Jo Daviess County, IL

Headnote
JO-DAVIESS COUNTY, situated at the northwest corner of Illinois, on the Mississippi river. Area, 724 square miles. Soil rich. Seat of justice, Galena. Pop. in 1830, 2,111; in 1840, 6,180; in 1850, 18,604. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Jo-Daviess County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
JO-DAVIESS COUNTY, situated at the northwest corner of Illinois, on the Mississippi river. Area, 724 square miles. Soil rich. Seat of justice, Galena. Pop. in 1830, 2,111; in 1840, 6,180; in 1850, 18,604.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 175.
Name Type
Galena, IL City or Town
Warren, IL City or Town
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