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Fulton County, Illinois

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59newspaper titles

4digitized titles

42historic places

1800earliest paper

1823formed

33,609pop. 2020

183cemeteries

—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 59 newspaper titles published in Fulton County, Illinois, with the earliest starting in 1800. 4 of these titles have digitized pages on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 42 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1971. Most listings are in or near Vermont, Lewistown, Canton.

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Newspapers published in Fulton

Library of Congress

59 newspaper titles

Title	Place	Years
Canton Republican	Canton	1800–1899
The Astoria Argus	Astoria	1800–1910
The Fairview Bee	Fairview	1800–?
The Farmington Home Visitor	Farmington	1800–1928
The Fulton Republican	Canton	1800–1899
The Ipava Independent	Ipava	1800–1999
The Lewistown News	Lewistown	1800–1999
The London Times	London Mills	1800–1983
Canton Herald	Canton	1837–1899
The Fulton Democrat	Lewistown	1840–1899
The Fulton Telegraph	Canton	1841–1899
The Fulton Advocate	Lewistown	1842–1899
Fulton Banner	Canton	1843–1899
Fulton Banner	Canton, Lewistown	1843–1899
Lewistown Republican	Lewistown	1844–1854
The Mammoth	Lewistown	1845–1899
Fulton Gazette	Lewistown	1846–1899
The Fulton Republican	Lewistown	1847–1899
Canton Register Digitized	Canton	1849–?
Canton Weekly Register Digitized	Canton	1850–?
The Illinois Public Ledger	Lewistown	1850–1853
Fulton Ledger	Canton, Lewistown	1853–1858
The Fulton Democrat	Lewistown	1855–1879
Big Creek Advertiser	Canton	1858–1899
Fulton County Ledger	Canton	1858–1913
The Central Watchtower	Vermont	1859–1899
The Lewistown Union	Lewistown	1865–1899
The Fulton Herald	Ipava	1870–1879
The Lewistown Democrat	Lewistown	1870–1889
Canton Register Digitized	Canton	1872–?
Canton Courier	Canton	1873–1899
The Farmington News	Farmington	1874–1899
The Fulton Phoenix	Ipava	1875–1899
Fulton Advertiser	Canton	1877–1999
The Avon Sentinel	Avon	1879–?
The Farmington Bugle	Farmington, Yates City	1880–1992
The Fulton Democrat	Lewistown	1880–?
Cuba Journal	Cuba	1884–1992
Canton Daily Register	Canton	1890–1926
Lewistown Lance	Lewistown	1890–1899
Canton Weekly Register Digitized	Canton	1891–?
The Astoria Search Light	Astoria	1894–1910
The Daily Advocate	Lewistown	1894–1894
Lewistown Evening Record	Lewistown	1896–1899
Lewistown Record	Lewistown	1896–1999
The Argus-Search Light	Astoria	1910–1959
Canton Daily Ledger	Canton	1912–1926
Canton Daily Ledger and Daily Register	Canton	1926–1961
The Fairview Graphic	Fairview	1933–1999
Camp Ellis News	Camp Ellis	1943–1999
Lewistown Daily News	Lewistown	1949–1957
Lewistown News	Lewistown	1957–1968
The Astoria Argus-Searchlight	Astoria	1959–1979
Canton Daily Ledger	Canton	1961–1972
The Fulton County News	Lewistown	1968–1977
The Astoria South Fulton Argus	Astoria	1970–?
Daily Ledger	Canton	1972–?
Lewistown Evening Record	Lewistown	?–
Lewistown Republican-Record	Lewistown	?–

Source: Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory. “Digitized” links lead to page images on Chronicling America.

Coverage timeline

Newspapers

Each bar is one title’s publication span. brown = digitized on Chronicling America Open-ended runs extend to today.

18001856191319692026

Sample front pages

Chronicling America

Digitized page-1 issues from papers published in Fulton. Thumbnails link to the Library of Congress.

