Union County, IL

Headnote
UNION COUNTY, situated on the southwesterly boundary of Illinois, with Mississippi river on the southwest. Area, 380 square miles. Seat of justice, Jonesborough. Pop. in 1820, 2,362; in 1830, 3,239; in 1840, 5,524; in 185O, 7,615. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Union County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
UNION COUNTY, situated on the southwesterly boundary of Illinois, with Mississippi river on the southwest. Area, 380 square miles. Seat of justice, Jonesborough. Pop. in 1820, 2,362; in 1830, 3,239; in 1840, 5,524; in 185O, 7,615.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 362.
Name Type
Anna, IL City or Town
Jonesboro, IL City or Town
Union County in 1858 and the Lincoln-Douglas Debate
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