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Name (& Source) |
County |
Notes/aka/twp |
Babcock2 |
Rock Island |
. |
Babylon1, 2 |
Fulton |
PO closed 1904 |
Bachelder's Grove5 |
Cook |
aka Bremen; Bachelor's Grove |
Back Bone (Ridge)7 |
Bureau |
. |
Baden Baden1 |
Bond |
aka Millersburg, Pierron; PO closed 1923 |
Bader(s)1, 2 |
Schuyler |
aka Osceola |
Badgley's Settlement5 |
St. Clair |
. |
Bailey Falls2 |
La Salle |
historical |
Bailey's Point5 |
La Salle |
aka Tonica |
Baileyville1, 2 |
Stephenson then Ogle |
aka Crane's Grove |
Bainbridge1, 2 |
Franklin then Williamson |
aka Bainbridge Station; PO closed 1881 |
Baker1, 2 |
La Salle |
aka Munson; PO closed 1903 |
Baker1 |
McLean |
. |
Baker's Crossroads2 |
Williamson |
. |
Baker's Grove5 |
Ogle |
. |
Bakers Acres2 |
Kane |
. |
Bakers Lane1 |
Crawford |
. |
Bakerville2 |
Jefferson |
. |
Bakerville2 |
Logan |
. |
Balcom1, 2 |
Union |
. |
Bald Bluff/Baldbluff2 |
Henderson |
PO closed 1906 |
Bald Mound/Baldmound/Ball Mound1, 2 |
Kane |
PO closed 1905 |
Baldwin1, 2 |
Randolph |
aka Cobb |
Baldwin/Baldwin Station1 |
Greene |
. |
Ball1 |
White |
PO closed 1903 |
Ballard1 |
McLean |
PO closed 1931 |
Ballou2 |
Will |
. |
Bancroft Corners2 |
Lake |
. |
Bando2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Banklick2 |
Saline |
PO closed 1916 |
Bankstone's Fork |
Gallatin |
. |
Banner1, 2 |
Fulton |
aka Utica |
Banning's Settlement5 |
Shelby |
. |
Bannister1 |
Fulton |
aka Utica |
Bannockburn2 |
Lake |
. |
Barbee's Settlement5 |
Crawford |
. |
Barber's Corners2 |
DuPage/Will |
. |
Barclay1, 2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Bardolph1, 2 |
McDonough |
aka Randolph, Wolf Grove |
Barkis Island2 |
Mercer |
. |
Barlow Park2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Barn Hill/Barnhill1, 2 |
Wayne |
. |
Barnard Mill2 |
McHenry |
historical |
Barnes1, 2 |
McLean |
PO closed 1919 |
Barnett2 |
Madison |
. |
Barnett1, 2 |
Montgomery |
PO closed 1931 |
Barr1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Barr2 |
Macoupin |
aka Barr's Store; PO closed 1905 |
Barr2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Barreville1, 2 |
McHenry |
aka Nunda Station; PO closed 1902 |
Barrington1, 2 |
Cook |
aka Barrington Station |
Barrington Center2 |
Kane |
. |
Barrington Hills2 |
Cook |
. |
Barrington Hills2 |
McHenry |
. |
Barrington Woods2 |
Cook |
. |
Barrow1, 2 |
Greene |
PO closed 1931 |
Barry1 |
Pike |
aka Barre; Snake Hollow; Worcester |
Barstow1, 2 |
Rock Island |
aka Franklin Crossing |
Bartelso1, 2 |
Clinton |
. |
Bartlett1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Bartlett1 |
Peoria |
. |
Bartlett's Settlement5 |
McDonough |
. |
Bartley1 |
Gallatin |
PO closed 1872 |
Bartonville1, 2 |
Peoria |
. |
Barwells1 |
Perry |
aka Jamestown |
Basco1, 2 |
Hancock |
aka Summersett/Somerset |
Batavia1, 2 |
Kane |
. |