Canton Register (canton, Ill.) 1872-1891

April 23, 1880 · Canton

“Canton gjtcgisler Pnbliihed Every Friday Morning At per Tear Atleaner HIjY Kdltor and Proprleto OfBce on Main Street nearly opposite the Poet Office BP ineerted at reasonable rates Terms made known on…”

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Canton Weekly Register (canton, Ill.) 1891-1915

June 23, 1898 · Canton

“Canton Weekly Register FIFTIETH YEAR CANTON ILLINOIS THURSDAY JUNE NUMBER 3ft Canton Weekly Register Livk Local Newspapeu PUBLISHED EVERT THURSDAY Terras per Tear In Advance ENTERED AT THE POSTOFFICE…”

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Canton Register (canton, Ill.) 1872-1891

March 11, 1881 · Canton

“Canton Live Local Republican Paper The Register is published every Friday morning per year payable in advance Job Printing executed in the best manner at as Low Kales as good work cau be none for…”

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Canton Register (canton, Ill.) 1872-1891

February 9, 1882 · Canton

“Tuutcm Live Local Keim hlican Paper viihisiiii tiii iniy ai tiiinoon Trims WiQH lVr in Vl viiur MWAI OTII KKAVIsi There are not enough business room ill the city to supply the demand Tapley Wilson was…”

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On this day — November 5

Front pages

Front pages from Fulton papers published on November 5 in past years. Refreshed when the site data is rebuilt (weekly now; could be daily).

Canton Register (canton, Ill.) 1872-1891

November 5, 1880 · Canton

“Canton Published Every Friday Horning At OO per Tear in Advance BNIVBXi Editor and Proprietor Office on Main Street nearly opposite the Poet Office yp Advertisements inserted at reasonable ntes Terms…”

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National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

31 of 42 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

42 listed properties

Property	City	Type	Listed
Babylon Bend Bridge	Ellisville	Structure	1980
Bernadotte Bridge	Smithfield	Structure	1980
Buckeye Bridge	Smithfield	Structure	1980
Chicago, Burlington & Quincy Railroad Station	Canton	Building	1993
Chipman, Edith, House	Vermont	Building	1996
Dickson Mounds	Lewistown	Site	1972
Dilworth, Robert, House	Vermont	Building	1993
Duncan Mills Bridge	Lewistown	Structure	1980
Durell, William Franklin and Rebecca, House	Vermont	Building	1996
Duvall-Ash Farmstead	Fiatt	Building	1993
East Waterford School	Lewistown	Building	2009
Hamer, Edward, House	Vermont	Building	1996
Hamer, Patterson, House	Vermont	Building	1996
Hoopes, William, House	Vermont	Building	1996
Hunter, Lucinda, House	Vermont	Building	1996
Indian Ford Bridge	London Mills	Structure	1980
Larson Site	Lewistown	Site	1978
London Mills Bridge	London Mills	Structure	1980
McCormick, Charles Emmor, House	Vermont	Building	1996
Mershon, Joab, House	Vermont	Building	1996
O'Connell, Daniel, House	Vermont	Building	1996
Oak Hill Cemetery	Lewistown	Site	1995
Odd Fellows Opera Block	Ellisville	Building	1996
Ogden-Fettie Site	Lewistown	Site	1972
Orendorf Site	Canton	Site	1977
Orendorff, Ulysses G., House	Canton	Building	1971
Page, Henry H., House	Vermont	Building	1996
Palmer, Hiram, House	Farmington	Building	1999
Parlin Library	Canton	Building	1994
Ross, Harvey Lee, House	Vermont	Building	1996
Seville Bridge	Seville	Structure	1980
Sheets Site	Lewistown	Site	1978
Sleeth Site	Liverpool	Site	1979
Snowden, Elsworth, House	Vermont	Building	1996
South Fulton Churchhouse	Astoria	Building	1994
St. James Episcopal Church	Lewiston	Building	1974
Stapleford-Hover-Whitney House	Vermont	Building	1996
Table Grove Community Church	Table Grove	Building	1979
Tampico Mounds	Maples Mills	Site	1979
Tartar's Ferry Bridge	Smithfield	Structure	1980
Vermont Historic District	Vermont	District	1997
Vermont Masonic Hall	Vermont	Building	1988

Source: National Park Service, National Register of Historic Places. Property links open NRHP nomination files at the National Archives.

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Fulton was formed in 1823 (1823-01-28) from unknown / original county.

FULTON created from Non-County Area 3 attached to PIKE. Non-County Area 5 attached to FULTON "until otherwise disposed of."

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Fulton County population from 1830 to 2020 (Census historical series).

1830	1840	1860	1880	1900	1920	1940	1950	1960	1980	2000	2020
1,841	13,142	33,338	41,240	46,201	48,163	44,627	43,716	41,954	43,687	38,250	33,609

Sources: U.S. Census Bureau historical county population (Forstall 1790–1990) and public-domain / CC0 county population series through 2020.

