Bear Creek Township, Hancock County, Illinois
| Bear Creek Township | |
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| Township | |
 Location in Hancock County |
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 Hancock County's location in Illinois |
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| Coordinates: 40°19′43″N 91°11′55″W / 40.32861°N 91.19861°WCoordinates: 40°19′43″N 91°11′55″W / 40.32861°N 91.19861°W | |
| Country |
 United States
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| State |
 Illinois
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| County | Hancock |
| Established | November 6, 1849 |
| Area | |
| • Total | 36.32 sq mi (94.1 km2) |
| • Land | 36.26 sq mi (93.9 km2) |
| • Water | 0.06 sq mi (0.2 km2) 0.17% |
| Elevation | 640 ft (195 m) |
| Population (2010) | |
| • Total | 345 |
| • Density | 9.5/sq mi (3.7/km2) |
| Time zone | CST (UTC-6) |
| • Summer (DST) | CDT (UTC-5) |
| ZIP codes | 62313, 62321, 62341, 62379, 62380 |
| GNIS feature ID | 0428643 |
Bear Creek Township is one of twenty-five townships in Hancock County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2010 census, its population was 345 and it contained 165 housing units.
In the 1860s and 1870s, the grapes grown in Bear Creek at the vineyard of Gabriel Morlot were well known in the state. They won first place at the 17th Annual Illinois State Fair in 1869 in the categories of "Best Two Bottles of Catawba, Product of this State", "Best Two Bottles of Clinton, Product of this State", and "Best Two Bottles of Concord, Product of this State", earning three Silver Medals.
According to the 2010 census, the township has a total area of 36.32 square miles (94.1 km2), of which 36.26 square miles (93.9 km2) (or 99.83%) is land and 0.06 square miles (0.16 km2) (or 0.17%) is water.
The township contains these four cemeteries: Bethel, Graham, South Basco and West Basco.
Cozart Cemetery is located south of Elvastan in the middle of a field now farmed by the Geissler Brothers. This cemetery is timed in the 19th century and is also the resting place for Alexander K. Patterson, one of four war veterans buried in Handcock
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