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Polo, Illinois One Place Study

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Polo, Illinois One Place Study
Polo, Ogle, County, Illinois, United States

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This profile is part of the Polo, Illinois One Place Study.
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Geography & Population

Geography Population
Continent: North America Year Persons
Country: United States First Count (Lowest) 1870 1805
State/Province: Illinois Highest Count 1980 2643
County: Ogle Current Count 2020 2291
GPS Coordinates: 41.986944, -89.577222
Elevation: 264.0 m or 866.1 feet

History

The town of Polo was incorporated in 1856. The settlement of Buffalo Grove was originally settled about 1 mile west of Polo around 1850. When the community of Buffalo Grove refused to let the Illinois Central Railroad build through the town in 1852, Zenas Aplington provided his farmland to the railroad. The town of Polo developed around his farmland and, by 1856, nearly all of Buffalo Grove had moved to the new town. Aplington chose the community's name in honor of Marco Polo .

Current Town Websites

Area Cemeteries

There are no cemeteries inside the town limits of Polo

Buffalo Township

(top)

Brookville Township

  • Brookville Cemetery
  • Chambers Grove

Eagle Point Township

  • Eagle Point Cemetery
  • Elkhorn Cemetery
  • Webster Cemetery

Haldane Township

  • Haldane Cemetery
  • West Branch Cemetery
  • West Grove Cemetery

Other Historical Pages

Notables

Polo Buildings on the National Register of Historic Places

Aplington House[1][2]
David and Julia Watson House[3]
Dr. William Burns House[4]
Polo Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 197[5]
Henry D Barber House[6]
Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln[7]
Bryant & Lucie Barber House[8]
Buffalo Township Public Library[9]
John McGrath House[10]

Mayors

  1. G.M. Hunt - Apr 1869-Mar 1871
  2. Wayland Goodhue (1838-1927) - Apr 1871-Mar 1872
  3. William W Burns (1821-1905) - Apr 1872-Mar 1874
  4. George C Gibbs (1831-1882) - Apr 1874-Mar 1875
  5. William W Burns (1821-1905) - Apr 1875-Mar 1876
  6. Walter Ward Peirce (1836-1896) - Apr 1876-Mar 1877
  7. Oliver Zellar Hicks (1841-1915) - Apr 1877-Mar 1878
  8. Chester Keyes Williams (1818-1891) - Apr 1878-Mar 1879
  9. Joseph Hewett Freeman (1841-1931) - Apr 1879-Mar 1880
  10. William W Burns (1821-1905) - Apr 1880-Mar 1881
  11. Martin E. Schryver (1838-1906) - Apr 1881-Mar 1883
  12. Shephard Henry Zimmerman (1845-1926) - Apr 1883-Mar 1885
  13. Leander Gordon (1825-1896) - Apr 1885-Mar 1887
  14. Walter Ward Peirce (1836-1896) - Apr 1887-Mar 1889
  15. Howard H. Thomas (1854-aft.1878) - Apr 1889-Mar 1891
  16. Alvin Joiner (1848-1942) - Apr 1891-Mar 1895
  17. George W. Perkins (1851-1902) - Apr 1895-Mar 1901
  18. Lewis Ferdinand Thomas (1846-1934) - Apr 1901-Mar 1903
  19. Frederick Zick (1858-1931) - Apr 1903-May 1905
  20. Horatio Wales Jr. (1852-1937) - Apr 1905-Mar 1909
  21. Abram Daniel Waterbury (1850-1924) - Apr 1909-Mar 1911
  22. James Nichols (1882-1964) - Apr 1911--Mar 1919
  23. Thomas Hamilton Straw (1875-1923) - Apr 1919-Mar 1923
  24. W. Don Smith - Apr 1923-Mar 1925
  25. C.R. Woodruff - Apr 1925-Apr 1927
  26. Dan Wolf - May 1927-Apr 1929
  27. I.M. Griffin - May 1929-Apr 1931
  28. James Hackett - May 1931-Apr 1937
  29. Fred W. Stahler - May 1937-Apr 1941
  30. Raymond Good - May 1941-Apr 1945
  31. J.G. Seise - May 1945-Apr 1949
  32. Raymond Good - May 1949-Apr 1953
  33. Ernest Cassens - May 1953-Apr 1961
  34. Ralph Keckler - May 1961-1965
  35. William Lehman - May 1965-Apr 1969
  36. Ralph Keckler - May 1969-Apr 1973
  37. Riley Johnson - May 1973-Apr
  38. William Lehman - May 1977-Sep 1979
  39. Norm Dohlen - Appointed Sep 1979-Feb 1980
  40. William Saunders - Feb 1980-Apr 1985
  41. Robert Pilling - May 1985-Apr 1989
  42. Bud Davis - May 1989-Apr 1997
  43. Lee Hunt - May 1997-Apr 2001
  44. Jeff Van Oosten - May 2001-Apr 2009

Things to Add

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Sources

  1. ↑ Aplington House Wikipedia
  2. ↑ National Register of Historic Places Registration Form: Aplington, Zenas, House
  3. ↑ David and Julia Watson House Wikipedia
  4. ↑ Dr William Burns House Wikipedia
  5. ↑ Polo Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge Wikipedia
  6. ↑ Henry D Barber House Wikipedia
  7. ↑ Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln Wikipedia
  8. ↑ Bryant & Lucie Barber House Wikipedia
  9. ↑ Buffalo Township Public Library
  10. ↑ John McGrath House Wikipedia




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Polo Water Tower
Polo Water Tower
Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln
Buffalo Grove Lime Kiln
Zenas Aplington House
Zenas Aplington House
Polo Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 197
Polo Independent Order of Odd Fellows Lodge No. 197
Henry D Barber House
Henry D Barber House
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