Montgomery County, IL

Headnote
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois. Area, 684 square miles. Face of the country even; soil fertile. Seat of justice, Hillsborough. Pop. in 1830, 2,953; in 1840, 4,490; in 1850, 6,276. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Montgomery County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois.  Area, 684 square miles.  Face of the country even; soil fertile.  Seat of justice, Hillsborough.  Pop. in 1830, 2,953; in 1840, 4,490; in 1850, 6,276.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 233.
Name Type
Hillsboro, IL City or Town
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