Gallatin County, Illinois

Overview

• Population: 6,445 (Change since 1990: -6.7%)
• Created: September 14, 1812
• County seat: Shawneetown
• Largest town: Shawneetown (Pop. 1,410)
• Name origin: Albert Gallatin

Populated Places

• Bowlesville (Unincorporated)
  • Located southwest of Shawneetown
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°40'27" N, 88°12'45" W
  • Survey: T. 10 S., R. 9 E.
  • Elevation: 425
  • Precinct: Bowlesville
  • USGS Quad: Shawneetown
• Cottonwood (Unincorporated)
  • Located east of Omaha at the intersection of Noel Road and Mills Road
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°53'21" N, 88°12'47" W
  • Survey: T. 7 S., R. 9 E.
  • Elevation: 410
  • Precinct: Asbury
  • USGS Quad: New Haven
• Elba (Unincorporated)
  • Located northwest of Ridgway at the intersection of Elba Road and Zion Cemetery Road
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°49'35" N, 88°19'35" W
  • Survey: T. 8 S., R. 8 E.
  • Elevation: 360
  • Precinct: North Fork
  • USGS Quad: Ridgway
• Equality (Village)
  • Population: 721 (Change since 1990: -3.6%)
  • Located near intersection IL 13 and IL 142 southeast of Eldorado
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°44'02" N, 88°20'36" W
• Gibsonia (Unincorporated)
  • Located near the IL 1 bridge over Eagle Creek northwest of Saline Mines
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°38'49" N, 88°15'45" W
  • Survey: T. 10 S., R. 9 E., Sec. 18
  • Elevation: 365
  • Precinct: Bowlesville
  • USGS Quad: Equality
• Inman (Unincorporated)
  • Located on the Shawneetown New Haven Road near the intersection with Moye Road
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°50'16" N, 88°10'23" W
  • Survey: T. 8 S., R. 9 E.
  • Elevation: 376
  • Precinct: Ridgway
  • USGS Quad: New Haven SW
• Junction (Village)
  • Population: 139 (Change since 1990: -30.8%)
  • Located along IL 13 west of Shawneetown
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°43'24" N, 88°14'12" W
• Kedron (Unincorporated)
  • Located south of Equality along Kedron Road
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°39'56" N, 88°20'29" W
  • Survey: T. 10 S., R. 8 E., Sec. 8
  • Elevation: 383
  • Precinct: Eagle Creek
  • USGS Quad: Equality
• Lawler (Unincorporated)
  • Located between Equality and Junction on IL 1
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°43'41" N, 88°17'09" W
  • Survey: T. 9 S., R. 8 E., Sec. 23
  • Elevation: 372
  • Precinct: Equality
  • USGS Quad: Equality
• Leamington (Unincorporated)
  • Located west of Gibsonia along Leamington Road
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°38'22" N, 88°18'25" W
  • Survey: T. 10 S., R. 8 E., Sec. 22
  • Elevation: 390
  • Precinct: Eagle Creek
  • USGS Quad: Equality
• New Haven (Village)
  • Population: 477 (Change since 1990: +3.9%)
  • Located along IL 141 at the northeast corner of the county
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°54'31" N, 88°07'45" W
• New Market (Unincorporated)
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°47'30" N, 88°14'18" W
  • Elevation: 392
  • Precinct: Ridgway
  • USGS Quad: New Haven SW
  • Map: 1883 Tenney
• Old Shawneetown (Village)
  • Population: 278 (Change since 1990: -21.9%)
  • Located on IL 13 at the bridge over the Ohio River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°41'49" N, 88°08'12" W
• Omaha (Village)
  • Population: 263 (Change since 1990: -3.7%)
  • Located along IL 1 northwest of Ridgway
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°53'25" N, 88°18'11" W
  • Post office: Feb. 17, 1871 - Now
• Ridgway (Village)
  • Population: 928 (Change since 1990: -15.9%)
  • Located northwest of Shawneetown just off IL 1
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°47'57" N, 88°15'40" W
• Saline Mines (Unincorporated)
  • Located south of Shawneetown near Saline River
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°37'17" N, 88°11'02" W
  • Survey: T. 10 S., R. 9 E., Sec. 26
  • Precinct: Bowlesville
  • USGS Quad: Saline Mines
• Shawneetown (City)
  • Population: 1,410 (Change since 1990: -10.5%)
  • Located along IL 13 northwest of Old Shawneetown and east of Equality
  • Latitude & Longitude: 37°42'47" N, 88°11'12" W
• Wells (Unincorporated)

History

Name origin

Named for Albert Gallatin, U.S. Secretary of the Treasury, among other things

Demographics