SCHUYLER, county, Ill. Situated in the w. part of the state, and contains 360 sq. ms. Illinois r. runs on its s. e. border. Drained by Crooked, Crane, McKee's, and Sugar creeks. The surface is undulating; soil, very fertile, and much of it heavily timbered. Capital Rushville. There were in 1840, neat cattle 6,760, sheep 5,246, swine 17,888; wheat 36,800 bush. produced, Ind. corn 298,033, oats 37,288, potatoes 23,545, tobacco 1,424 pounds; 1 commission house, cap. $1,500; 19 stores, cap. $28,850; 7 tanneries, 2 distilleries, 9 grist m., 17 saw m., 1 printing office, 1 daily newspaper. Cap. in manufac. $76,610. 14 sch. 545 scholars. Pop. 6,972. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1843)
SCHULYER COUNTY, situated in the westerly part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the southeast. Area, 360 square miles. Face of the country, flat; soil, generally fertile. Seat of justice, Rushville. Pop. in 1840, 6,972; in 1850, 10,573. (Fanning's, 1853)
SCHUYLER COUNTY A county in the west central part of Illinois, it has an area of 420 square miles. The Illinois river forms the south-east boundary of the county which is intersected by Crooked creek. The surface is undulating, and consists partly of prairie and partly of timbered land. The soil is excellent and a large part of it is under cultivation. Indian corn, wheat, oats hay, potatoes and pork are the staples. The Illinois river is navigable by steamboats on the border. The Central Military Tract railroad passes through the county. Capital, Rushville. Population, 12,000. County Judge, D. W. C. Johnston. Sheriff, John H. Lawler. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)