This section of our database contains reference material on the various places connected to the slave stampedes and escapes uncovered in our research. Our source material includes period gazetteers, almanacs, and assorted map publications, such as Mitchell's New Atlas (1857), which provided most of the colored images for our state and county maps. Currently, our database contains more than 1,100 place records.
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State: Illinois

VERMILION COUNTY, situated on the east boundary of Illinois. Area, 1,000 square miles. Face of the country, level; soil, rich. Seat of justice, Danville. Pop. in 1830, 5,836; in 1840, 9,303; in 1850, 11,492. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
40.186754
Longitude:
-87.726778

VIENNA, a post-village, capital of Johnson co., Illinois, 190 miles S. by E. of Springfield. Population in 1853, about 200.  (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854) 

VIENNA   A post village, capital of Johnson county, 190 miles south by east from Springfield. Population, about 800. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)

Latitude:
37.413624
Longitude:
-88.886577

WABASH, county, Ill. Situated toward the S. E. part of the state, and contains 180 square ms. Wabash r. runs on its E. and S. border, and Bon Pas cr. on its W. border. Drained by Crawfish, Jordan, and Coffee creeks. The soil is generally fertile. Organized from Edwards co., in 1824. Capital, Mount Carmel. There were in 1840, neat cattle 5,570, sheep 3,602, swine 10,392; wheat 19,156 bush. produced, Ind.

Latitude:
38.445821
Longitude:
-87.839167

WARREN, county, Ill. Situated in the W. toward the N. part of the stale, and contains 900 sq. ms. Formed in 1825, organized in 1830.  Mississippi r. bounds it on the W. Drained by Henderson r. and its branches, and by Ellison, Honey, and Camp creeks. The surface is level; soil very fertile, particularly on the streams. On the Mississippi it is liable to submersion.

Latitude:
40.850441
Longitude:
-90.620223

WARREN   Warren is situated in the north-east part of Jo Daviess county. Its settlement commenced over 30 years ago. It is surrounded by a fine farming country. The soil is well watered, is of a rich black loam, deep and enduring, and surpassed by none in the west. Forty bushels of wheat to the acre have been raised at various places in the surrounding country.

Latitude:
42.494827
Longitude:
-89.991229

WARSAW, p-v., Hancock co., Ill., 114 W. N. W. Springfield, 892 W. Situated on the E. side of Mississippi r., at the foot of the Des Moines rapids. It contains several stores, a steam m., and about 800 inhabitants. It is near the site of old Fort Edwards.   (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1843)

Latitude:
40.351045
Longitude:
-91.428019

WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois, with Kaskaskia river on the northwest. Area, 656 square miles. Seat of justice, Nashville. Pop. in 1820, 1,517; in 1830, 1,674; in 1840, 4,810; in 1850, 6,593. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
38.35314
Longitude:
-89.417187

WASHINGTON   A post village in Tazewell county, situated on the line of the Peoria and Oquawka railroad, 71 miles north from Springfield.  Robert W. Burton, Postmaster.  (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)

Latitude:
40.706396
Longitude:
-89.433463

WATAGA  A post office of Knox county, on the line of the Chicago and Burlington railroad.  Distance from Chicago, 160 miles.  Joseph Holyoke, Postmaster.   (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)

Latitude:
41.02523
Longitude:
-90.275446

WATERLOO, p-v., capital of Monroe co.. Ill., 115 s. by w. Springfield, 828 W. Situated on elevated ground, and contains a brick court house, 2 stores, and about 25 dwellings.  (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1843)

Latitude:
38.341214
Longitude:
-90.152716

WAUKEGAN, formerly LITTLEFORT, a flourishing post-village, capital of Lake county, Illinois, on the W. shore of Lake Michigan, and on the Chicago and Milwaukee railroad, 44 miles N. by W. from Chicago, and 50 miles S. from Milwaukee. The lake is about 80 miles wide opposite this place. The principal part of the village is built on a bluff which rises rather abruptly to the height of 60 feet, from which extensive views of water scenery may be obtained.

