Headnote
WHITE COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Illinois, with Wabash river on the east. Area, 480 square miles. Face of the country, even; soil, fertile. Seat of justice, Carmi. Pop. in 1820, 4,828; in 1830, 6,091; in 1840, 7,919; in 1850, 8,925. (Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

White County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WHITE COUNTY, situated on the southeasterly boundary of Illinois, with Wabash river on the east.  Area, 480 square miles.  Face of the country, even; soil, fertile.  Seat of justice, Carmi.  Pop. in 1820, 4,828; in 1830, 6,091; in 1840, 7,919; in 1850, 8,925.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 376.
Name Type
Carmi, IL City or Town
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