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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
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Pope County is the southeasternmost county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 4,470, making it the second-least populous county in Illinois. Its county seat is Golconda. The county was organized in 1816 from portions of Gallatin and Johnson counties and named after Nathaniel Pope, a politician and jurist from the Illinois Territory and State of Illinois.
History
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The first permanent settlement in future Pope County was established in 1798 at the modern-day site of Golconda, then a part of the Northwest Territory which operated as a ferry point across the Ohio River. The county was formed in 1816 from portions of Gallatin and Johnson Counties.
Timeline
Date | Event | Source
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1813 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1816 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1816 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1816 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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1817 | Court 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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1877 | 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 | 2,610
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1830 | 3,316
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1840 | 4,094
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1850 | 3,975
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1860 | 6,742
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1870 | 11,437
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1880 | 13,256
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1890 | 14,016
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1900 | 13,585
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1910 | 11,215
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1920 | 9,625
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1930 | 7,996
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1940 | 7,999
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1950 | 5,779
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1960 | 4,061
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1970 | 3,857
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1980 | 4,404
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1990 | 4,373
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Pope County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Pope 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.rootsweb.com/~ilpope/
- http://pope.ilgenweb.net/history.htm
- http://genealogytrails.com/ill/pope/cohist.htm
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