Headnote
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois, with Kaskaskia river on the northwest. Area, 656 square miles. Seat of justice, Nashville. Pop. in 1820, 1,517; in 1830, 1,674; in 1840, 4,810; in 1850, 6,593. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Washington County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WASHINGTON COUNTY, situated toward the south part of Illinois, with Kaskaskia river on the northwest.  Area, 656 square miles.  Seat of justice, Nashville.  Pop. in 1820, 1,517; in 1830, 1,674; in 1840, 4,810; in 1850, 6,593.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetterr of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 376.
Name Type
Centralia, IL City or Town
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