ILLINOIS BEND

NAME: Illinois Bend
COUNTY: Montague
ROADS: 2WD
GRID: 1
CLIMATE: Mild winter, hot summer
BEST TIME TO VISIT: Any time
COMMENTS: F.M.Road 677 20 miles north west of montague, tx
REMAINS: Church, old gas station, a few other structures.
Illinois Bend was named by homesick settlers from Illinois - who moved to Texas in 1862. Before their arrival it had been named Wardville after a local landowner, C. M. Ward. The name was changed to Illinois Bend in 1877 when a post office was granted for the community. Illinois Bend had a population of 300 by the mid-1880s. Submitted by: Shawn Minchey

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