Place:Gallatin, Illinois, United States

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Place Information
Name
Gallatin
Alternate names
Gallatin     (Getty Vocabulary Program)
Type
County
Coordinates
37.767°N 88.233°W
Located in
Illinois, United States     (1812 - )
See also
Randolph, Illinois, United States     (Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Saline, Illinois, United States     (Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990))
Contained Places

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Inhabited place
Cottonwood
Elba
Equality
Gibsonia
Inman
Junction
Kedron
Lawler
Leamington
New Haven
Old Shawneetown
Omaha
Ridgway
Saline Mines
Shawneetown
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source: Family History Library Catalog
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Gallatin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of 2000, the population is 6,445. Its county seat is Shawneetown, Illinois6.

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History

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Saline springs along the Saline River between Equality and Junction, Illinois played a big part in the County's early history. The springs are on State land along the south bank of the Saline River, just east of the bridge on Illinois Route 1. Slave trader and landowner John Crenshaw made his fortune leasing the salt works from the government, and used his wealth to build the historic Crenshaw House.

The County was organized in 1812, having been formed from Randolph County. The County was named for Albert Gallatin, who was Secretary of the Treasury at the time. The Shawneetown Bank was the only bank in Illinois back then.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1812 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1813 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1813 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1813 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1814 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1820 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 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
1820 3,155
1830 7,405
1840 10,760
1850 5,448
1860 8,055
1870 11,134
1880 12,861
1890 14,935
1900 15,836
1910 14,628
1920 12,856
1930 10,091
1940 11,414
1950 9,818
1960 7,638
1970 7,418
1980 7,590
1990 6,909
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External links

www.outfitters.com/illinois/fulton/

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