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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