1947 - Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois plat map

Here is the 1947 plat map for Milan township, DeKalb county, Illinois.    

All 9 Milan township schools are designated with a flag, as indicated in Sections 1, 3, 6, 14, 20, 21, 30, 33 and 35.      According to "Rural Schools Journeys: A Legacy of Learning, Histories of the One-room Schools in Dekalb County, Illinois", the rural schools located in:

- Section 6, the Johnson school, district #78 (original school district #2)

- Section 20, the Tysdal school, district #83 (original school district #7)

- Section 33, the Sheridan school, district #85 (original school district #5)

- Section 30, the Toad Hollow school district #84 (original school district #3)

- Section 35, the Hickey School, district #86 (original school district #4), 

had all closed prior to 1947.   The Browne school located in Section 1 was one of the 4 remaining rural schoolhouses.