BlockWyanet Township
The complete chapter on this township from Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois, published 1906. 385 words, covering 1 settlement. Source changes inside the text are labelled at the exact paragraph where the next book begins.
Contents
1 sectionThe section headings the book prints inside this chapter. Each one jumps to where it begins.
The modern record here
1 settlementWhat the federal record holds for each settlement inside this township: wildfires and storm reports since the 1950s, mineral workings, and museum specimens collected nearby. These are counted within a few miles of each settlement, so neighbours share them and the columns are deliberately not added up. Every row links to the settlement's own page, where each figure is broken out.
| Settlement | Fires | Storm reports | Mines and quarries | Specimens |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Wyanet | - | 17 | 2 | - |
Settlements in this township
1 placeEvery populated place the Geographic Names Information System records inside this township's Census boundary. It is named in the chapter.
The chapter
385 wordsReproduced complete and unedited from Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois, published 1906. The text is machine-read from scans, so expect recognition errors: misspelled names, dropped words, and stray characters. Nothing has been corrected, because correcting a proper name invents one. The headings below are the books' own; source changes are labelled in place.
Wyanet Township
JIauy of the early settlers of Wyanet are mentioned in the West Bureau settlement 'J''he very flrst api:)roaeh of civilization in Bureau county was commenced in Wyanet townsliip l)y Bulbona at Bulboua Grove. After him came John M. Gay, who settled on section 4. Thomas Washburn came in 1831 and settled on section 23, a little west of the county farm. Benjamin Lamb amJ James Triplett were also settlers about 1834. John Phillips settled on section 10 in 1833. Also E. Chilson on section 35. George Coleman made the first improvements on wliat is now the county farm. In 1834 Edward and .Vquilla Tripleft made claims. Solomon Sapp and Lemuel and liufus Carev came in 1835. Ellis and Edward Mercer, Milton Cain, Thomas Clark, AVilliam Allen and William Frankerberger were among the early settlers. Ellis Mercer built in 1837 a sawmill on Big Bureau, section 37. He also built a mill on section 27. The first flouring mill was built on section 35 by Amos Jjconard. James Hamrick was among the number who settled earlv in the township. West Bureau passes tlirough this township and along its course quite a good deal of timber is found.. Center prairie in this township, is one of the richest tracts of land in the countv. V/yanet is so located that it can choose eitlier tlie Rock Island or Chicago, Burlington and Qu'ncy i-ailroads for the transportation of its jjroducts, and when the canal is completed it will have another choice. But few towns in the state are as favorably located. Wyanet for many years was one of the best grain markets in this jiart of the state.
Wyanet village was laid out in 185G by Henry King. AVilliam Moffatt put up the iirst house. The Iirst man to establish a place of business was Franklin Crittenden. The first warehouse was erected in 1855. The first carload of grain was shipped in 1854 by AVilliam Moffett. The village was first incorporated in 1857. This was prior to the general law of 1872, and the incorporation was by a special act. Wyanet reincorpoiated under the general law on May 26, 1891.
The population of AVyanet township, including the village of Wyanet, in 1900 was 1803; the village, 902. The names of men who have been supervisors are as follows :
Provenance
Text from Past and Present of Bureau County, Illinois, published 1906, in the public domain in the United States and digitised by the Internet Archive. The settlements listed against this township are matched by point-in-polygon test of each Geographic Names Information System coordinate against the Census Bureau's county subdivision boundary, not by name.