Pleasant Vale Township, Illinois 

Summary

Settled by 1823.1 Post office established, 26 Apr. 1827.2 Included town of New Canton; founded 2 Apr. 1835.3 Population of settlement later bolstered by Mormon immigration.4 Stake of LDS church organized in township, by Mar. 1841.5 Stake discontinued by letter from JS, 24 May 1841.6 Mormon population by Dec. 1841 about 200.7 Members built house of worship in northwest part of township.8