Menard County, IL

Headnote
MENARD COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois, and traversed by Sangamon river. Area, 260 square miles. Seat of justice, Petersburgh. Pop. in 1840, 4,431; in 1850, 6,349. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Menard County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
MENARD COUNTY, situated in the central part of Illinois, and traversed by Sangamon river.  Area, 260 square miles.  Seat of justice, Petersburgh.  Pop. in 1840, 4,431 ; in 1850, 6,349.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 217.
Name Type
Petersburg, IL City or Town
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