DECATUR, c. h., p. v., seat of justice of Macon co., Ill., 40 ms. E. of Springfield ; from W. 749 ms. Watered by north fork of Sangamon river. (Fanning's, 1853)
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State: Illinois
DEKALB COUNTY, situated in the northern part of Illinois. Area, 648 square miles. Seat of justice, Sycamore. Pop. in 1840, 1,697; in 1850, 7,450. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
41.894612
Longitude:
-88.768991
DE WITT COUNTY, situated near the central part of Illinois. Area, ----- square miles. Seat of justice, Clinton. Pop. in 1850, 5,002. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.181499
Longitude:
-88.901853
DIXON, The county seat of Lee county, is pleasantly situated on the banks of Rock river, where the Illinois Central railroad connects with the Fulton and Iowa Central branch of the Galena road, 98 miles west from Chicago. Until 1830, the whole district around Dixon was in possession of the Winnebago Indians, but in that year, John Dixon, Esq., purchased the land on which Dixon now stands, of Government. In 1837, Dixon was made the county seat, and in 1840 a court house was erected.
Latitude:
41.844456
Longitude:
-89.479044
DUPAGE COUNTY, situated in the northeasterly part of Illinois. Area, 396 square miles. Seat of justice, Napierville. Pop. in 1840, 3,535; in 1850, 9,290. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
41.852058
Longitude:
-88.086038
DWIGHT A flourishing post village of Livingston county, on the St. Louis, Alton and Chicago railroad, 74 miles from Chicago, and 211 miles from St. Louis. Was incorporated in 1854, has a church costing $300, and one public school house costing $3,500. Population, 250. David McWilliams, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
41.098253
Longitude:
-88.424892
EARL(sic) A flourishing village of La Salle county, on the line of the C., B. & Q. R. R., 77 miles south of west from Chicago. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
41.588068
Longitude:
-88.922954
EDGAR COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Illinois. Area, 630 square miles. Soil rich. Seat of justice, Paris. Pop. in 1830, 4,076; in 1840, 8,335; in 1850, 10,692. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
39.679037
Longitude:
-87.74711
EDWARDS COUNTY, situated in the southeasterly part of Illinois. Area, 200 square miles. Face of the country undulating; soil generally fertile. Seat of justice, Albion. Pop. in 1820, 3,444; in 1830, 1,649; in 1840, 3,070; in 1850, 3,524. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
38.417095
Longitude:
-88.047941
EDWARDSVILLE, A thriving post village, capital of Madison county, is pleasantly situated on the Cohokia creek, 74 miles south by west from Springfield, and in the midst of a highly productive district. Distance from St. Louis, about 15 miles; from Chicago, 295 miles. A United States land office is located there. The village contains several churches and an academy. Thos. J. Prickett, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
38.794569
Longitude:
-89.987143
EFFINGHAM COUNTY, situated toward the southeasterly part of Illinois. Area, 486 square miles. Soil of middling quality. Seat of justice, Ewington. Pop in 1840, 1,675; in 1850, 3,799. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
39.047945
Longitude:
-88.592849
EFFINGHAM A village in the county of the same name, and on the line of the Chicago branch of the Illinois Central railroad. Is increasing rapidly. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Latitude:
39.120662
Longitude:
-88.550859
ELGIN Is a delightfully situated city of Kane county, on both banks of the Fox river, 42 miles north-west from Chicago, and is one of the most important business points in the county. At this place the Galena and Chicago Union and Fox River Valley railroads unite. Elgin was settled by Mr. Gifford, of New York, who located there with his family in the fall of 1835. Additions were soon made to their small number, by other hardy adventurers, principally, however, relatives of Mr.
