Peoria County, IL

Headnote

PEORIA COUNTY, situated toward the west part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the southeast. Area, 648 square miles. Seat of justice, Peoria. Pop. in 1840, 6,153; in 1850, 17,547. (Fanning's, 1853)

Record Data

Place Unit Type

County

Containing Unit

Illinois

Date		Type
11/07/1865	Election Day across much of the United States	Campaigns/Elections
08/05/1857	Lincoln begins organizing for Senate campaign	Legal/Political

Peoria County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Peoria County, Illinois, 1857