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Scott County, Illinois

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8newspaper titles
0digitized titles
2historic places
1838earliest paper
1839formed
4,949pop. 2020
78cemeteries
—CW battlefields

At a glance

Summary

The Library of Congress U.S. Newspaper Directory lists 8 newspaper titles published in Scott County, Illinois, with the earliest starting in 1838. None of these titles are currently digitized on Chronicling America. The National Register of Historic Places includes 2 listed properties in the county, first listed in 1979. Most listings are in or near Naples, Winchester.

Summary generated automatically from the source data on this page.

Newspapers published in Scott

Library of Congress
8 newspaper titles
TitlePlaceYears
Illinois StandardJacksonville, Naples1838–1838
Battle Axe, and Political ReformerWinchester1841–1843
Illinois Valley RegisterWinchester1854–1899
The IndependentWinchester1880–1999
Bluffs Weekly TimesBluffs1890–1935
The Chapin NewsBluffs1920–?
The Bluffs TimesBluffs1935–2001
Kampsville CenturyBluffs1974–1974

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.

18301879192819772026

National Register of Historic Places

NPS NRHP

1 of 2 listings mapped; some locations are restricted by NPS to protect sensitive sites.

2 listed properties
PropertyCityTypeListed
Naples Archeological DistrictNaplesDistrict1979
Winchester Historic DistrictWinchesterDistrict1979

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

County formation

Newberry AHCB

Scott was formed in 1839 (1839-02-16) from Morgan.

SCOTT created from MORGAN.

Source: Newberry Library, Atlas of Historical County Boundaries.

Population by decade

Census

Scott County population from 1840 to 2020 (Census historical series).

11k7,8454,9491840188019201930196020002020
18401860188019001920194019501960198020002020
6,2159,06910,74110,4559,4898,1767,2456,3776,1425,5374,949

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

78 cemeteries and 2 historical populated places (ghost towns / former settlements) recorded in USGS GNIS for this county.

Cemeteries — 78 of 78 listed
NameLatLon
Adams Cemetery39.59652-90.47375
Adams Family Cemetery39.54115-90.51929
Adams-Hill CemeteryNoneNone
Armstrong CemeteryNoneNone
Baird Cemetery39.68865-90.55401
Baker Cemetery39.65162-90.51239
Barry Wiliam CemeteryNoneNone
Batley Cemetery39.73504-90.55345
Bean Cemetery39.67379-90.48348
Beasley CemeteryNoneNone
Berry Farm Cemetery39.71758-90.46617
Bloomfield Cemetery39.65344-90.54176
Borum Cemetery39.72019-90.48865
Bowers Cemetery39.55488-90.40192
Bryant CemeteryNoneNone
Burns Cemetery39.57754-90.46317
Campbell Hollow Cemetery39.68323-90.56163
Canatsey Cemetery39.6226-90.37161
Carlton Cemetery39.58565-90.44938
Claywell Cemetery39.6027-90.48037
Collins Cemetery39.76115-90.59179
Cowhick Cemetery39.61726-90.45678
Crisp Cemetery39.68816-90.53346
Davis Cemetery39.67078-90.53224
Ellis Family Cemetery39.64775-90.52206
Etheal Cemetery39.74604-90.46445
Fairview Cemetery39.76482-90.52051
Flynn Farm CemeteryNoneNone
Frame Cemetery39.60393-90.50206
Gillham Cemetery39.69224-90.45593
Glasgow Cemetery39.55687-90.48004
Graham CemeteryNoneNone
Green Cemetery39.74118-90.53936
Greenwalt CemeteryNoneNone
Hawk Cemetery39.6735-90.4251
Hayes CemeteryNoneNone
Hillcrest Cemetery39.68818-90.57027
Holloway-Walker Cemetery39.64782-90.5215
Jewitt Cemetery39.53595-90.45388
Kellogg CemeteryNoneNone
Kincaid Cemetery39.66678-90.40329
Madden CemeteryNoneNone
Manchester Cemetery39.54115-90.32567
McCaleb Cemetery39.77556-90.52718
Miller Cemetery39.62338-90.45545
Mitchell Family Cemetery39.68643-90.56679
Morrison Cemetery39.75615-90.48401
Naples Cemetery39.7682-90.60049
Neelyville Cemetery39.75255-90.48533
Oak Hill Cemetery39.72643-90.50457
Old Manchester Cemetery39.54223-90.32537
Overton Cemetery39.66457-90.47897
Oxville Township CemeteryNoneNone
Parks Robinson Cemetery39.7381-90.39873
Peak Cemetery39.54805-90.45641
Perkins Cemetery39.61366-90.44827
Rutledge Cemetery39.65191-90.50828
Saint Mark's Cemetery39.62586-90.43363
Salem Cemetery39.75615-90.48373
Sandridge CemeteryNoneNone
Sears Cemetery39.72059-90.5654
Slagle Cemetery39.67011-90.50291
Smith Cemetery39.55018-90.44464
Smith CemeteryNoneNone
Smithson Cemetery39.66245-90.51811
Taylor Cemetery39.64855-90.52659
Taylor CemeteryNoneNone
Trinity Lutheran Cemetery39.7564-90.48385
Union CemeteryNoneNone
Walker Cemetery39.64865-90.52651
Wilson Cemetery39.5401-90.42687
Wilson Cemetery39.5431-90.46901
Wilson CemeteryNoneNone
Wilson Farm Cemetery39.59115-90.48345
Winchester Cemetery39.62889-90.44824
Wishon Cemetery39.57171-90.41318
Young CemeteryNoneNone
Young E S Mac Cemetery39.65893-90.4779
Historical populated places — 2 of 2
NameLatLon
Bridgeport39.52505-90.57929
Columbus39.76394-90.60429

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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