Place:Fulton, Illinois, United States

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Name	Fulton
Alt names	Fulton	source: Getty Vocabulary Program
Type	County
Coordinates	40.467°N 90.183°W
Located in	Illinois, United States (1823 - )
See also	Madison, Illinois, United States	Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)

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Fulton County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 37,069. Its county seat is Lewistown, and the largest city is Canton. Fulton County comprises the Canton, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area, which is part of the Peoria-Canton, IL Combined Statistical Area.

Patrick O'Brian is the Chairman of the Fulton County Board. Mike Hays was the County Administrator until the position was eliminated.

The current Miss Fulton County (2019) is Alexandra Chamberlin of Canton, IL.

1 History
2 Timeline
3 Population History
4 Cemeteries
5 Research Tips
6 Resources

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History

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Fulton County was organized in 1823 from Pike County. It is named for Robert Fulton, developer of the first commercially successful steamboat. American poet and writer Edgar Lee Masters lived in Fulton County during the 1890s; he later became famous for the Spoon River Anthology, written in 1915. Fulton County was home to Camp Ellis during World War II.

The county is known for the annual Spoon River Scenic Drive which occurs the first 2 weekends in October. This has been a tradition since 1968 and attracts thousands of participants from all over the country.

Fulton County is home to the Ogden-Fettie Site, a significant site for Havana Hopewell Native culture. It is the largest collection of Woodland Mounds in Illinois, with 35 Mounds, dating from 400 BCE, arranged in a crescent.

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Fulton County between 1823 and 1825, including unorganized territory temporarily attached.

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Fulton County, reduced to its current size in 1825, its unorganized territory formed into new counties.

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Timeline

Date	Event	Source
1817	Land records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1823	County formed	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1824	Court records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1824	Marriage records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1827	Probate records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830	First census	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830	No significant boundary changes after this year	Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1878	Birth records recorded	Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources

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Population History

source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990

Census Year	Population
1830	1,841
1840	13,142
1850	22,508
1860	33,338
1870	38,291
1880	41,240
1890	43,110
1900	46,201
1910	49,549
1920	48,163
1930	43,983
1940	44,627
1950	43,716
1960	41,954
1970	41,890
1980	43,687
1990	38,080

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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Fulton County, Illinois, United States

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Research Tips

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Resources

Outstanding guide to Fulton County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.

source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names

source: Family History Library Catalog

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