Headnote
WINNEGABO COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Illinois, and traversed by Rock river.  Area, 504 squared miles.  Seat of justice, Rockford.  Pop. in 1840, 4,609; in 1850, 11,773.(Fanning's, 1853)
Place Unit Type
County
Containing Unit
Illinois

Winnebago County, Illinois (Fanning's, 1853)

Gazetteer/Almanac
WINNEGABO COUNTY, situated on the north boundary of Illinois, and traversed by Rock river.  Area, 504 squared miles.  Seat of justice, Rockford.  Pop. in 1840, 4,609; in 1850, 11,773.
Fanning's Illustrated Gazetteer of the United States... (New York: Phelps, Fanning & Co., 1853), 394.
Name Type
Rockford, IL County
Rockton, IL City or Town
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