Champaign County, IL

History

Champaign County was organized in 1833, having been previously a part of Vermilion County. The county and county seat were named for Champaign County, Ohio and Urbana, Ohio respectively, the homeplace of the Illinois legislator who sponsored the bill to create the county. The development of the county was greatly furthered by the arrival of the Chicago Branch of the Illinois Central Railroad, and even more by the establishment of the land-grant university. Later, the county also got an airport and a mass transit district.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Champaign_County,_Illinois

Modern Day Adjacent Counties

Ford County, IL - north
Vermilion County, IL - east
Edgar County, IL - southeast
Douglas County, IL - south
Piatt County, IL - west
McLean County, IL - northwest

Gleanings from

• US Federal Census - Champaign Co., IL
  • 1910 Census - Champaign Co., IL
    • James Albert Reeves
  • 1920 Census - Champaign Co., IL
    • James Albert Reeves
  • 1930 Census - Champaign Co., IL
    • James Albert Reeves