Wayne County, IL

Headnote
WAYNE COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Illinois, with Little Wabash river on the east. Area, 720 square miles. Seat of justice, Fairfield. Pop. in 1820, 111; in 1830, 2,553; in 1840, 5,133; in 1850, 6,828. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Wayne County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WAYNE COUNTY, situated in the southeast part of Illinois, with Little Wabash river on the east.  Area, 720 square miles.  Seat of justice, Fairfield.  Pop. in 1820, 111; in 1830, 2,553; in 1840, 5,133; in 1850, 6,828.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetterr of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 381.
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