Latitude:
42.039639
Longitude:
-88.321709
ELIZABETHTOWN A flourishing post village, capital of Hardin county, on the Ohio river, 219 miles south-south-east from Springfield. John E. Mott, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Latitude:
37.449937
Longitude:
-88.303521
ELK HART CITY A thriving post village of Logan county, on the line of the St. Louis, Alton and Chicago railroad, 170 miles from Chicago and 115 miles from St. Louis. This place is rapidly advancing in wealth and population, being situated in a highly fertile district, and having direct access to the two great commercial cities of the west. W. Rankin, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
40.012326
Longitude:
-89.476113
EQUALITY A post village, capital of Gallatin county, on Saline creek, 14 miles west by north from the Ohio river, and 187 miles south-southeast from Springfield. The manufacture of salt is carried on to some extent in the vicinity. A proposed line of railroad from Vincennes, Indiana, to Mound City, Illinois, will intersect the village. W. H. Crawford, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Latitude:
37.736911
Longitude:
-88.342211
EVANSTON A beautiful village of Cook county, on the shore of lake Michigan, and on the line of the Chicago and Milwaukee railroad, 12 miles from the former city. The place has been built up principally by the enterprise of wealthy merchants and business men from Chicago, who have residences there. James B. Colvin, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
42.046391
Longitude:
-87.694352
FAIRFIELD, p-v., and capital of Wayne co., Ill, 145 8. E. Springfield, 751 W. Situated on the border of Hargrove's prairie. It has a handsome brick court house, 3 or 4 stores, and about 30 dwellings. Large quantities of castor oil are manufactured here. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
Latitude:
38.380632
Longitude:
-88.372524
FAYETTE COUNTY, situated toward the central part of Illinois, and traversed by the Kaskaskia River. Area, 648 square miles. Seat of justice, Vandalia. Pop. in 1830, 2,704; in 1840, 6,328; in 1850, 8,075. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
39.001125
Longitude:
-89.017923
Formed in February 1859 from portions of Vermilion. Last Illinois county created. County seat Paxton.
Latitude:
40.596539
Longitude:
-88.224588
FRANKLIN COUNTY, situated in the southerly part of Illinois. Area, 866 square miles. Face of the country generally level; soil productive. Seat of justice, Benton. Pop. in 1820, 1,763; in 1830, 4,083; in 1840, 3,682; in 1850, 5,681. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
37.991852
Longitude:
-88.926321
FREEPORT, Is., c. h. Stephenson co. On Peekatonica River. 200 miles N. from Springfield. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)
Latitude:
42.289011
Longitude:
-89.634265
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.
Latitude:
40.46524
Longitude:
-90.202269
GALENA The city of Galena, capital of Jo Daviess county, is situated on Galena river, about 8 miles from the Mississippi, 450 miles north from St. Louis and 191 W.N.W. from Chicago. Thompson's Letters describe it thus: "The river on whose rocky shelf this city is built, is more properly an arm of the Mississippi river, setting up between lofty bluffs, around whose base it winds with picturesque effect.
Latitude:
42.42206
Longitude:
-90.427804
GALESBURG This flourishing city is situated in the north-east part of Knox county, 5 miles from Knoxville, the county seat, and 168 miles west-south-west from Chicago, at the junction of the Chicago and Burlington, Northern Cross, and Peoria and Oquawka railroads, giving it direct communication with the Mississippi and Illinois rivers, and the great central market of the west, Chicago.
Latitude:
40.950217
Longitude:
-90.376564
GALLATIN COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Illinois, with Ohio and Wabash rivers on the east. Area, 760 square miles. Face of the country, undulating; soil, productive. Seat of justice, Equality. Pop. in 1820, 3,155; in 1830, 7,405; in 1840, [illegible]; in 1850, 5,137. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
37.768677
Longitude:
-88.227964
GENEVA The capital of Kane county, is situated on both sides of Fox river, and on the line of the Chicago, Fulton & Iowa railroad, 35 miles west from Chicago. The first claim to the land on which the town now stands, was made by Daniel S. H. Haight, Esq., in the spring of 1834. The name was adopted at the suggestion of Dr. Dyer, a prominent citizen of Chicago.
Latitude:
41.882072
Longitude:
-88.329337
GILEAD, a post-village of Calhoun co., Illinois, near the Mississippi river, about 90 miles S. W. from Springfield, has several hundred inhabitants. It was formerly the county seat. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
39.1242153
Longitude:
-90.6673450
GOLCONDA a post-village, capital of Pope county, Illinois, on Ohio river, at the mouth of Lusk creek, 220 miles S. S. E. from Springfield. It has a brick court house. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
37.362137
Longitude:
-88.486721
GRAFTON, a small post-village of Jersey county, Illinois, on the Mississippi river, about 84 miles S. W. from Springfield. Population, 222. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
GRAFTON, A post village of Jersey County, on the Mississippi river, about 85 miles south-west from Springfield. Population, about 350. Wm. H. Allen, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
38.976492
Longitude:
-90.425888
GREENE COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the west. Area, 942 square miles. Face of the country rolling; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Carrollton. Pop. in 1830, 7,674; in 1840, 11,951; in 1850, 3,658. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
39.355444
Longitude:
-90.387757
GREENUP, a small post-village, capital of Cumberland county, Illinois, on Embarras river, at the crossing of the National road, 111 miles E. S. E. from Springfield. Population, 948. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
39.247946
Longitude:
-88.160025
GREENVILLE, a neat and thriving post-village, capital of Bond co., Illinois, on the East fork of Shoal creek, on the National road, and on the railroad (unfinished) between Terre Haute and Alton, about 45 miles E. from the latter. It has a body of timber on the N., and on the S. a beautiful expanse of prairie.
