Hancock County, Illinois
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Hancock County, Illinois is a rural county in western Illinois along the Mississippi River, historically known for the city of Nauvoo and its significance in early Latter-day Saint history.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Hancock County, Illinois canonical | 7 |
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
administrative territorial entity
ⓘ
county ⓘ |
| associatedWithReligion |
Latter Day Saint movement
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderedByStateAcrossRiver |
Iowa
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Missouri NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borders | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| borderType | river border ⓘ |
| climateType | humid continental climate ⓘ |
| contains |
Dallas City, Illinois
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
La Harpe, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ Warsaw, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| containsHistoricSite |
Carthage Jail
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nauvoo Historic District NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| country | United States of America ⓘ |
| countySeat | Carthage, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedBy | Illinois General Assembly NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishedIn | 1825 ⓘ |
| FIPSCode | 17067 ⓘ |
| GNISID | 04290664 ⓘ |
| governmentType | county government ⓘ |
| hasCountySeatFunction |
administrative center
ⓘ
judicial center ⓘ |
| hasFeature |
fertile farmland
ⓘ
river bluffs ⓘ small towns ⓘ |
| hasHistoricEvent |
assassination of Joseph Smith at Carthage Jail in 1844
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expulsion of Latter-day Saints from Nauvoo in the 1840s ⓘ |
| hasPrimaryEconomicSector | agriculture ⓘ |
| hasRuralCharacter | true ⓘ |
| hasTourismType |
heritage tourism
ⓘ
religious tourism ⓘ |
| historicallyKnownFor |
Nauvoo Temple (historic)
NERFINISHED
ⓘ
Nauvoo, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ early Latter-day Saint history ⓘ |
| isPartOf | West Central Illinois region NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| largestCity | Hamilton, Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedIn |
Illinois
ⓘ
Western Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInCongressionalDistrict | Illinois's 18th congressional district NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| locatedInTimeZone | Central Time Zone ⓘ |
| locatedOnRiver | Mississippi River NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| namedAfter | John Hancock NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| partOf |
Midwestern United States
ⓘ
surface form:
United States Midwest
|
| regionType | rural ⓘ |
| state | Illinois ⓘ |
| subdivisionOf | State of Illinois NERFINISHED ⓘ |
Referenced by (7)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
subject surface form:
Carthage, Illinois
subject surface form:
Carthage, Illinois