Gazetteer/Almanac
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HANCOCK COUNTY, situated on the western boundary of Illinois, with Mississippi river on the west. Area, 775 square miles. Face of the country even, consisting of prairie land; soil productive. Seat of justice, Carthage. Pop. in 1830, 483; in 1840, 9,946; in 1850, 14,652. (Fanning's, 1853)
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Augusta, IL | City or Town |
Carthage, IL | City or Town |
Nauvoo, IL | City or Town |
Plymouth, IL | City or Town |
Warsaw, IL | City or Town |