Headnote
KANE COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of Illinois, and traversed by Fox river. Area, 1,296 square miles. Seat of justice, Geneva. Pop. in 1840, 6,501; in 1850, 16,703. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Kane County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
KANE COUNTY, situated in the northeast part of Illinois, and traversed by Fox river. Area, 1,296 square miles. Seat of justice, Geneva. Pop. in 1840, 6,501; in 1850, 16,703.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States.... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 176.
Name Type
Aurora, IL City or Town
Batavia, IL City or Town
Elgin, IL City or Town
St. Charles, IL City or Town
Date Title
Chicago (IL) Press and Tribune, “Politics in Kane County,” July 8, 1858
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