Rooks Creek (Vermilion River Tributary)

	Rooks Creek (Vermilion River Tributary) Rooks Creek is a tributary of the Vermilion River, an Illinois River tributary, in Illinois. It flows through Rooks Creek Township and runs through the property formerly occupied by Bayou Bluffs Campground in Amity Township in Livingston County, Illinois, before emptying into the Vermilion River south of Cornell Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach a ....“Rooks Creek Township.”. The History of Livingston County, Illinois, Wm Le Baron, Jr & Co, 1878, Chicago. 436-444, Print. History Rooks Creek and Rooks Creek Township were named after Roderick Rook. He was the first settler in the area that would eventually be Rooks Creek Township, arriving from Pennsylvania with his family some time between late 1830 and the Spring of 1831. It is noted that this area was the hunting ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Vermilion River (Illinois River) The Vermilion River is a U.S. Geological Survey. National Hydrography Dataset high-resolution flowline dataThe National Map, accessed May 13, 2011 tributary of the Illinois River in the state of Illinois, United States. The river flows north, in contrast to a second Vermilion River in Illinois, which flows south to the Wabash River. The Illinois and Wabash rivers each have a tributary named the Little Vermilion River as well. The north-flowing Vermilion River and the south-flowing Middle Fork Vermilion River run on what is close to a straight line between Oglesby and Danville. In presettlement times, the two rivers drained an upland marsh near Roberts. It is possible that early settlers regarded these as a single river that flowed in two directions. It is also possible that, in early settlement times, these rivers formed a canoe route between the Illinois River and Wabash River, with a portage through the marshes near Roberts. This may explain why the two rivers have the same ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Illinois River The Illinois River ( mia, Inoka Siipiiwi) is a principal tributary of the Mississippi River and is approximately long. Located in the U.S. state of Illinois, it has a drainage basin of . The Illinois River begins at the confluence of the Des Plaines and Kankakee rivers in the Chicago metropolitan area, and it generally flows to the southwest across Illinois, until it empties into the Mississippi near Grafton, Illinois. Its drainage basin extends into southeastern Wisconsin, northwestern Indiana, and a very small area of southwestern Michigan in addition to central Illinois. Along it's shores are several ports, including Peoria, Illinois. The river was important among Native Americans and early French traders as the principal water route connecting the Great Lakes with the Mississippi. The French colonial settlements along these rivers formed the heart of the area known as the Illinois Country in the 17th and 18th centuries. After the construction of the Illinois and Mich ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Illinois Illinois ( ) is a U.S. state, state in the Midwestern United States, Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria metropolitan area, Illinois, Peoria and Rockford metropolitan area, Illinois, Rockford, as well Springfield, Illinois, Springfield, its capital. Of the fifty U.S. states, Illinois has the List of U.S. states and territories by GDP, fifth-largest gross domestic product (GDP), the List of U.S. states and territories by population, sixth-largest population, and the List of U.S. states and territories by area, 25th-largest land area. Illinois has a highly diverse Economy of Illinois, economy, with the global city of Chicago in the northeast, major industrial and agricultural productivity, agricultural hubs in the north and center, and natural resources such as coal, timber, and petroleum in the south. Owing to its centr ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rooks Creek Township, Livingston County, Illinois Rooks Creek Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois Illinois ( ) is a state in the Midwestern United States. Its largest metropolitan areas include the Chicago metropolitan area, and the Metro East section, of Greater St. Louis. Other smaller metropolitan areas include, Peoria and Rockf .... As of the 2010 census, its population was 567 and it contained 233 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , all land. Demographics History Rooks Creek Township and Rooks Creek were named after Roderick Rook. He was the first settler in the area that would eventually become Rooks Creek Township. He arrived from Pennsylvania with his family some time between late 1830 and the Spring of 1831.“Rooks Creek Township.”. The History of Livingston County, Illinois, Wm Le Baron, Jr & Co, 1878, Chicago. 