FULTON COUNTY, Ill. Situated toward the N. w. part of the state. Illinois r. runs on its s. e. border. Watered by Spoon r. and Copperas cr. The surface is undulating, consisting of timber land and prairie, and the soil is excellent. Capital, Lewiston. There were in 1840, neat cattle 13,419, sheep 12,019,swine 39,326; wheat 105.373 bush, produced, rye 3,825, Indian com 608,888, buckwheat 2,386, oats 127,059, potatoes 60,702, tobacco 7,787 pounds, sugar 23,934; 29 stores, cap. $70,335; 1 furnace, 5 tanneries, 11 distilleries, 18 grist m., 31 saw m., 1 oil m., 2 printing offices, 2 weekly newspapers. Cap. in manufac. $87,590. 2 acad. 72 students, 47 sch. 1,328 scholars. Pop. 13,142. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
FULTON COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the southeast. Area, 874 square miles. Seat of justice, Lewiston. Pop. in 1830, 1,841; in 1840, 13,142; in 1850, 22,508. (Fanning's, 1853)
FULTON COUNTY Is situated in the western part of the state, and has an area of 870 square miles. It is bounded on the south-east by the Illinois river, and is intersected by Spoon river. Putnam's, Copperas and Otter creeks also extend through a portion of it, leading into the Illinois. The surface is undulating and diversified by prairies and forests; the latter were originally of considerable extent. The soil is exceedingly fertile, and a great portion is under cultivation. Corn, wheat, oats, pork, butter, wool, etc., are the staples. It contains about 40 churches, several newspaper offices, and has over 4,000 pupils attending public schools. Coal mines exist to a great extent and have been successfully operated. Ample water power is furnished by Spoon river, which is well improved. The banks of the rivers and creeks are well timbered. Produce is exported by way of the Illinois river. A railroad is projected, which is intended to intersect the county east and west, connecting the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, and the Peoria and Oquawka railroad runs near the northern border of the county. Capital, Lewiston. Population, about 30,000. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)