Hancock County, IL

Headnote
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)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Hancock County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
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 Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 148.
Name Type
Augusta, IL City or Town
Carthage, IL City or Town
Nauvoo, IL City or Town
Plymouth, IL City or Town
Warsaw, IL City or Town
Date Title
Thomas C. Sharp to Ozias Mather Hatch, August 11, 1858
New York Times, “A Needless Panic,” August 29, 1860
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