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.

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Nauvoo, Illinois 0

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Predicate Object
instanceOf former settlement
unincorporated community
adjacentTo Mississippi River floodplain
approximateFoundingPeriod early 19th century
associatedWithReligion Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED
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 NERFINISHED
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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Nauvoo, Illinois formerName Commerce, Illinois
Nauvoo, Illinois foundedAs Commerce, Illinois