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County Boundaries

  • Writer: Lawrence Lore
    Lawrence Lore
  • Apr 3, 2023
  • 1 min read

Genealogists take note: Lawrence County, Illinois was created January 16,1821, from Crawford and Edwards counties. In 1841 Richland County was created from the western part of Lawrence and eastern part of Clay counties.




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