ILLINOIS GENEALOGY EXPRESS - Fulton County, Illinois

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Fulton County Court House

Lewistown, Fulton Co., IL
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Births	Cemeteries	Census	History
Added Table of Contents to: History of Fulton County, Illinois & History of Illinois Publ. 1879 Updated 9/30/2025		History & Biographies Added Index to Portrait & Biographical Album of Fulton Co., IL publ. 1890 Added 6/5/2025
Military Records		Newspapers

HISTORY:
Fulton County was organized in 1823 from Pike County. It is named for Robert Fulton, inventor of the steamboat. It was the home of famous poet/writer Edgar Lee Masters in his early days; he wrote the famous Spoon River Anthology (1915). Fulton County was home to Camp Ellis during World War II.

County Seat: Lewistown
Year Organized: 1823
Square Miles: 883

Libraries:

Astoria Public Library
220 W. Broadway
Astoria, IL 61501
Farmington Area Public Library
266 E. Fort St.
Farmington, IL 61531

Lewistown Carnegie Public Library
321 W. Lincoln Ave.
Lewistown, IL 61542

Parlin Ingersoll Library
205 W. Chestnut St.
Canton, IL 61520
Spoon River Public Library
201 S. Third St.
Cuba, IL 61427
Valley D. L.
515 Carter St.
Fairview, IL 61432

Vermont Public Library
East 4th and Main Sts.
Vermont, IL 61484

Village of Avon Public Library
105 S. Main
Avon, IL 61415

Adjacent Counties: 1. Warren County 2. Knox County 3. Peoria County 4. Tazewell County 5. Mason County 6. Schuyler County 7. McDonough County
Cities & Towns:
* Canton * Cuba	* Farmington * Lewistown
Villages:
* Astoria * Avon * Banner * Bryant * Dunfermline * Ellisville * Fairview * Ipava	* Liverpool * London Mills * Marietta * Norris * Smithfield * St. David * Table Grove * Vermont
Unincorporated communities:
* Babylon * Beaty * Bernadotte * Blyton * Breeds * Brereton * Checkrow * Duncan Mills * Enion * Fiatt * Gilchrist	* Leesburg * Little America * Manley * Maples Mill * Marbeltown * Middlegrove * Monterey * Poverty Ridge * Rawalts * Sepo * Seville * Summum
Townships:
* Astoria * Banner * Bernadotte * Buckheart * Canton * Cass * Deerfield * Ellisville * Fairview * Farmers * Farmington * Harris * Isabel	* Joshua * Kerton * Lee * Lewistown * Liverpool * Orion * Pleasant * Putman * Union * Vermont * Waterford * Woodland * Young Hickory