Rock Island County, IL

Headnote
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, situated on the northwesterly boundary of Illinois, on the Mississippi, and traversed by Rock river. Area,        square miles. Seat of justice, Rock Island. Pop. in 1850, 6,397. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Rock Island County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
ROCK ISLAND COUNTY, situated on the northwesterly boundary of Illinois, on the Mississippi, and traversed by Rock river. Area,        square miles. Seat of justice, Rock Island. Pop. in 1850, 6,397.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 313.
Name Type
Rock Island, IL City or Town
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