Alexander County

  • County Seat:
    Cairo
  • Previous Seats:
    America, 1819; Unity, 1833; Thebes, 1843; Cairo, 1860
  • Area:
    224 square miles
  • Population:
    626 (1820 census) - 8,238 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    William M. Alexander, early settler and state legislator
  • Created on:
    March 4, 1819

Documents

Images

  • Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 2-THEB,1-1
  • Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL 2-THEB,1-2
  • Dobrovolny Collection - 1928
  • Dobrovolny Collection - 1962
  • Dobrovolny Collection - post 1965
  • county_alexander
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