Batavia Junction2 |
DuPage |
. |
Batcheldorsville5 |
Coles |
. |
Batchtown1, 2 |
Calhoun |
aka Batcheldersville; Richwoods |
Bates1, 2 |
Sangamon |
aka Schuyler Station; PO closed 1912 |
Batestown2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Bath5 |
Cass |
. |
Bath1, 2 |
Mason |
. |
Baum2 |
Greene |
. |
Bauman1 |
Adams |
PO closed 1902 |
Bay/Bay City1, 2 |
Pope |
aka Bay; Breckinridge; Bayfield |
Bay View Garden2 |
Woodford |
. |
Bayle/Bayle City1, 2 |
Fayette |
. |
Baylestown2 |
Macoupin |
aka Dorchester |
Baylis1, 2 |
Pike |
. |
Beach Bluff1 |
Wayne |
. |
Beach Park2 |
Lake |
. |
Beach Station2 |
Lake |
. |
Beamington2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Bear Creek5 |
Gallatin |
. |
Bear Creek5 |
Montgomery |
. |
Bear Creek5 |
Sangamon |
. |
Bear Prairie5 |
Wayne |
. |
Beard's Mine1 |
Sangamon |
. |
Beardstown1, 2, 6 |
Cass |
. |
Bearsdale1, 2 |
Macon |
aka Lickskillit2 |
Beason1, 2 |
Logan |
. |
Beaty2 |
Fulton |
. |
Beauchamp/Beaucoup1, 2 |
Washington |
. |
Beaucoup Settlement5 |
Jackson |
. |
Beaver Creek1, 2 |
Bond |
. |
Beaverton Crossroads2 |
Boone |
aka Beaverton1, 6 |
Beaverville1, 2 |
Iroquois |
. |
Beckemeyer2 |
Clinton |
. |
Beckwith1 |
Vermilion |
. |
Bedford1, 2 |
Pike |
. |
Bedford Park2 |
Cook |
. |
Bee Creek1, 2 |
Pike |
. |
Beech Ridge1 |
Alexander |
. |
Beecher1, 2 |
Will |
. |
Beecher City1, 2 |
Effingham |
. |
Beechville1, 2 |
Calhoun |
. |
Begg's Settlement5 |
Union |
. |
Belden2 |
McHenry |
. |
Belgium2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Belgium Row2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Belgrade3 |
Pope |
1823 Gazetteer |
Belknap1 |
Johnson |
. |
Bell1, 2 |
Logan |
. |
Bell Ridge2 |
Edgar |
. |
Bell's GroveU |
Christian |
Rosamond twp |
Bellair/Bell Air1, 2 |
Crawford |
. |
Belle Plain1 |
Marshall |
. |
Belle Prairie City1, 2 |
Hamilton |
. |
Belle Rive1, 2 |
Jefferson |
. |
Bellefountaine5 |
Monroe |
. |
Belleview (Prairie5)1, 2 |
Calhoun |
. |
Belleville1, 2, 3 |
St. Clair |
1823 Gazetteer |
Bellevue2 |
Peoria |
. |
Bellflower1, 2 |
McLean |
. |
Bellmont1, 2 |
Wabash |
. |
Belltown2 |
Greene |
. |
Bellwood2 |
Cook |
. |
Belmont2 |
DuPage |
. |
Belmont1 |
Iroquois |
. |
Belmont Village2 |
Madison |
. |
Beltrees2 |
Jersey |
. |
Belvidere1, 2 |
Boone |
. |
Beman1, 2 |
Lawrence |
. |
Beman's Mill & Settlement5 |
Greene |
. |
Bement1, 2 |
Piatt |
. |
Bender2 |
Johnson |
historical |
Benjaminville2 |
McLean |
aka Ben Town, Bentown; historical |
Bennett2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Bennett Landing2 |
Union |
. |
Bennington2 |
Edwards |
. |
Bennington5 |
Fulton |
post office |
Bensenville1, 2 |
DuPage |
. |
Benson1, 2 |
Woodford |
. |
Bentley/Bently1, 2 |
Hancock |
. |
Benton14 |
Adams |
name changed to Fall Creek in 185014 |
Benton1 |
Franklin |
. |
Benton Park1 |
Franklin |
. |
Benton Station1, 2 |
