Sumpter Township in Toledo in Cumberland County, Illinois — The American Midwest (Great Lakes)

Cumberland County Illinois

Established May 1, 1843

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 29, 2023

1. Cumberland County Illinois Marker

Inscription. This, the second Cumberland County Courthouse, erected in 1887, is located on this site in the approximate geographical center of Cumberland County. This site was formerly occupied by the first courthouse, which was built in 1855 and was destroyed by fire on the night of November 3-4, 1885, resulting in a loss of all records and contents. The second courthouse was erected at the direction of the County Board of Supervisors.

Levi N. Brewer Sumpter Township
James N. Ewing Neoga Township
Charles G. Jones Greenup Township
William H. De Bord Crooked Creek Township
John Snodgrass Cottonwood Township
W. Thomas Penn Spring Point Township
Cadwell B. Fry Woodbury Township
John Redman Union Township

Topics. This historical marker is listed in these topic lists: Architecture • Government & Politics • Settlements & Settlers. A significant historical year for this entry is 1887.

Location. 39° 16.365′ N, 88° 14.699′ W. Marker is in Toledo, Illinois, in Cumberland County. It is in Sumpter Township. It is on Courthouse Square, on the right when traveling north. Touch for map. Marker is at or near this postal address: 1 Courthouse

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Sq, Toledo IL 62468, United States of America. Touch for directions.

Regionally, this marker is in Central Illinois.

It is also in the American Midwest

and in the Corn Belt.

Globally, it is in North America,

the Western Hemisphere,

the Western World,

and the Anglosphere.

Historically, it finds itself in what was once the territory of the Mississippian Culture

and also the Northwest Territory.

Other nearby markers. At least 8 other markers are within 5 miles of this marker, measured as the crow flies: Abraham Lincoln (within shouting distance of this marker); Cumberland County Veterans Memorial (within shouting distance of this marker); Cumberland County Covered Bridge (approx. 3.9 miles away); "The Road that Built the Nation" (approx. 3.9 miles away); Old to New: Bridges over the Embarras River (approx. 3.9 miles away); Construction of the Cumberland County Covered Bridge (approx. 3.9 miles away); Bell from Jewett School (approx. 4.4 miles away); Jewett Homecoming Park (approx. 4.4 miles away). Touch for a list and map of all markers in Toledo.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 29, 2023

2. Cumberland County Illinois Marker

Cumberland County Courthouse image. Click for full size.

Photographed by Craig Doda, July 29, 2023

3. Cumberland County Courthouse

Credits. This page was last revised on August 27, 2023. It was originally submitted on August 3, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. This page has been viewed 283 times since then and 40 times this year. Photos: 1, 2, 3. submitted on August 3, 2023, by Craig Doda of Napoleon, Ohio. • J. Makali Bruton was the editor who published this page.