Place:Saline, Illinois, United States
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NameSaline
Alt namesSalinesource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates37.767°N 88.55°W
Located inIllinois, United States     (1847 - )
See alsoGallatin, Illinois, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Inhabited place
Buena Vista
Carrier Mills
Charlton
Cornerville
Cottage Grove
Derby
Dorris Heights
Eagle
Eldorado
Francis
Galatia
Garden Heights
Harrisburg
Horseshoe
Ledford
Liberty
Long Branch
Mitchellsville
Muddy
Newcastle
Oldtown
Pankeyville
Raleigh Township
Raleigh
Rudement
Somerset
Stonefort
Texas City
Tison
Wasson
West End
Township
Brushy
Harrisburg (township)
Unincorporated area
Saline
Unknown
Carrier Mills (township)
Lakeview
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Saline County is a county in Southern Illinois. At the 2020 census, it had a population of 23,768. The largest city and county seat is Harrisburg. This area of Southern Illinois is known locally as "Little Egypt".

Three major towns in Saline County are connected by U.S. Route 45, and formerly by the now-abandoned Cairo and Vincennes/Big Four/New York Central Line, from north to south: Eldorado, Harrisburg, and Carrier Mills.

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History

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1817 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1845 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1847 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1847 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1848 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 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
1850 5,588
1860 9,331
1870 12,714
1880 15,940
1890 19,342
1900 21,685
1910 30,204
1920 38,353
1930 37,100
1940 38,066
1950 33,420
1960 26,227
1970 25,721
1980 28,448
1990 26,551
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Saline County, Illinois, United States

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External Links

  • Outstanding guide to Saline 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/~ilsaline
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