The Sycamore True Republican newspaper published the value of the DeKalb county township rural schools in their February 23, 1870 edition.
Below is a closeup:
Schools in Milan township had a value of $5,850; there were a total of nine rural schoolhouses. Most if not all the rural schools in Milan township would have been built by the time this information was published. Considering the property for the Browne school was purchased in 1865, the Browne school was most likely in operation at the time this information was released.
Here is a county map of DeKalb county (including the surrounding counties) from 1870 which includes the 18 townships that existed that year.
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| 1870 DeKalb, Ogle & Lee counties |
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