Latitude:
38.886594
Longitude:
-89.389347
GRUNDY COUNTY, situated toward the northeastern part of Illinois, and traversed by Des Plaines river. Area, 324 square miles. Seat of justice, Morris. Pop. in 1850, 3,023. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
41.29241
Longitude:
-88.401054
HAMILTON COUNTY, situated in the south easterly part of Illinois. Area, 432 square miles. Seat of justice, McLeansborough. Pop. in 1830, 2,616; in 1840, 3,945; in 1850, 6,362. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
38.085227
Longitude:
-88.539009
HANCOCK COUNTY, situated on the western boundary of Illinois, with Mississippi river on the west. Area, 775 square miles. Face of the country even, consisting of prairie land; soil productive. Seat of justice, Carthage. Pop. in 1830, 483; in 1840, 9,946; in 1850, 14,652. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.401318
Longitude:
-91.168801
HARDIN COUNTY, situated in the southeastern part of Illinois, bounded on the east and south by Ohio river. Area, 100 square miles. Seat of justice, Elizabethtown. Pop. in 1840, 1,378; in 1850, 2,887. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
37.517852
Longitude:
-88.266148
HARDIN, a post-village, capital of Calhoun county, Illinois, on the W. bank of the Illinois river, 85 miles S. W. from Springfield. Population, 596. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
39.158973
Longitude:
-90.623141
HARRISONVILLE, A post village of Monroe county, on the Mississippi river, about 28 miles below St. Louis. Noah B. Harlow, Postmaster. (Hawkes' Illinois State Gazetteer, 1859)
Latitude:
38.2775544
Longitude:
-90.3501191
HAVANA, a thriving post-village, capital of Mason county, Illinois, is pleasantly situated on the E. bank of the Illinois river, opposite the mouth of the Spoon river, 218 miles, by water, from Chicago. The site is elevated about 50 feet, and the landing is convenient. The value of the produce shipped at this place, in 1852, was estimated at $200,000. Population in 1853, about 1000. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
40.295109
Longitude:
-90.05781
HENDERSON COUNTY, situated on the western boundary of Illinois, with Mississippi river on the west. Area, ----- square miles. Seat of Justice, Oquawka. Pop. in 1850, 4,612. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.814471
Longitude:
-90.941246
HENNEPIN A thriving post village, capital of Putnam county, on the left bank of the Illinois river, 115 miles north from Springfield. Steamboats navigate the river between its mouth and Hennepin, in all seasons except winter; it has an active business in shipping produce, the value of which Is estimated at about one million dollars annually. Chester Eddy, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Latitude:
41.250527
Longitude:
-89.314094
HENRY COUNTY, situated in the northwesterly part of Illinois, with Rock river on the northwest. Area, 840 square miles. Seat of justice, Cambridge. Pop. in 1840, 1,260; in 1850, 3,807. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
41.350021
Longitude:
-90.130838
HIGHLAND A post office in Madison county. John R. Blattner, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
38.76977
Longitude:
-89.686175
HILLSBOROUGH(sic), p-v, capital of Montgomery co. Ill, 64 s. Springfield, 768 W. It contains a court house, jail, 6 stores, 2 tanneries, 80 dwellings, and 400 inhabitants. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
Latitude:
39.169587
Longitude:
-89.476486
Illinoistown, IL became East St. Louis, IL in 1861
Latitude:
38.6270025
Longitude:
-90.1994042
IROQUOIS COUNTY, situated on the east boundary of Illinois, and traversed by the Iroquois river. Area, 1,428 square miles. Seat of justice, Middleport. Pop. in 1840, 1,695; in 1850, 4,149. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.748867
Longitude:
-87.833601
JACKSON COUNTY, situated on the southwest boundary of Illinois, on Mississippi river. Area, 576 square miles. Face of the country, even. Seat of justice, Brownsville. Pop. in 1820, 1,542; in 1830, 1,872; in 1840, 3,566; in 1850, 5,862. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
37.786096
Longitude:
-89.381212
JACKSONVILLE Is a flourishing town, the capital of Morgan county, on the line of the Great Western railroad, 34 miles west from Springfield, and 222 from Chicago. It is also the central point of three other railroads, viz.: Jacksonville, Alton and St. Louis, Tonica and Petersburg, and the Illinois River railroads. All these roads have been put under contract, and will be completed at an early day.
Latitude:
39.729151
Longitude:
-90.232201