Washington County, IL

Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois, with Kaskaskia river on the northwest. Area, 656 square miles. Seat of justice, Nashville. Pop. in 1820, 1,517; in 1830, 1,674; in 1840, 4,810; in 1850, 6,593. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Washington County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois, with Kaskaskia river on the northwest.  Area, 656 square miles.  Seat of justice, Nashville.  Pop. in 1820, 1,517; in 1830, 1,674; in 1840, 4,810; in 1850, 6,593.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetterr of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 376.
Name Type
Centralia, IL City or Town
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