Counties in Illinois that I have Visited

There are 102 Counties in Illinois – “The Land of Lincoln

Also be sure to see my United States County Counting Page for the rest of the states.

Illinois Counties Visited

I have visited 58 Counties = 56.9% of Counties in Illinois

Counties visited are colored-in; counties still needing to be visited are blank.  Map created using Mob Rule.


Twelve Mile Circle Articles Featuring Places in Illinois

Markers designate the Illinois locations featured in Twelve Mile Circle articles.


Counties in Illinois

Chicago
Chicago

Below are the 102 counties in Illinois. Although infrequent, counties sometimes do change so please let me know if any of this information is out of date and I will update it. Those counties that I have visited are highlighted in Red. Readers can also link to any articles manually in this section if the map isn’t working.

  1. Adams
  2. Alexander: Future City; Ohio/Mississippi River Confluence
  3. Bond
  4. Boone
  5. Brown
  6. Bureau: Captain Swift Covered Bridge; Red Covered Bridge
  7. Calhoun
  8. Carroll
  9. Cass
  10. Champaign
  11. Christian
  12. Clark
  13. Clay
  14. Clinton
  15. Coles
  16. Cook: Largest county population in Illinois (5,376,741 people in 2000 Census); Chicago Fire Academy; Goose Island Beer Company; Millrose Brewing Co.; O’Grady’s Brewery & Pub; Piece Brewery & Pizzeria; Rock Bottom Brewery; They Reversed the Chicago River; Hinsdale Oasis; Old Post Office Building; Rapid Transit in 1844; O’Hare Oasis; Woonerf; Skokie Eruv; Move Along, Nothing to See; Quad County Towns; California Tangential; Broadway & Sheridan; Connecting Through Midway; Midway Plaisance; Orchard Place Elementary; Wacker Drive
  17. Crawford
  18. Cumberland
  19. De Kalb: The Resurrectionists
  20. De Witt
  21. Douglas
  22. Du Page: Founders Hill Brewing Company; Glen Ellyn Brewing Co.; Taylor Brewing Company; 81 on 81; Woonerf; Cut the Corner
  23. Edgar
  24. Edwards
  25. Effingham: Shortline
  26. Fayette
  27. Ford
  28. Franklin
  29. Fulton: Plank Roads; Beer Cemetery
  30. Gallatin
  31. Greene
  32. Grundy
  33. Hamilton
  34. Hancock
  35. Hardin
  36. Henderson
  37. Henry
  38. Iroquois
  39. Jackson
  40. Jasper
  41. Jefferson: The Other Mount Vernon
  42. Jersey
  43. Jo Daviess: The Point of Beginning
  44. Johnson
  45. Kane: America’s Brewing Company; The Resurrectionists; Condensed Texas; Quad County Towns
  46. Kankakee
  47. Kendall
  48. Knox
  49. La Salle: French Canyon
  50. Lake: Quad County Towns
  51. Lawrence
  52. Lee
  53. Livingston
  54. Logan
  55. Macon
  56. Macoupin
  57. Madison: I Call Bull Shark
  58. Marion
  59. Marshall
  60. Mason
  61. Massac: Super City
  62. McDonough
  63. McHenry: Quad County Towns
  64. McLean: Largest county in Illinois (1,184 square miles).
  65. Menard
  66. Mercer
  67. Monroe
  68. Montgomery
  69. Morgan
  70. Moultrie
  71. Ogle
  72. Peoria: Grandview Drive; Peoria Zoo
  73. Perry
  74. Piatt
  75. Pike: Adjacent Counties, Same Name, Different States
  76. Pope: Smallest county population in Illinois (4,413 people in 2000 Census).
  77. Pulaski
  78. Putnam: Smallest county in Illinois (160 square miles); Highway to Nowhere
  79. Randolph: Last Place in the U.S.; The Forgotten River Capital (Kaskaskia)
  80. Richland
  81. Rock Island
  82. Saline
  83. Sangamon: Sugar Creek Covered Bridge
  84. Schuyler
  85. Scott
  86. Shelby
  87. St. Clair
  88. Stark
  89. Stephenson
  90. Tazewell: Fondulac Park West
  91. Union
  92. Vermilion: Adjacent Counties, Same Name, Different States
  93. Wabash
  94. Warren
  95. Washington
  96. Wayne
  97. White
  98. Whiteside: De Immigrant Windmill; Mississippi Vista
  99. Will: Plank Roads; Lockport; They Reversed the Chicago River; Revisiting the Chicago River; Gary Coleman on the Grassy Knoll
  100. Williamson
  101. Winnebago
  102. Woodford

Quick Facts About Illinois

  • Location: East North Central United States. See map above.
  • Size(1): 55,519 square miles. Illinois is the 24th largest state. The next larger state is Iowa and the next smaller state is Wisconsin.
  • Population(2): 12,699,000 people. Illinois is the 6th most populous state. The next more populous state is Pennsylvania and the next less populous state is Ohio.
  • Population Density: 228.7 people per square mile. Illinois is the 12th most densely populated state. The next more densely populated state is California and the next less densely populated state is Hawaii.
  • Bordering States: Illinois shares a border with 5 states: Wisconsin, Iowa, Missouri, Kentucky and Indiana.
  • Admission to the Union: December 3, 1818. Illinois was the 21st state admitted to the Union, after Mississippi and before Alabama.
  • Capital: Springfield.
  • Highest Point: 1,235 feet at Charles Mound. See SummitPost’s Charles Mound page.
  • Lowest Point: 279 feet at the Mississippi River in Alexander County.
  • Government website: Illinois.gov – The Official Website for the State of Illinois.
  • Official Tourism website: Enjoy Illinois.
  • Still not enough? See Wikipedia’s Illinois page.

Sources:

(1) Wikipedia: List of U.S. states and territories by area. Land area only.
(2) Wikipedia: List of states and territories of the United States by population. Estimated population on July 1, 2019.


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