Place:Washington, Illinois, United States
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NameWashington
Alt namesWashingtonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates38.35°N 89.433°W
Located inIllinois, United States     (1818 - )
See alsoClinton, 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)
St. Clair, Illinois, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Masonic Cemetery
Inhabited place
Addieville
Alda
Ashley
Baldwin Heights
Beaucoup
Biddleborn
Clarmin
Cordes
Covington
Du Bois
DuBois Center
Elkton
Frogtown
Hoyleton
Huegely
Irvington
Johannisburg
Kempside
Lively Grove
Nashville
New Minden
Noltings
Oakdale
Okawville
Plum Hill
Posen
Pyramid
Radom
Richview
Stone Church
Venedy
Township
Oakdale (township)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Washington County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, it had a population of 14,716. Its county seat is Nashville. It is located in the southern portion of Illinois known locally as "Little Egypt".

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History

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Washington County was formed on January 2, 1818, out of St. Clair County. It was named for George Washington. Despite its relative proximity to the Illinois suburbs of St. Louis, Missouri, the county is not considered part of the St. Louis metropolitan area, also known as the Metro-East. In 1813, the Lively Massacre occurred near Little Crooked Creek. In 1959, the state established the Washington County State Recreation Area. Washington County was initially settled by immigrants from Kentucky who moved northward out of that state in the early 1800s. In the late 1800s there were (relatively) large numbers of immigrants who settled in Washington County, and by the early 1900s there were large numbers of first-generation immigrants still living in Washington County. They primarily came from the four countries of Germany, Poland, Ireland and England.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1815 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1818 Probate 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
1830 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1831 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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 1,517
1830 1,675
1840 4,810
1850 6,953
1860 13,731
1870 17,599
1880 21,112
1890 19,262
1900 19,526
1910 18,759
1920 18,035
1930 16,286
1940 15,801
1950 14,460
1960 13,569
1970 13,780
1980 15,472
1990 14,965
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Washington County, Illinois, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Washington 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.iltrails.org/washington/
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