Place:Pope, Illinois, United States
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NamePope
Alt namesPopesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.417°N 88.567°W
Located inIllinois, United States     (1816 - )
See alsoHardin, Illinois, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Massac, Illinois, United StatesChild county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Randolph, Illinois, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Abbot
Allens Spring
Bay City
Brownfield
Delwood
Dixon Springs
Eddyville
Glendale
Golconda
Gowins
Hamletsburg
Hartsville
Herod
Hodgeville
Holmes Corner
Homberg
Julien Hill
Leisure City
Lewis Corner
Lusk
Manson Ford
McCormick
New Liberty
Oak
Old Brownfield
Raum
Renshaw
Rising Sun
Robbs
Rock
Ropers Landing
Rose Ford
Rosebud
Tansill
Temple Hill
Waltersburg
Watkins Ford
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.

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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.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1813 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1816 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1816 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1816 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1817 Court 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
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
1820 2,610
1830 3,316
1840 4,094
1850 3,975
1860 6,742
1870 11,437
1880 13,256
1890 14,016
1900 13,585
1910 11,215
1920 9,625
1930 7,996
1940 7,999
1950 5,779
1960 4,061
1970 3,857
1980 4,404
1990 4,373
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Pope County, Illinois, United States

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