Commerce, Illinois
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Commerce, Illinois was the early 19th-century Mississippi River settlement that later became the city of Nauvoo, a significant historic center for the Latter-day Saints.
Observed surface forms (1)
| Surface form | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Nauvoo, Illinois | 0 |
Statements (30)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
former settlement
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unincorporated community ⓘ |
| adjacentTo | Mississippi River floodplain ⓘ |
| approximateFoundingPeriod | early 19th century ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
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ⓘ
Latter-day Saint movement NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country |
United States of America
ⓘ
surface form:
United States
|
| currentStatus | incorporated into the city of Nauvoo ⓘ |
| formerNameOf | Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| geographicFeature | riverfront settlement ⓘ |
| historicalRole | early 19th-century river settlement ⓘ |
| historicalSignificance | precursor community to Nauvoo, a major Latter-day Saint center ⓘ |
| incorporationChange | name changed to Nauvoo in the 1840s ⓘ |
| landUse | agricultural surroundings ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Hancock County, Illinois
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ⓘ
Illinois ⓘ |
| locatedInRegion | Midwestern United States ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedNear | Iowa Territory (across the Mississippi River) NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedOn | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| mergedInto | Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| notableEvent | arrival of Latter-day Saint refugees from Missouri in 1839 ⓘ |
| partOf | American frontier settlements ⓘ |
| populationTrend | grew rapidly after arrival of Latter-day Saints ⓘ |
| predecessorOf | Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| presentLocationNowCalled | Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| region | western Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| significantFor | early history of the Latter-day Saint movement ⓘ |
| successorOf | Commerce, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| transportationRole | Mississippi River port ⓘ |
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