436-444. Print. References External linksUS Census [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Amity Township, Livingston County, Illinois Amity Township is located in Livingston County, Illinois. As of the 2010 census, its population was 866 and it contained 376 housing units. Geography According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of , of which (or 99.64%) is land and (or 0.36%) is water. Demographics Cemeteries Bayou Cemetery is located southwest of Cornell Cornell University is a private statutory land-grant research university based in Ithaca, New York. It is a member of the Ivy League. Founded in 1865 by Ezra Cornell and Andrew Dickson White, Cornell was founded with the intention to teach a ..., just southeast of the intersection of the Bayou and the Vermilion River in section 22. History The first Europeans to settle the area that would eventually become Amity Township were Thomas N. Reynolds, Samuel K. Reynolds, and E. Breckinridge, arriving together in 1833. The area was attractive to early settlers for its abundance of timber, stone, and water. They built small cabins for ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Livingston County, Illinois Livingston County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 35,815. Its county seat is Pontiac. Livingston County comprises the Pontiac, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is combined with the Bloomington–Normal metropolitan statistical area as the Bloomington-Pontiac, IL Combined Statistical Area. History Livingston was established on February 27, 1837. It was formed from parts of McLean, LaSalle, and Iroquois counties, and named after Edward Livingston, a prominent politician who was mayor of New York City and represented New York in the United States House of Representatives and Louisiana in both houses of Congress. He later served as Andrew Jackson's Secretary of State and as Minister to France. Although he had no connections to Illinois, the General Assembly found him accomplished enough to name a county after him. File:Livingston County Illinois 1837.png, Livingston County at the time of its creat ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Cornell, Illinois Cornell is a village in Livingston County, Illinois, United States. The population was 467 at the 2010 census. It is a part of the geographic region known as Streatorland. Geography Cornell is located in northwestern Livingston County at , in the northeastern part of Amity Township. Illinois Route 23 passes through the village, leading northwest to Streator and southeast to Pontiac, the Livingston county seat. According to the 2010 census, Cornell has a total area of , all land. History The modern town of Cornell is a blending of two towns founded at almost the same time. Both were attempting to attract a station on the new Fairbury Pontiac and Northwestern Railroad, which eventually became part of the Wabash Railroad. The town of Cornell was laid out by Walter P. Cornell (3 April 1811 – 5 May 1889) on 15 June 1871. The adjoining town of Amity was laid out two days later by Willard D. Blake (5 February 1840 – 1 June 1875).''History of Livingston,'' 1878, p. 413. Walter ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
picture info	Kickapoo People The Kickapoo people ( Kickapoo: ''Kiikaapoa'' or ''Kiikaapoi''; es, Kikapú) are an Algonquian-speaking Native American and Indigenous Mexican tribe, originating in the region south of the Great Lakes. Today, three federally recognized Kickapoo tribes are in the United States: the Kickapoo Tribe in Kansas, the Kickapoo Tribe of Oklahoma, and the Kickapoo Traditional Tribe of Texas. The Oklahoma and Texas bands are politically associated with each other. The Kickapoo in Kansas came from a relocation from southern Missouri in 1832 as a land exchange from their reserve there. Around 3,000 people are enrolled tribal members. Another band, the Tribu Kikapú, resides in Múzquiz Municipality in the northern Mexican state of Coahuila. Smaller bands live in Sonora, to the west, and Durango, to the southwest. Name and etymology According to some sources, the name "Kickapoo" (''Giiwigaabaw'' in the Anishinaabe language and its Kickapoo cognate ''Kiwikapawa'') means "stands here a ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]
	Rivers Of Illinois This is a list of rivers in the U.S. state of Illinois: By drainage basin Gulf of Mexico Mississippi River Ohio River Lusk Creek * Saline River *Wabash River Little Wabash River *Skillet Fork * Elm River * Fox River * Salt Creek Bonpas Creek Embarras River (Illinois) * North Fork Embarras River * Little Embarras River Little Vermilion River Vermilion River *Middle Fork Vermilion River *Salt Fork Vermilion River **Saline Branch ***Boneyard Creek Cache River * Cypress Creek Big Muddy River *Beaucoup Creek * Little Muddy River * Casey Creek (Casey Fork) Marys River * Little Marys River Kaskaskia River * Shoal Creek * West Okaw River Palmer Creek Wood River Illinois River Macoupin Creek Big Sandy Creek La Moine River Sangamon River Salt Creek Spring Creek Sugar Creek * Lick Creek Spoon River Mackinaw River Little Mackinaw River Panther Cre ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR:** [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu]