Holder was laid out 7 December 1871 by Charles W. Holder. Holder was a Bloomington land developer who was associated with the development of many towns including Towanda, Illinois, Normal, Illinois. and Lyons, Iowa. The Lafayette, Bloomington and Mississippi Railroad, for which Padua Township had supplied $30,000 worth of bonds. The location of the station came as a surprise to local people who had expected that it would be closer to the center of the Township.[1] A store was moved to the new Town. By 1872 freight service had begun of the railroad.[2] The original town consisted of four blocks on the north side of the depot grounds. The depot was on the south side of the tracks and early grain elevators were on both sides of the tracks.[3]
Demographics
Holder consists of approximately 25 residential dwellings.
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Notes
^History of McLean County Illinois (Chicago: LeBaron 1879, p. 567.
^William D. Walters, Jr. "Town-Making in Eastern McLean County, Illinois: A Geographic Microstudy," Bulletin of the Illinois Geographical Society, (June 1998) XL:2 pp. 32.32.
^Combined Indexed Atlas 1856 - 1914, McLean County, Illinois (Bloomington: McLean County Historical Society and McLean County Genealogical Society, 2006) p. 181
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holder, illinois, holder, unincorporated, community, town, township, mclean, county, illinois, holderunincorporated, communityholderlocation, holder, within, illinoiscoordinates, 45111, 80417, 45111, 80417, coordinates, 45111, 80417, 45111, 80417countryunited,. Holder is an unincorporated community in Old Town Township McLean County Illinois HolderUnincorporated communityHolderLocation of Holder within IllinoisCoordinates 40 27 04 N 88 48 15 W 40 45111 N 88 80417 W 40 45111 88 80417 Coordinates 40 27 04 N 88 48 15 W 40 45111 N 88 80417 W 40 45111 88 80417CountryUnited StatesStateIllinoisCountyMcLean CountyTownshipOld Town TownshipElevation840 ft 260 m Time zoneUTC 6 CST Summer DST UTC 5 CDT Area code309 Contents 1 Geography 2 History 3 Demographics 4 Notes 5 External linksGeography EditHolder is located at 40 27 4 N 88 48 15 W 40 45111 N 88 80417 W 40 45111 88 80417 40 4511462 88 8042368 and is located east of Bloomington History EditHolder was laid out 7 December 1871 by Charles W Holder Holder was a Bloomington land developer who was associated with the development of many towns including Towanda Illinois Normal Illinois and Lyons Iowa The Lafayette Bloomington and Mississippi Railroad for which Padua Township had supplied 30 000 worth of bonds The location of the station came as a surprise to local people who had expected that it would be closer to the center of the Township 1 A store was moved to the new Town By 1872 freight service had begun of the railroad 2 The original town consisted of four blocks on the north side of the depot grounds The depot was on the south side of the tracks and early grain elevators were on both sides of the tracks 3 Demographics EditHolder consists of approximately 25 residential dwellings This section needs expansion You can help by adding to it August 2011 Notes Edit History of McLean County Illinois Chicago LeBaron 1879 p 567 William D Walters Jr Town Making in Eastern McLean County Illinois A Geographic Microstudy Bulletin of the Illinois Geographical Society June 1998 XL 2 pp 32 32 Combined Indexed Atlas 1856 1914 McLean County Illinois Bloomington McLean County Historical Society and McLean County Genealogical Society 2006 p 181External links EditNACo Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Holder Illinois amp oldid 989085913, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
