Fulton County, IL

Headnote
FULTON COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the sotheast. Area, 874 square miles. Seat of justice, Lewiston. Pop. in 1830, 1,841; in 1840, 13,142; in 1850, 22,508. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Fulton County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
FULTON COUNTY, situated toward the westerly part of Illinois, with Illinois river on the sotheast. Area, 874 square miles. Seat of justice, Lewiston. Pop. in 1830, 1,841; in 1840, 13,142; in 1850, 22,508.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 132.
Name Type
Lewistown, IL City or Town
Date Title
John Wentworth to Abraham Lincoln, April 19, 1858
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Going – Going – Gone!,” May 24, 1860
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