Headnote

CASS COUNTY, situated toward the western part of Illinois, on the southeast side of Illinois river. Area, 256 square miles. Seat of justice, Virginia. Pop in 1840, 2,981; in 1850, 3,253. (Fanning's, 1853)

Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Cass County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
CASS COUNTY, situated toward the western part of Illinois, on the southeast side of Illinois river. Area, 256 square miles. Seat of justice, Virginia. Pop in 1840, 2,981; in 1850, 3,253.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 69.
Name Type
Beardstown, IL City or Town
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