Marion County, IL

Headnote
MARION COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois. Area, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Salem. Pop. in 1830, 2,125; in 1840, 4,742; in 1850, 6,720. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Marion County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MARION COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois.  Area, 576 square miles.  Seat of justice, Salem.  Pop. in 1830, 2,125; in 1840, 4,742; in 1850, 6,720.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 207.
Date Type
William Jennings Bryan born in Marion County, Illinois Personal
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