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Lisbon is a village in Kendall County, Illinois, United States. The population was 271 at the 2020 census. The community was established in 1836 with a log tavern and a highway connecting Joliet to Chicago Road. This led to the addition of a post office, an enterprise, and a schoolhouse. [3] The town became part of Kendall County in 1841. [4]
Lisbon Township occupies the 6 mile square on the southern edge of Kendall County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 899 and it contained 322 housing units. [ 3] Early settler John Moore was credited with naming Lisbon Township after Lisbon, Portugal, commenting he wanted a name that was "different."
Kendall County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois, within the Chicago metropolitan area. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 131,869. [1] Its county seat is Yorkville, [2] and its most populous municipality is Oswego. Kendall County is part of the Chicago metropolitan area and was the fastest-growing county in the United ...
Norwegian Settlers Memorial. Coordinates: 41°27′26.3″N 88°40′25.6″W. The early 20th century saw several official commemorations of the 100th anniversaries of pioneer Norwegian immigration. The Norwegian Settlers Memorial is the official memorial of the U.S. state of Illinois maintained in honor of immigrants from the nation of Norway.
The Spirit Fruit Society was a communitarian group in the United States that was organized after a period of repeated business depressions during the 1890s. The society had its beginnings in Lisbon, Ohio, and over the years of its existence moved to Ingleside, Illinois, and finally to California. Plagued by rumor, suspicion, and attacks in the ...
Plattville is a village in Lisbon Township, Kendall County, Illinois, United States, west of Joliet. As of the 2010 census it had a population of 242. [4] The community was established in 1860 and named after founder Daniel Platt, [5] who first built a home there in 1834 on the Frink and Walker stagecoach route between Chicago and Ottawa.
Helmar, Illinois. / 41.54500°N 88.48389°W / 41.54500; -88.48389. Helmar is an unincorporated community in Kendall County, Illinois. The community is located near Newark and Plattville and is between Illinois State Routes 71 and 47. [2]
1910–2020 [1] The history of Illinois may be defined by several broad historical periods, namely, the pre-Columbian period, the era of European exploration and colonization, its development as part of the American frontier, its early statehood period, growth in the 19th and 20th centuries, and contemporary Illinois of today.