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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Gallatin County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 4,828, making it the third-least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Shawneetown. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".
Located at the mouth of the Wabash River, Gallatin County, along with neighboring Posey County, Indiana, and Union County, Kentucky form the tri-point of the Illinois-Indiana-Kentucky Tri-State Area.
History
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Salt production served as the state's first major industry in the early 19th century. Saltworks developed first by Native Americans, and the French had settled at the Great Salt Spring on the south side of the Saline River, about five miles downstream from Equality. Beginning in 1803, salt works were also developed at Half Moon Lick, southwest of Equality on the north side of the Saline River. Half Moon Lick is now on private land, but the Great Salt Springs are on public lands in the Shawnee National Forest, about one mile west of the Saline River bridge across Illinois Route 1 on Salt Well Road.
Gallatin county was organized in 1812 from land formerly in Randolph County. It was named for Albert Gallatin, who was then Secretary of the Treasury. The bank at Shawneetown was the first in Illinois. It was originally in the John Marshall House, which has been rebuilt and serves as the museum of the Gallatin County Historical Society. This should not be confused with the State Bank of Illinois building, which is a state historic site a block away in Old Shawneetown
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Gallatin County created in the Illinois Territory period between 1812 and 1815 |
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Gallatin between 1815 and 1816 |
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Gallatin between 1816 and 1818, including unorganized territory (formerly part of Johnson County) temporarily attached to it. |
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Gallatin between 1818 and 1847 |
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Gallatin in 1847, when a cession to Hardin and the creation of Saline County reduced it to its current territory |
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1812 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1813 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1813 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1813 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1814 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1850 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 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
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| 1820 | 3,155
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| 1830 | 7,405
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| 1840 | 10,760
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| 1850 | 5,448
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| 1860 | 8,055
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| 1870 | 11,134
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| 1880 | 12,861
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| 1890 | 14,935
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| 1900 | 15,836
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| 1910 | 14,628
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| 1920 | 12,856
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| 1930 | 10,091
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| 1940 | 11,414
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| 1950 | 9,818
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| 1960 | 7,638
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| 1970 | 7,418
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| 1980 | 7,590
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| 1990 | 6,909
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Gallatin County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Gallatin 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.
- www.outfitters.com/illinois/fulton/
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