Lake County, IL

Headnote
LAKE COUNTY, situated at the northeast corner of Illinois, on Lake Michigan. Area, 425 square miles. Seat of justice, Waukegan. Pop. in 1840, 2,634; in 1850, 14,226. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Lake County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
LAKE COUNTY, situated at the northeast corner of Illinois, on Lake Michigan. Area, 425 square miles. Seat of justice, Waukegan. Pop. in 1840, 2,634; in 1850, 14,226.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 183.

Lake County, Illinois (Hayward)

Gazetteer/Almanac
Lake County, Is., c. h. at Little Fort. Bounded N. by Wisconsin, E. by Lake Michigan, S. by Cook, and W. by McHenry co. Watered by Des Plaines and Fox Rivers. Surface undulating, being mostly prairie land.
John Hayward, Gazetteer of the United States of America.... (Philadelphia: James L. Gihon, 1854), 422.
Name Type
Waukegan, IL City or Town
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