Excerpt from Souvenir of the Laying of the Cornerstone of St. Francis Church, Teutopolis, Illinois, July 20, 1851: Historical Sketch of the Village of Teutopolis and of St. Arancis Parish
The township of Teutopolis was part of Douglas Township until December 1863, resp. April 1864. According to the history OF e’ffin’gham county, pub lished in 1883, the reasons for the separation were these: During the late (civil) war, this township (teutopolis) had furnished a large number of volunteers for the army, and as the government was making a draft for soldiers, a just credit could not be given for this section unless they were divided from the old Township. Proper steps were taken for a change and a new township was created. Another reason for this change was, that this part of the Township had a voting precinct, and when the county adopted township organization, the voting precinct was set aside, all voters being required to go to Effingham, a distance of four miles, to vote. This was put up as a strong ground for a new township, which would give the people a voting place nearer home. After the township was set off, a proper distribution of volunteers was made, and it was found that the new township had more volunteers than its ratio of the draft called ‘for, and hence (at first - Ed.) no draft was made here.
Teutopolis Township comprises acres, much of which was originally timber-land; as late as 1883, though much of the land had been cleared, there were still about 5000 acres of timber, consisting mainly of ash, walnut, hickory, cotton wood, maple, and several varieties of oak. The land is fertile; wheat, oats, and corn are the staple crops. The northern part of the township is drained by Salt Creek and Willow Creek.
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