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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

Caitlin and Caitlin Township, Vermilion County, Illinois


From Wikipedia.

While on the subject, it is interesting to note that James Butler, the area's first settler in 1820, either wasn't a War of 1812 veteran or wasn't buried in his cemtery, God's Acre.

Caitlin Township in Vermilion County, Illinois, was established in 1858 and has one town, Caitlin, with a population of 2,087. There are also three extinct towns in it: Bennett, Charity and Ryan.

CAITLIN

The town of Caitlin was called Butler's Point when James Butler settled there in 1820. He established a cemetery in 1822 called God's Acre as well as Butler Cemetery. The first school was built in 1827 and also served as a church.

 The Potawatomi Trail of Death also passed through the town in 1838.

--Brock-Perry

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