Annotations

BELLEVILLE, The county seat of St. Clair county, is pleasantly situated on the line of the Belleville and Minfreysboro' railroad, about 16 miles south-east from St. Louis, and 310 miles from Chicago. The region abounds in coal, which is dug to a great extent and shipped to different points by rail and the Mississippi river. These beds of coal extend to a great distance below the surface. The surrounding country is quite populous, and advancing steadily in wealth and numbers. The city contains a handsome court house, several fine churches and seminaries, a bank, besides numerous manufacturing establishments. The population is estimated at about 6,500. Champness Ball, Postmaster.  (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)

Total Population 1850
2941
Total Population 1860
7590
Free Black Population 1860
85
Free Black Population 1850
65
Latitude
38.515973
Longitude
-89.989779
Railroads
Yes
Type
City or Town
County
St. Clair
State
Illinois