JASPER COUNTY, situated in the southeasterly part of Illinois. Area, 475 square miles. Soil poor. Seat of justice, Newton. Pop. in 1840, 1,472; in 1850, 3,220. (Fanning's, 1853)
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State: Illinois
JEFFERSON COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois. Area, 576 square miles. Face of the country level. Seat of justice, Mount Vernon. Pop. in 1820, 691; in 1830, 2,555; in 1840, 5,762; in 1850, 8,109. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
38.30078
Longitude:
-88.92421
JERSEY COUNTY, Is., c. h. at Jerseyville. Bounded N. by Greene and E. by Macoupin co., S. by Madison co. and the Mississippi River, separating it from Missouri, and W. by the Illinois River, separating it from Calhoun co. Watered on the N. by a branch of the Illinois River. (Gazetteer of the United States of America, 1854)
Latitude:
39.080192
Longitude:
-90.361365
JERSEYVILLE, A thriving post village, capital of Jersey county, is situated on the line of the Jacksonville, Alton and St. Louis railroad, on a prairie 71 miles south-west from Springfield, and about 10 miles from the Mississippi river; it contains a court house and a newspaper office. Chas. H. Jackson, Postmaster. (Hawkes' Illinois Gazetteer, 1859)
Latitude:
39.117994
Longitude:
-90.327455
JO-DAVIESS COUNTY, situated at the northwest corner of Illinois, on the Mississippi river. Area, 724 square miles. Soil rich. Seat of justice, Galena. Pop. in 1830, 2,111; in 1840, 6,180; in 1850, 18,604. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
42.362391
Longitude:
-90.21147
JOHNSON COUNTY, situated in the south part of Illinois. Area, 486 square miles. Face of the country uneven; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Vienna. Pop. in 1820, 843; in 1830, 1,596; in 1840, 3,626; in 1850, 4,113. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
37.460709
Longitude:
-88.882131
JOLIET A city in the township of the same name, and the capital of Will county, situated on the Des Plaines river, the Illinois and Michigan canal, the Chicago and Rock Island, and the Chicago, Alton and St. Louis railroads, 40 miles from Chicago; the northern Indiana and Joliet railroad, and the Joliet and Mendota railroad also terminate here.
Latitude:
41.517701
Longitude:
-88.148846
JONESBOROUGH(sic), a small post-village, capital of Union county, Illinois, on the Central railroad, 160 miles S. from Springfield, and 10 miles from the Mississippi, contains several churches and stores. The county has extensive beds of coal, iron ore, lead, and porcelain clay. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
37.450952
Longitude:
-89.266574
KANE COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of Illinois, and traversed by Fox river. Area, 1,296 square miles. Seat of justice, Geneva. Pop. in 1840, 6,501; in 1850, 16,703. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
41.939594
Longitude:
-88.42804
KANKAKEE, a new county in the northeastern part of Illinois, lying between the counties of Iroquois and Will, and bordering on the state of Indiana. Area, about 590 square miles. It is watered by the river Kankakee and its tributaries. The surface is generally level, and consists chiefly of prairie. Capital, Kankakee City. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
41.13951
Longitude:
-87.861117
KANKAKEE CITY, capital of Kankakee county, Illinois, on the right bank of Kankakee river, at the point where the Chicago and Illinois railroad crosses this stream. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
41.101654
Longitude:
-87.86369
KASKASKIA, a handsome post-village of Randolph county, Illinois, is finely situated on the right or W. bank of the Kaskaskia river, about 2 miles E. from the Mississippi river, and 142 miles S. from Springfield. It has the distinction of being the oldest town in Illinois, or perhaps in the whole Western States, having been settled by the French about the year 1673. It was the first capital of the territory, and retained that rank until 1818.