Lake |
historical |
Bentown2 |
McLean |
aka Ben Town, Benjaminville; historical |
Benville1, 2 |
Brown |
. |
Berdan1, 2 |
Greene |
. |
Berger1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Berkeley2 |
Cook |
. |
Berkshire6 |
Champaign |
post office |
Berlin1, 2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Bernadotte1, 2 |
Fulton |
historical |
Bernice1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Berry1, 2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Berry's Settlement5 |
Clinton |
. |
Berryton Post Office1, 2 |
Cass |
historical |
Berryville1, 2 |
Richland |
. |
Berryville2 |
Union |
. |
Berwick1, 2 |
Warren |
. |
Berwyn1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Bessie2 |
Franklin |
. |
Bethalto1, 2 |
Madison |
. |
Bethany1, 2 |
Moultrie |
. |
Bethany5 |
Sangamon |
. |
Bethel15 |
Bond |
founded 1816 by Robert & Daniel McCord, aka Augusta and Cottonwood
Grove15 |
Bethel1 |
Jackson |
. |
Bethel1, 2 |
Morgan |
. |
Bethel5 |
St. Clair |
. |
Bethel2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Bethesda5 |
Coles |
. |
Beverly1, 2, 14 |
Adams |
derived its name from Beverly, MA14 |
Beverly Hill1 |
Cook |
. |
Beverly Manor2 |
Tazewell |
. |
Beverly Township14 |
Adams |
. |
Bible Grove1, 2 |
Clay |
. |
Biddleborn2 |
Washington |
. |
Big Bay1, 2 |
Massac |
. |
Big Bottom settlement5 |
Alexander |
. |
Big Cut1 |
Carroll |
. |
Big Foot Prairie1, 2 |
McHenry |
. |
Big Grove5 |
Champaign |
. |
Big Grove5 |
McLean |
. |
Big Mound Prairie5 |
Wayne |
. |
Big Neck5 |
Adams |
. |
Big Neck1 |
Adams |
post office, historical |
Big PrairieU |
Logan |
. |
Big Rock1, 2 |
Kane |
. |
Big Run Acres2 |
Cook |
. |
Big Woods2 |
DuPage |
historical |
Biggs/Briggs1, 2 |
Mason |
. |
Biggsville/Briggsville2 |
Henderson |
. |
Big Spring Post Office2 |
Shelby |
historical |
Billett1, 2 |
Lawrence |
. |
Bingham1, 2 |
Fayette |
. |
Binghampton2 |
Lee |
. |
Bingman Station2 |
White |
. |
Binney2 |
Madison |
. |
Binnie Hills2 |
Kane |
. |
Binnie Lakes2 |
Kane |
. |
Birch Island2 |
Calhoun |
. |
Birchwood1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Birds1, 2 |
Lawrence |
. |
Birds (Bridge)1, 2 |
Will |
. |
Birkbeck1, 2 |
DeWitt |
. |
Birkbeck Settlement3 |
Edwards |
1823 Gazetteer |
Birkner1, 2 |
St. Clair |
. |
Birmingham1, 2 |
Schuyler |
. |
Bishop1, 2 |
Mason |
. |
Bishop Hill1, 2 |
Henry |
. |
Bismarck1, 2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Bismark1 |
Peoria |
. |
Bissell2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Bixby2 |
St. Clair |
. |
Bixby1 |
Vermilion |
. |
Black2 |
Edwards |
. |
Black Oak Ridge5 |
Putnam |
. |
Black Partridge Creek5 |
Tazewell |
post office |
Blackberry Acres1, 2 |
Kane |
. |
Blackberry Woods1, 2 |
Kane |
. |
Blackburn1 |
Christian |
South Fork twp |
Blackhawk2 |
Carroll |
. |
Blackland2 |
Macon |
. |
Blacks1, 2 |
Adams |
. |
