |
| WHITECRAFT SETTLEMENT | See 1880 Hisotry, 35-36. |
| WILLEY | PO established (changed from Willey Station) 5-14-1883; dis. 4-30-1913; now Willeys. |
| WILLEY STATION | PO established 6-23-1871; dis. 6-2-1876; reestablished 6-23-1876; changed to Willey 5-14-1883; now Willeys. |
| WILLEYS | Rural free delivery Taylorville. Wabash Railroad. Formerly Willey, Willey Station. Named for the Frank Willey family. |