Cemeteries & historical places

USGS GNIS

183 cemeteries and 10 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 80 of 183 listed

Name	Lat	Lon
Ames Cemetery	None	None
Anderson Cemetery	None	None
Apple Cemetery	40.397	-90.07882
Ashby Cemetery	None	None
Astoria Cemetery	40.21105	-90.36101
Avon Cemetery	40.65059	-90.43318
Babbitt Cemetery	40.70783	-90.40259
Babylon Cemetery	None	None
Bailey Cemetery	40.33874	-90.42949
Banner Cemetery	40.51832	-89.9129
Barclay Cemetery	None	None
Barker Cemetery	40.41533	-90.42911
Barnes Cemetery	40.54003	-90.40757
Baughman Cemetery	40.48426	-90.28124
Beer Cemetery	40.6319	-90.21769
Bethel Cemetery	40.50462	-89.99378
Breeds Cemetery	40.54225	-89.97066
Breeds Station Cemetery	None	None
Brooks Cemetery	None	None
Buckeye Cemetery	40.5325	-90.29498
Bybee Cemetery	40.50385	-89.95324
Bybee Cemetery	40.5967	-90.19373
Bybee Station Cemetery	40.59724	-90.19381
Carper Cemetery	None	None
Chapin Pleasant Hill Cemetery	40.6841	-90.05555
Checkrow Cemetery	40.55409	-90.3781
Cholera Cemetery	None	None
Clemens Cemetery	40.36288	-90.35242
Coal Creek Cemetery	40.64657	-90.0733
Coal Creek Lutheran Cemetery	40.66908	-90.21401
Connor Cemetery	40.45869	-90.15816
Cooper Cemetery	None	None
Cope Cemetery	None	None
Copeland Cemetery	None	None
Courtney Cemetery	None	None
Cuba Cemetery	40.48768	-90.19662
Daily Cemetery	None	None
Danner Cemetery	40.34966	-90.28466
Darland Cemetery	None	None
Dickson Cemetery	40.61225	-90.23542
Dobbins Cemetery	None	None
Downing Cemetery	None	None
Duncans Mill Cemetery	None	None
Easley Cemetery	40.30192	-90.39197
East Midway Cemetery	40.69836	-90.24413
Ellisville Cemetery	40.63134	-90.30495
Ellisville Station Cemetery	None	None
Engle Cemetery	40.45122	-90.22159
Fairview Cemetery	40.63614	-90.16891
Farris Cemetery	None	None
Fiatt Cemetery	40.55222	-90.21482
Flake Cemetery	40.66365	-90.34652
Fleming Cemetery	40.32754	-90.37012
Foster Cemetery	40.64029	-90.13276
Foster Cemetery	None	None
Foutch Cemetery	40.30467	-90.15019
Fouts Cemetery	None	None
Freeman Cemetery	40.35519	-90.21294
Fuller Cemetery	40.48728	-90.33831
Fuller Cemetery	None	None
Gardiner Cemetery	40.56006	-90.12242
Garlish Cemetery	None	None
Greenwood Cemetery	40.54559	-90.03782
Guernsey Cemetery	40.58388	-90.39503
Hanson Cemetery	40.62562	-90.0236
Hardesty Cemetery	None	None
Harmon Cemetery	None	None
Harmon Cemetery	None	None
Harpers Hill Cemetery	None	None
Hart Cemetery	40.27143	-90.2565
Heartley Cemetery	40.68559	-90.32512
Henderson Cemetery	40.52769	-90.25288
Hickory Cemetery	40.25294	-90.20112
High Bridge Cemetery	40.49504	-90.02873
Hill Cemetery	40.64248	-90.03101
Howard Cemetery	40.31985	-90.26632
Howard Cemetery	40.45226	-90.32011
Hummel Cemetery	None	None
Hyatt Cemetery	40.52799	-90.12406
Ipava Cemetery	40.35676	-90.32222

Historical populated places — 10 of 10

Name	Lat	Lon
Bernadotte	40.40199	-90.3204
Civer	40.52421	-90.10762
Fulton Center	40.50976	-90.12345
Keeler	40.39726	-90.06484
Midway	40.69865	-90.24346
Otto	40.29865	-90.20707
Pleasant Ridge	40.69309	-90.35679
Troy	40.69087	-90.33513
Virgil	40.62448	-90.39679
Waterford	40.33893	-90.12984

Source: USGS Geographic Names Information System (public domain). Cemeteries from the 2021 NationalFile archive; historical places from GNIS HistoricalFeatures topical extract.

Historical markers

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