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Illinois County Formation years
1790 1795 1796 1800 1801 1803 1809 1812 1813 1814 1816 1817 1818 1819 1821
1822 1823 1824 1825 1826 1827 1829 1830 1831 1833 1834 1835 1836 1837 1839
1840 1841 1843 1845 1847 1848 1851 1852 1853 1854 1855 1859 1869    
Illinois Census Year with Modern Map overlayed:
1810 1818 1820 1830 1840 1850 1860 1870-1930            
Illinois Map Abbreviations
unorg. = unorganized
g. = gained
w. = with
fr. = from
atmt. = attachment
exch = exchanged
nca.= non county area
ch. = changed

Ad  - Adams
Al   - Alexander
Bon - Bond
Boo - Boone
Br   - Brown
Bu   - Bureau
Cal - Calhoun
Car - Carroll
Cas - Cass
Cha - Champaign
Chr - Christian
Cli - Clinton
Clk - Clark
Cly - Clay
Col - Coles
Coo - Cook
Cr   - Crawford
Cu   - Cumberland
DK   - De Kalb
Do   - Douglas
DW   - De Witt
DP   - DuPage
Edg - Edgar
Edw - Edwards
Ef   - Effingham
Fa   - Fayette
Fo   - Ford
Fr   - Franklin
Fu   - Fulton
Ga   - Gallatin
Gr   - Grundy
Gre - Greene
Ham - Hamilton
Han - Hancock
Har - Hardin
Hry - Henry
Hsn - Henderson
Ir   - Iroquois
Jac - Jackson
Jas - Jasper
JD   - Jo Daviess
Jef - Jefferson
Jer - Jersey
Jo   - Johnson
Ke   - Kendall
Kke - Kankakee
Kn   - Knox
Kne - Kane
Lak - Lake
Law - Lawrence
Lee - Lee
Li   - Livingston
Lo   - Logan
LS   - La Salle
Mad - Madison
McD - McDonough
McH - McHenry
McL - McLean
Mcn - Macon
Men - Menard
Mer - Mercer
Mor - Morgan
Mou - Moultrie
Mpn - Macoupin
Mrn - Marion
Mro - Monroe
Msc - Massac
Msl - Marshall
Msn - Mason
Mty - Montgomery
Og   - Ogle
Peo - Peoria
Per - Perry
Pia - Piatt
Pik - Pike
Po   - Pope
Pul - Pulaski
Put - Putnam
Ra   - Randolph
Ri   - Richland
RI   - Rock Island
Sal - Saline
San - Sangamon
SC   - St. Clair
Sch - Schuyler
Sco - Scott
Sh   - Shelby
Sta - Stark
Ste - Stephenson
Ta   - Tazewell
Un   - Union
Ve   - Vermilion
Wab - Wabash
War - Warren
Was - Washington
Way - Wayne
Wil - Will
Win - Winnebago
Wo   - Woodford
Wsd - Whiteside
Wsn - Williamson
Wte - White