Stephenson County

  • County Seat:
    Freeport
  • Area:
    568 square miles
  • Population:
    2,800 (1840 census) - 47,711 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    Benjamin Stephenson, colonel of Illinois Militia in War of 1812
  • Created on:
    March 4, 1837

Images

  • stephenson-county-postcard
  • stephenson-Harold Allen, Seagrams County Court House Archives, Library of Congress, LC-S35-HA5-2
  • stephenson-Thall Bob, Seagrams County Court House Archives, Library of Congress, LC-S35-BT7-1
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