Latitude:
37.921292
Longitude:
-89.916338
KEITHSBURG, a thriving post-village, capital of Mercer county, Illinois, on the Mississippi, 150 miles N. W. from Springfield. A large quantity of produce is bought and shipped at this village, which has a good landing. Population, about 500. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
41.099971
Longitude:
-90.936059
KENDALL COUNTY, situated on the northeasterly part of Illinois, and traversed by Fox river. Area, 324 square miles. Seat of justice, Yorkville. Pop. in 1850, 7,730. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
41.58814
Longitude:
-88.430626
KNOX COUNTY, situated toward the west part of Illinois. Area, 792 square miles. Seat of justice, Knoxville. Pop. in 1830, 274; in 1840, 7,060; in 1850, 13,279. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.930945
Longitude:
-90.213792
KNOXVILLE, p-v., capital of Knox co., Ill., 100 w. n. w. Springfield, 829 W. Situated on an elevated and rich prairie, near Haw cr. Organized in 1832, and contains a courthouse, 40 dwellings, and 250 inhabitants. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
Latitude:
40.90693
Longitude:
-90.285699
LA SALLE, p-v.. La Salle co., Ill., 133 N. N. E. Springfield, 788 W. Situated in a prairie adjoining Peoria lake, and contains over 100 dwellings. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
Latitude:
41.365458
Longitude:
-89.117223
LACON, p-v, capital of Marshall co. Ill, 99 N. Springfield, 816 W. Situated on the E. side of Illinois r, and contains 3 stores, and about 20 dwellings. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
Latitude:
41.022897
Longitude:
-89.40633
LAKE COUNTY, situated at the northeast corner of Illinois, on Lake Michigan. Area, 425 square miles. Seat of justice, Waukegan. Pop. in 1840, 2,634; in 1850, 14,226. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
42.326441
Longitude:
-87.435976
LA SALLE COUNTY, situated in the northerly part of Illinois, and traversed by Illinois river. Area, 1,864 square miles. Seat of justice, Ottawa. Pop. in 1840, 9,348; in 1850, 17,815. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
41.343341
Longitude:
-88.885931
LAWRENCE COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Illinois, with Wabash river on the southeast. Area, 560 square miles. Seat of justice, Lawrenceville. Pop. in 1830, 3,668; in 1840, 7,092; in 1850, 6,122. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
38.718954
Longitude:
-87.730221
LAWRENCEVILLE, p-v, capital of Lawrence co. Ill, 159 8. E. by E. Springfield, 697 W. Situated on the w. bank of Embarrass r, and contains a brick court house, 5 stores, 1 grist m, and about 70 dwellings. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
Latitude:
38.726301
Longitude:
-87.687406
LEE COUNTY, situated in the north part of Illinois and traversed by Rock river. Area, 720 square miles. Seat of justice, Dixon. Pop. in 1840, 2,035; in 1850, 5,292. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
41.747442
Longitude:
-89.299351
LEWISTOWN, p-v., capital of Fulton co., Ill., 55 N. w. Springfield, 833 W. It contains a neat court house, a jail, 3 stores, and about 40 dwellings. It is 4 ms. E. of Spoon r. and 12 ms. w. of Illinois r. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
Latitude:
40.396868
Longitude:
-90.155506
LINCOLN A thriving post village, capital of Logan county, on the line of the St. Louis, Alton and Chicago railroad, 159 miles west of south from Chicago. Has several churches and one newspaper office. Robt. Leslie, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
40.150856
Longitude:
-89.372025
LIVINGSTON COUNTY, situated toward the northeast part of Illinois. Area, 1.026 square, miles. Seat of justice. Pontiac. Pop. in 1840, 759 ; in 1850, 1,558. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.894376
Longitude:
-88.552852
LOCKPORT, a handsome post-village of Lockport township, Will co., Illinois, on the Des Plaines river, and on the Illinois and Michigan canal, 32 miles S. W. from Chicago. It is a place of active business, possessing extensive water-power, and quarries of good building stone. The general office of the canal company is located here. Population in 1853, estimated at 2000.