Blackstone1, 2 |
Livingston |
. |
Blaine1, 2 |
Boone |
. |
Blair2 |
Livingston |
. |
Blair1, 2 |
Randolph |
. |
Blairsville1, 2 |
Hamilton |
. |
Blairsville1, 2 |
Williamson |
. |
Blakes1, 2 |
La Salle |
. |
Blanding1, 2 |
Jo Daviess |
. |
Blandinsville1, 2 |
McDonough |
. |
Block2 |
Champaign |
. |
Block House5 |
St. Clair |
. |
Blodgett1, 2 |
Will |
. |
Bloom2 |
Cook |
. |
Bloomfield2 |
Adams |
. |
Bloomfield2 |
Edgar |
. |
Bloomfield1, 2 |
Johnson |
. |
Bloomfield2 |
Scott |
. |
Blooming Grove5 |
McLean |
. |
Bloomingdale1, 2 |
DuPage |
. |
BloomingdaleU |
Logan |
. |
Bloomingdale5 |
Tazewell |
. |
Bloomington1, 2 |
McLean |
. |
Bloomington Heights2 |
McLean |
. |
Blount1 |
Vermilion |
. |
Blue Grass1, 2 |
Vermilion |
historical |
Blue Island1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Blue MoundU |
Christian |
Rosamond twp |
Blue Mound1, 2 |
Macon |
. |
Blue Point1, 2 |
Effingham |
. |
Blue Point2 |
Wayne |
. |
Blue Ridge1, 2 |
Piatt |
. |
Blueville2 |
Christian |
post office6 |
Bluff City2 |
Fayette |
. |
Bluff City1, 2 |
Schuyler |
. |
Bluff Hall1, 2 |
Adams |
. |
Bluff Junction2 |
Madison |
. |
Bluff Springs1, 2 |
Cass |
. |
Bluffdale5 |
Greene |
. |
Bluffs1, 2 |
Scott |
. |
Bluffside2 |
St. Clair |
. |
Bluford1, 2 |
Jefferson |
. |
Blyton1, 2 |
Fulton |
post office, historical |
Boaz1, 2 |
Massac |
. |
Bobtown2 |
Menard |
. |
Boden2 |
Mercer |
. |
Bodmann2 |
Piatt |
. |
Bogota1, 2 |
Jasper |
. |
Bohleysville2 |
St. Clair |
. |
Bolingbrook2 |
Will |
. |
BolivarU |
Christian |
Mt. Auburn twp |
Bolive5 |
Sangamon |
. |
Bolivia1, 2 |
Christian |
Mt. Auburn twp |
Bolton1, 2 |
Stephenson |
. |
Bon Pas (Bumpau)3, 5 |
White |
1823 Gazetteer |
Bon Pas Settlement5 |
Edwards |
. |
Bond1 |
Sangamon |
. |
Bond's PointU |
Christian |
Bear Creek (before 1839 this twp was part of Montgomery Co.); extinct as of 1879 |
Bondville1, 2 |
Champaign |
. |
Bone Gap1, 2 |
Edwards |
. |
Bonfield1, 2 |
Kankakee |
. |
Bongard2 |
Champaign |
. |
Bonnie2 |
Jefferson |
. |
Bonnie Valley2 |
Kane |
. |
Bonus1 |
Boone |
. |
Boody1, 2 |
Macon |
. |
Bookwalter WoodsU |
Grundy |
. |
Boos (Station)1, 2 |
Jasper |
. |
Booth/Booths1 |
Grundy |
RR/Express Office |
Boothby2 |
Franklin |
. |
BorenU |
Logan |
. |
Borton (Junction)1, 2 |
Edgar |
. |
Boskydell1, 2 |
Jackson |
. |
Boston5 |
Shelby |
. |
Bostwick's Settlement5 |
Montgomery |
. |
Bottom Settlement5 |
Alexander |
. |
Bottom Settlement5 |
Union |
. |
Boulder1, 2 |
Clinton |
. |
Boulder Hill2 |
Kendall |
. |
Bountyville3 |
Pike |
1823 Gazetteer |
Bourbon1, 2 |
Douglas |
. |
Bourbonais2 |
Bureau |
historical |
Bourbonnais1, 2 |
Kankakee |
. |
Bowen1, 2 |
Hancock |
. |
Bowes2 |
Kane |
. |
Bowes Bend2 |
Kane |
. |
Bowlesville1, 2 |
Gallatin |
historical |
Bowling Green2 |
Woodford |
historical |
Bowman1 |
Edgar |
. |
Bowman2 |
Jersey |
. |
