GRUNDY COUNTY, situated toward the northeastern part of Illinois, and traversed by Des Plaines river. Area, 324 square miles. Seat of justice, Morris. Pop. in 1850, 3,023. (Fanning's, 1853)
GRUNDY, a county in the E. N. E. part of Illinois, has an area of 430 square miles. It is traversed by the Illinois river, which is formed in the N. E. part of the county by the union of the Kankakee and Des Plaines; and also drained by Mason's river. The surface is nearly level, and the soil good. Timber is deficient in some parts. Indian corn, wheat, oats, and hay are the staples. In 1850 this county produced 143,778 bushels of corn; 40,875 of wheat; 32,851 of oats; and 7329 tons of hay. It contained 1 church, and 350 pupils attending public schools. Beds of stone coal have been opened in several places. The county is intersected by the Illinois and Michigan canal, and by the Chicago and Rock Island railroad. Capital, Morris. Named in honor of the Hon. Felix Grundy, formerly senator from Tennessee, and attorney-general of the United States. Population, 3023. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
GRUNDY COUNTY Is situated in the east-north-east part of the state, and has an area of 430 square miles. It is traversed by the Illinois river, which is formed in the north-east part of the county, by the union of the Kankakee and Des Plaines; and also drained by Mason's river. The county is intersected by the Illinois and Michigan canal and the Chicago and Rock Island railroad, the St. Louis, Alton and Chicago railroad also crosses the south-east corner. The surface is generally level and the soil highly fertile. In some parts timber is scarce. Corn, wheat, oats and hay are the staples. It contains several churches, and has about six hundred pupils attending public schools. Stone coal has been found to some extent in portions of the county. The county is named in honor of Hon. Felix Grundy, a former senator from Tennessee, and attorney general of the United States. Capital, Morris. Population, about 5,000. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)