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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 2010 census, it has a population of 5,589, which is a decrease of 13.3% from 6,445 in 2000. Its county seat is Shawneetown.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Salt production served as the state's first major industry in the early 19th Century. Saltworks developed first by Native Americans and the French at the Great Salt Spring on the south side of the Saline River about five miles downstream from Equality. Beginning in 1803, salt works developed also at Half Moon Lick southwest of Equality on the north side of the Saline River. Today Half Moon Lick is on private land, but the Great Salt Springs are located 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.
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. At that time the bank at Shawneetown was the only bank in Illinois. It was the one later associated with the John Marshall House which has been rebuilt and serves as museum for the Gallatin County Historical Society. It's not to be confused with the larger State Bank of Illinois building that is now a state historic site about a block away in what's now Old Shawneetown
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Gallatin County in the Illinois Territory 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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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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