Scales Mound Township, Jo Daviess County, Illinois

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Country	United States
Scales Mound Township
Winter landscape in Scales Mound Township, north of Scales Mound, Illinois (2008)
Location in Jo Daviess County
State	Illinois
County	Jo Daviess
Government
- Supervisor	Steve Stadel
Area
- Total	18.6 sq mi (48.17 km²)
- Land	18.6 sq mi (48.17 km²)
- Water	0.0 sq mi (0.0 km²) 0.0%
Population (2000)
- Total	635
Time zone	CST (UTC-6)
- Summer (DST)	CDT (UTC-5)

Scales Mound Township is located in Jo Daviess County, Illinois. The population was 635 at the 2000 census. Contained in the township are the village of Scales Mound and the highest natural point in Illinois, Charles Mound.

[edit] History

The first settlers in Scales Mound Township arrived in 1826, on their way to the Lead Mine District in and around Galena. It was that year that these settlers discovered the "Upper East Fork" mines in what would become the township.^[1] The township's first real permanent settlers began to arrive from 1827–28, mostly miners and farmers. Elijah Charles arrived in 1828 and settled at the base of a mound that today bears his name and is considered the highest point in the state of Illinois.^[1]

[edit] References

^ ^a ^b Mansberger, Floyd. "Scales Mound Historic District", (PDF), National Register of Historic Places Registration Form, May 2, 1990, Illinois Historic Preservation Agency, accessed May 17, 2008.

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v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Jo Daviess County, Illinois

County seat: Galena

Cities	East Dubuque \| Galena

Villages	Apple River \| Elizabeth \| Hanover \| Menominee \| Nora \| Scales Mound \| Stockton \| Warren

Townships	Apple River \| Berreman \| Council Hill \| Derinda \| Dunleith \| East Galena \| Elizabeth \| Guilford \| Hanover \| Menominee \| Nora \| Pleasant Valley \| Rawlins \| Rice \| Rush \| Scales Mound \| Stockton \| Thompson \| Vinegar Hill \| Wards Grove \| Warren \| West Galena \| Woodbine

Unincorporated communities	Rodden \| Woodbine