Bowmanville1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Bowyer1 |
Jersey |
. |
Boyd1, 2 |
Jefferson |
. |
Boyle2 |
Greene |
. |
Boyleston1, 2 |
Wayne |
. |
Boynton1, 2 |
Tazewell |
. |
Braceville1, 2 |
Grundy |
. |
Braceville Township13 |
Grundy |
. |
Bradbury (Station)1, 2 |
Cumberland |
. |
Braden1, 2 |
Hamilton |
. |
Bradford1, 2 |
Stark |
Osceola twp |
Bradford/Bradfordton1, 2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Bradley('s Settlement5)2 |
Jackson |
historical |
Bradley2 |
Kankakee |
. |
Bradley1 |
Tazewell |
. |
Braeside2 |
Cook |
. |
Braidwood1, 2 |
Will |
. |
Brattleville5 |
McDonough |
post office |
Brayfield1 |
Franklin |
. |
Breckenridge2 |
Hancock |
. |
Breckenridge1, 2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Breeds1, 2 |
Fulton |
. |
Breese1, 2 |
Clinton |
. |
Bremen1, 2 |
Jo Daviess |
. |
Bremen1, 2 |
Randolph |
. |
Brereton2 |
Fulton |
. |
Brewersville6 |
Bureau |
. |
Briar Bluff1, 2 |
Henry |
. |
Briar Gate2 |
Kane |
. |
Briar Hill1 |
Kane |
. |
Briar Hill1, 2 |
St. Clair |
. |
Briarwood2 |
Ogle |
. |
Bridge's Settlement5 |
Johnson |
. |
Bridgeport7 |
Cook |
. |
Bridgeport2 |
Knox |
historical |
Bridgeport1, 2 |
Lawrence |
. |
Bridgeport1, 2 |
Scott |
historical |
Bridgeview2 |
Cook |
. |
Bridgeway Addition2 |
Rock Island |
. |
Bridgewater3 |
Monroe |
1823 Gazetteer |
Briergate2 |
Lake |
. |
Briggs Landing1, 2 |
Schuyler |
. |
Brighton1, 2 |
Macoupin |
. |
Brimfield1, 2 |
Peoria |
. |
Brinksburg2 |
Jo Daviess |
historical |
Brisbane1, 2 |
Will |
. |
Bristol2 |
Effingham |
historical |
Bristol1, 2 |
Kendall |
. |
Broadlands1, 2 |
Champaign |
. |
Broadmoor1, 2 |
Marshall |
. |
Broadview2 |
Cook |
. |
Broadwell1, 2 |
Logan |
. |
Brockett's Settlement5 |
Effingham |
. |
Brocton1, 2 |
Edgar |
. |
Brokaw1, 2 |
McLean |
. |
Bronson2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Brookfield2 |
Cook |
. |
Brooklyn1, 2 |
Schuyler |
. |
Brooklyn2, 5 |
St. Clair |
. |
Brookport2 |
Massac |
. |
Brooks6 |
Calhoun |
post office |
Brooks1, 2 |
Madison |
. |
Brookside2 |
Kane |
. |
Brookville2 |
Jasper |
. |
Brookville1, 2 |
Ogle |
. |
Brookville2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Brothers2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Broughton1, 2 |
Hamilton |
. |
Brown's Point5 |
Morgan |
. |
Brownfield2 |
Pope |
. |
Browning1, 2 |
Schuyler |
. |
Browns1, 2 |
Edwards |
. |
Browns Crossing2 |
Sangamon |
. |
Browns Mill2 |
Stephenson |
. |
Brownsport2 |
White |
historical |
Brownstown1, 2 |
Fayette |
. |
Brownsville3 |
Jackson |
1823 Gazetteer |
Brownsville1, 2 |
White |
. |
Brownton2 |
Morgan |
historical |
Brownwood2 |
Tazewell |
. |
Brubaker2 |
Marion |
. |
Bruce1, 2 |
Moultrie |
. |
Brulette's Creek Settlement5 |
Edgar |
. |
Brush Hill5 |
Cook |
post office |
Brushy Fork1, 2 |
Douglas |
historical |
Brushy Fork5 |
Edgar |
. |
Brushy Fork5 |
Lawrence |
. |
Brushy Prairie5 |