Latitude:
42.369447
Longitude:
-87.870898

WAVERLY  A post village in a township of the same name of Morgan county 230 miles from Chicago and 80 miles from St. Louis. Population of village, 1,000; township, 2,000.  P. C. Arnett, Postmaster.  (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)

Latitude:
39.592506
Longitude:
-89.952747

WAYNE COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Illinois, with Little Wabash river on the east. Area, 720 square miles. Seat of justice, Fairfield. Pop. in 1820, 111; in 1830, 2,553; in 1840, 5,133; in 1850, 6,828. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
38.431857
Longitude:
-88.43243

WHEATON   A post village of Du Page county, on the  Galena and Chicago Railroad, 25 miles west  from Chicago.  Frederick C. Hageman, Postmaster.  (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)

Latitude:
41.856139
Longitude:
-88.107453

WHITE COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Illinois, with Wabash river on the east. Area, 480 square miles. Face of the country, even; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Carmi. Pop. in 1820, 4,828; in 1830, 6,091; in 1840, 7,919; in 1850, 8,925. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
38.087372
Longitude:
-88.178585

WHITESIDES, county, Ill. Situated in the N. W. part of the state, and contains 770 sq. miles. Formed in 1836 from Jo-Daviess co. Watered by Rock river and its branches. The surface is level or undulating; soil, fertile. Capital, Lyndon. There were in 1840, neat cattle 2,832, sheep 765, swine 6,751; wheat 27,206 bushels produced, Indian com 80,680, oats 26,886, potatoes 33,918, sugar 1,020 pounds; 12 stores, cap. $32,500; 4 grist m., 12 saw m. Cap. in manufac. $24,700. 8 sch.

Latitude:
41.750571
Longitude:
-89.910957

WILL, county, Ill. Situated toward the N. E. part of the stale, and contains 504 square miles. Drained by Kankakee r. and its branches. Desplaines r. bounds it on the N. W. Capital, Juliet. There were in 1840, neat cattle 9,278, sheep 2,584, swine 15,690; wheat 110,464 bush. produced, Ind. corn 173,383, buckwheat 1,561, barley 5,729, oats 271,587, potatoes 112,482, sugar 8,100 pounds; 41 stores, cap.

Latitude:
41.448474
Longitude:
-87.978456

WILLIAMSON, county, Ill. Situated in the a. part of the state, and contains 432 sq. ms. Drained by Muddy cr., which flows into Mississippi r., and by Saline cr., flowing into Ohio r. Capital, Bainbridge. There were in 1840, neat cattle 4,736, sheep 3,1988, swine 13,902; wheat 11,932 bush. produced, Ind. com 172,890, oats 29,370, potatoes 3,881, tobacco 115,419 pounds, cotton 45,423; 7 stores, cap.

Latitude:
37.730353
Longitude:
-88.930018

WINCHESTER, p-v., capital of Scott co., Ill., 15 s. w. Jacksonville, 50 w. s. w. Springfield, 830 W. It has 11 stores, cap. $15,800; 2 tanneries, 1 pottery, 1 flouring in., 1 grist m., 1 saw m. Cap. in manufac. $16,600. 1 acad. 60 students, 2 sen. 69 scholars. Pop. 720.  (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)

Latitude:
39.629778
Longitude:
-90.455964

WINNEBAGO COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Illinois, and traversed by Rock river.  Area, 504 squared miles.  Seat of justice, Rockford.  Pop. in 1840, 4,609; in 1850, 11,773.(Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
42.337396
Longitude:
-89.161205

WOODFORD COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the northwest. Area, 470 squared miles. Seat of justice, Woodford. Pop. in 1850, 4,416. (Fanning's, 1853)

Latitude:
40.789787
Longitude:
-89.210587

WOODSTOCK  Woodstock, county seat of McHenry county, is situated on the Chicago, St. Paul & Fond du Lac railroad, 48 miles from Chicago, has several steam manufacturing establishments, several churches, flourishing public schools, two commodious hotels, two weekly newspapers, the Sentinel and Democrat. Population, 2,600.  Orvis S. Johnson, Postmaster.  (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)

Latitude:
42.310264
Longitude:
-88.43567

State: Kansas

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