Annotations
MONMOUTH, p-v., capital of Warren co. Ill, 120 N. w. Springfield, 850 W. Situated in a prairie, a little s. of Henderson r., and contains a court house, 6 stores and groceries, and about 20 dwellings. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
MONMOUTH A post village, capital of Warren county, on the line of the Chicago and Burlington railroad, 184 miles south-west from Chicago. It is situated in a rich and beautiful prairie, under good cultivation, and is a place of considerable business. It became the county seat in 1831. A newspaper called the Monmouth Atlas is published here. Population, about 900. Thos. H. Davidson, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Demographic
Total Population 1850
797
Total Population 1860
2506
Geographic
Latitude
40.914462
Longitude
-90.641409
Railroads
Yes
Type
City or Town
County
Warren
State
Illinois