Latitude:
41.587373
Longitude:
-88.030349
LOGAN COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois. Area, 529 square miles. Seat of justice, Postville. Pop. in 1840, 2,333; in 1850, 5,128. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.129277
Longitude:
-89.365309
LOUISVILLE A post village of Clay county, on the Little Wabash river, 110 miles south-east from Springfield. Benj. G. Sullivan, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Latitude:
38.769406
Longitude:
-88.506858
LYNDON A thriving post village of Whiteside county, on Rock river, about 150 miles north from Springfield. L.E.B. Holt, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
41.717523
Longitude:
-89.923974
MACOMB, p-v, capital of MacDonough co. Ill, 86 n. w. Springfield, 859 W. Situated in a fertile prairie, 2 ms. s. of the Drowning Fork of Crooked cr. It contains a court house, 4 stores, and about 125 inhabitants. (Haskell's Complete Descriptive and Statistical Gazetteer of the the United States...,1840)
Latitude:
40.470149
Longitude:
-90.683114
MACON COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois. Area, 1,400 square miles. Seat of justice, Decatur. Pop. in 1830, 1,122; in 1840, 3,039, in 1850, 3,988. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
39.860237
Longitude:
-88.961529
MACOUPIN COUNTY, situated toward the western boundary of Illinois. Area, 800 square miles. Face of the country level, and soil productive. Watered by Macoupin river. Seat of justice, Carlinville. Pop. in 1835, 5,554; in 1840, 7,826; in 1850, 12,355. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
39.2659
Longitude:
-89.926344
MADISON COUNTY, situated on the westerly boundary of Illinois, on the Mississippi river. Area, 760 square miles. Face of the country level; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Edwardsville. Pop. in 1830, 6,229; in 1840, 14,433; In 1850, 20,436. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
38.827082
Longitude:
-89.900195
MARENGO, a thriving post-village and railroad station of McHenry county, Illinois, on the railroad between Chicago and Galena, 66 miles W. N. W. from the former. Population in 1853, about 650. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
42.24655
Longitude:
-88.597545
MARION COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois. Area, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Salem. Pop. in 1830, 2,125; in 1840, 4,742; in 1850, 6,720. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
38.648106
Longitude:
-88.920488
MARION, a thriving post-village, capital of Williamson county, Illinois, on the Main road leading N. and S. through the centre of the state, 172 miles S. by E. from Springfield. Laid out in 1839. (Baldwin's New and Complete Gazetteer of the United States..., 1854)
Latitude:
37.716274
Longitude:
-88.927421
MARSEILLES A post village of La Salle county, on the Illinois river and canal, 76 miles by water from Chicago. It is a prominent shipping point for grain, etc. Coal is found in the vicinity. Albert Butterfield, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
41.352165
Longitude:
-88.693197
MARSHALL COUNTY, situated toward the north part of Illinois, and traversed by Illinois river. Area 384 square miles. Seat of justice, Lacon. Pop. in 1840, 1,849; in 1850, 5,180. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
41.031119
Longitude:
-89.342371
MARSHALL A post village, capital of Clark county, on the line of the Atlantic and Mississippi railroad, 130 miles east-south-east from Springfield. Thos. J. Starr, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Latitude:
39.396801
Longitude:
-87.692371
MASON COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the northwest, and the Sangamon on the south. Area, square miles. Seat of justice, Bath. Pop. in 1850, 5,921. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.236993
Longitude:
-89.913575
MASSAC COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Illinois, with Ohio river on the south. Area square miles. Seat of justice, Metropolis. Pop. in 1850, 4,092. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
37.216119
Longitude:
-88.705658
MATTOON A post village of Coles county, at the intersection of the Illinois Central (Chicago branch) and the Terre Haute, Alton and St. Louis railroad, 172 miles from Chicago and 130 miles from St. Louis. During the last year over one hundred and fifty houses have been built here; among them is a large brick church (Methodist), a fine hotel, and a very large business house. A male and female academy is located here under judicious management.
Latitude:
39.477833
Longitude:
-88.362225
McDONOUGH COUNTY, situated on the west part of Illinois. Are, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Macomb. Pop. in 1840, 5,308; in 1850, 7,615. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.455808
Longitude:
-90.678954
McHENRY COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Illinois. Area, 960 square miles. Seat of justice, Dorr. Pop. in 1840, 2,578; in 1850, 14,979. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
42.324298
Longitude:
-88.452245
McLEAN COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois. Area, 1,296 square miles. Seat of justice, Bloomington. Pop. in 1840, 6,565; in 1850, 10,163. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.494559
Longitude:
-88.844539
McLEANSBORO A post village, capital of Hamilton county, 160 miles south-south-east from Springfield. It contains, besides the county buildings, several fine stores. Abm. Irvan, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer...,1859)
Latitude:
38.090269
Longitude:
-88.538611
MECHANICSBURG A post village of Sangamon county, 15 miles east from Springfield. It is located on the line of the Great Western railroad, and is a thriving place. Morris Bird, Postmaster. (Hawes' Illinois State Gazetteer..., 1859)
Latitude:
39.798443
Longitude:
-89.41307
MENARD COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois, and traversed by Sangamon river. Area, 260 square miles. Seat of justice, Petersburgh. Pop. in 1840, 4,431; in 1850, 6,349. (Fanning's, 1853)
Latitude:
40.022569
Longitude:
-89.794133