Johnson County, IL

JOHNSON COUNTY, situated in the south part of Illinois. Area, 486 square miles. Face of the country uneven; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Vienna. Pop. in 1820, 843; in 1830, 1,596; in 1840, 3,626; in 1850, 4,113. (Fanning's, 1853)

JOHNSON COUNTY   Is situated in the south part of the state, and has an area of 300 square miles; it is drained by Cash river and Big Bay Creek; the surface is generally level, and soil fertile. Corn, oats and pork are the staples. It contains several churches, and has about 750 pupils attending public schools. Capital, Vienna. Population, about 7,000. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)