First Circuit Court held at home of Asa Elliott, friend of James Butler.

1823—First mill built and used in Vermilion and Champaign Counties, called a "corncracker" by James Butler.

Its capacity, with a muscular man as motive power, was one bushel of cracked corn in an hour.

1827—Amos Woodin, a cooper by trade, built the house now known as the Catlin Heritage Museum.

1830—Grandma Guyman arrived in the area and became the Doctor and Midwife to Catlin Township, delivering over 1,000 babies.

860 members of this Indian tribe were forcibly removed by militia from north central Indiana to reservation land in what is now eastern Kansas.

1849—Henry Jones of England came to the area and bought the Whitcomb farm and 3,000 acres adjacent.

1850—Second Fair of Vermilion County Agricultural and Mechanical Association were held at the Fairgrounds in Catlin until 1878 when it was transferred to Danville.

The village is officially named Catlin, after the president of the Great Western Railroad.

In November 2014, Catlin residents approved a referendum to consolidate with the Jamaica Unit #12 school district.

Currently, Salt Fork North is an elementary school in Catlin, IL serving students in grades PK through 5th.

The school serves approximately 260 students residing in Catlin and the surrounding area.

The mayor is elected separately from the other members of the board and serves a four-year term.