Coles County, IL

Headnote

COLES COUNTY, situated in the eastern part of Illinois. Area, 1,248 square miles. Seat of justice, Charleston. Pop. in 1840, 9,616 ; in 1850, 9,335. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Coles County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
COLES COUNTY, situated in the eastern part of Illinois. Area, 1,248 square miles. Seat of justice, Charleston. Pop. in 1840, 9,616 ; in 1850, 9,335.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 87.
Name Type
Charleston, IL City or Town
Lerna, IL City or Town
Mattoon, IL City or Town
Date Title
Abraham Lincoln, Autobiography, circa June 1860
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