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Coles County was organized by on December 25, 1830, from Clark and Edgar counties. It was named after Edward Coles, [3] the second governor of Illinois, from 1822 to 1826. The majority of the American settlers who founded Coles County were either from the six New England states, or were born in upstate New York to parents who had moved to that region from New England shortly after the American ...
English: This is a locator map showing Coles County in Illinois. For more information, see Commons:United States county locator maps. Date: 12 February 2006: Source:
Knox would later become a county in Indiana and is unrelated to the current Knox County in Illinois, while St. Clair would become the oldest county in Illinois. 15 counties had been created by the time Illinois achieved statehood in 1818. The last county, Ford County, was created in 1859.
Charleston is a city in and the county seat of Coles County, Illinois, United States. [3] The population was 17,286, as of the 2020 census. The city is home to Eastern Illinois University and has close ties with its neighbor, Mattoon.
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Paradise Township is one of twelve townships in Coles County, Illinois, USA. As of the 2020 census, its population was 959 and it contained 599 housing units. As of the 2020 census, its population was 959 and it contained 599 housing units.
Coles is an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois, United States. Coles is 6 miles (9.7 km) northwest of Mattoon. References
Etna (formerly Aetna) is an unincorporated community in Coles County, Illinois, United States. It lies at an elevation of 656 feet (200 m). [1] The community is part of the Charleston–Mattoon Micropolitan Statistical Area.