Headnote
POPE COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Illinois, with Ohio river on the southeast. Area, 576 square miles. Seat of justice, Golconda. Pop. in 1820, 2,610; in 1830, 3,323; in 1840, 4,094; in 1850, 3,975. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Pope County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
POPE COUNTY, situated on the southerly boundary of Illinois, with Ohio river on the southeast.  Area, 576 square miles.  Seat of justice, Golconda.  Pop. in 1820, 2,610; in 1830, 3,323; in 1840, 4,094; in 1850, 3,975.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 298.
Name Type
Golconda, IL City or Town
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