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1. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Hancock_County,_IllinoisHancock County, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,620. Its county seat is Carthage, and its largest city is Hamilton. The county is composed of rural towns with many farmers. Hancock County is part of the Fort Madison-Keokuk, IA-IL-MO Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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2. en.wikipedia.org › wiki › Carthage,_IllinoisCarthage, Illinois - Wikipedia

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   Carthage is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 2,490 as of the 2020 census. [4] Carthage is best known for being the site of the 1844 death of Joseph Smith , who founded the Latter Day Saint movement .

3. www.hancockcountyhistory.com › county-historyCounty History | Hancock County Historical Society | Illinois

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   Overview of Hancock County History. Hancock County inhabitants far pre-date the arrival of the first white man and long before it had its name. Evidence exists that this land had inhabitants even before the red-skinned people calling themselves, “Illini” for which our great state received its name.

4. www.familysearch.org › en › wikiHancock County, Illinois Genealogy • FamilySearch

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   Apr 29, 2024 · Hancock County, Illinois Genealogy. Guide to Hancock County, Illinois ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

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6. www.hancockcounty-il.gov › historyHistory – Hancock County, Illinois

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   Hancock County, Illinois. History. In 1833, the State of Illinois sent three men here from Morgan County to select a location for the courthouse and to name it. The September term of court was held in the new log courthouse which was located on the south side of the present courthouse square.

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   Where is Hancock County Illinois?

   • Hancock County is a county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2020 census, it has a population of 17,620. Its county seat is Carthage, and its largest city is Hamilton. The county is composed of rural towns with many farmers. Hancock County is part of the Fort Madison - Keokuk, IA -IL- MO Micropolitan Statistical Area .

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   Was Hancock Illinois a major city in the 1840s?

   • For a brief period in the 1840s Hancock had one of Illinois' most populous cities: Nauvoo, which was then headquarters for the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. The movement's founder Joseph Smith was killed in the county seat of Carthage in 1844.

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   What is Hancock County IL known for?

   • Its county seat is Carthage, and its largest city is Hamilton. The county is composed of rural towns with many farmers. Hancock County is part of the Fort Madison - Keokuk, IA -IL- MO Micropolitan Statistical Area . Hancock County was part of the "Military Tract" set aside by Congress to reward veterans of the War of 1812.

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   When did Hancock County get its name?

   • Hancock County inhabitants far pre-date the arrival of the first white man and long before it had its name. Evidence exists that this land had inhabitants even before the red-skinned people calling themselves, “Illini” for which our great state received its name.

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