Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois

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Country	United States
Butler Township
Location in Vermilion County
State	Illinois
County	Vermilion
Created	1840
Area
- Total	72.1 sq mi (186.9 km²)
- Land	72.1 sq mi (186.9 km²)
- Water	0 sq mi (0 km²) 0%
Population (2000)
- Total	1,154
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Butler Township is located in Vermilion County, Illinois. The population was 1,154 at the 2000 census.

1 Geography
2 History
3 References
4 External links

[edit] Geography

Butler Township covers an area of 72.15 square miles and contains one incorporated settlement, Rankin, as well as the town of East Lynn. According to the USGS, it contains three cemeteries: East Lynn, Pellville and Rankin.

[edit] History

The township was formed from a portion of Middlefork Township in 1840 and was named after General Benjamin F. Butler, a civil war hero.^[1]

[edit] References

^ Stapp, Katherine; W. I. Bowman (1968). History Under Our Feet: The Story of Vermilion County, Illinois. Danville, Illinois: Interstate Printers and Publishers, Inc., p. 41.

[edit] External links

Butler Township, Vermilion County, Illinois is at coordinates 40°26′11″N 87°50′60″W / 40.436447, -087.849929Coordinates: 40°26′11″N 87°50′60″W / 40.436447, -087.849929

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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Vermilion County, Illinois

County seat: Danville

Cities	Danville \| Georgetown \| Hoopeston

Villages	Allerton \| Alvin \| Belgium \| Bismarck \| Catlin \| Fairmount \| Fithian \| Henning \| Indianola \| Muncie \| Oakwood \| Potomac \| Rankin \| Ridge Farm \| Rossville \| Sidell \| Tilton \| Westville

Townships	Blount \| Butler \| Carroll \| Catlin \| Danville \| Elwood \| Georgetown \| Grant \| Jamaica \| Love \| McKendree \| Middlefork \| Newell \| Oakwood \| Pilot \| Ross \| Sidell \| South Ross \| Vance

Unincorporated communities	Armstrong \| Batestown \| Central Park \| Cheneyville \| Clarence \| Collison \| East Lynn \| Hartshorn \| Hegeler \| Hillery \| Jamaica \| Newtown \| Olivet