Wayne |
. |
Brussels1, 2 |
Calhoun |
. |
Bryant1, 2 |
Fulton |
. |
Bryce2 |
Iroquois |
. |
Buck-heart Prairie5 |
Fulton |
. |
Buckeye1 |
Stephenson |
. |
Buckhorn1, 2 |
Brown |
. |
Buckhorn Corners2 |
Stephenson |
. |
Buckingham1, 2 |
Kankakee |
. |
Buckley1, 2 |
Iroquois |
. |
Buckner1, 2 |
Franklin |
. |
Bucks2 |
DeWitt |
. |
Bucktown2 |
Vermilion |
. |
Buda1 |
Bureau |
. |
Budd1, 2 |
Livingston |
. |
Budgley's Settlement5 |
St. Clair |
. |
Buena Vista2 |
Saline |
. |
Buena Vista1, 2 |
Stephenson |
. |
Buffalo1, 2, 3 |
Sangamon |
aka Buffaloe Heart; 1823 Gazetteer |
Buffalo Grove1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Buffalo Grove2 |
Ogle |
. |
Buffalo Hart1, 2 |
Sangamon |
aka Buffaloe-heart Grove5 |
Buffalo Prairie1, 2 |
Rock Island |
. |
Bull Valley2 |
McHenry |
. |
Bullard's Prairie5 |
Lawrence |
aka Gardner's Prairie5 |
Bulldog Crossing2 |
Macon |
. |
BulpittU |
Christian |
South Fork twp |
Buncombe (Settlement5)1, 2 |
Johnson |
. |
Bungay2 |
Hamilton |
. |
Bunje2 |
Bond |
. |
Bunker Hill1, 2 |
Macoupin |
. |
Bunkum1, 2 |
St. Clair |
. |
Burbank2 |
Cook |
. |
Bureau1, 2 |
Bureau |
. |
Burgess2 |
Mercer |
. |
Burgess Township16 |
Bond |
. |
Burke2 |
Carroll |
. |
Burksville1, 2 |
Monroe |
. |
Burksville Station1, 2 |
Monroe |
. |
Burlingame1, 2 |
Cass |
. |
Burlington1, 2 |
Kane |
. |
Burnett2 |
Bureau |
. |
Burnham1, 2 |
Cook |
. |
Burning Tree2 |
Kane |
. |
Burns2 |
McLean |
. |
Burnside2 |
Cook |
. |
Burnside1, 2 |
Hancock |
. |
Burnside2 |
Knox |
. |
Burnside's Settlement5 |
Clinton |
aka Irish Settlement5 |
Burnt Prairie1, 2 |
White |
. |
Burr Ridge2 |
DuPage |
. |
Burrowsville1, 2 |
Piatt |
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Burt2 |
Tazewell |
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Burton1, 2 |
Adams |
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Burton Township14 |
Adams |
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Burton View1, 2 |
Logan |
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Burtons Bridge2 |
McHenry |
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Busenville2 |
Vermilion |
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Bush2 |
Williamson |
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Bushnell1, 2 |
McDonough |
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Bush's Corners2 |
Lake |
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Bushton1, 2 |
Coles |
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Butler1, 2 |
Montgomery |
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Buzzville2 |
Mason |
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Bybee1, 2 |
Fulton |
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Byron5 |
Champaign |
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Byron1, 2 |
Ogle |
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