Headnote
PUTNAM COUNTY, situated toward the north part of Illinois, and traversed by Illinois river. Area, 325 square miles. Seat of justice, Hennepin. Pop. in 1840, 2,131; in 1850, 3,924. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Putnam County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
PUTNAM COUNTY, situated toward the north part of Illinois, and traversed by Illinois river.  Area, 325 square miles.  Seat of justice, Hennepin.  Pop. in 1840, 2,131; in 1850, 3,924.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 303.
Burial Place of
Name Type
Hennepin, IL City or Town
Putnam, IL City or Town
Date Title
Abraham Lincoln to Williamson Durley, Springfield, Illinois, October 3, 1845
Abraham Lincoln to B. Clarke Lundy, August 5, 1857
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