Edgar County, IL

Headnote
EDGAR COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Illinois. Area, 630 square miles. Soil rich. Seat of justice, Paris. Pop. in 1830, 4,076; in 1840, 8,335; in 1850, 10,692. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Edgar County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
EDGAR COUNTY, situated on the easterly boundary of Illinois. Area, 630 square miles. Soil rich. Seat of justice, Paris. Pop. in 1830, 4,076; in 1840, 8,335; in 1850, 10,692.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 114.
Name Type
Paris, IL City or Town
Date Title
Abraham Lincoln to Thomas A. Marshall, April 23, 1858
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