History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . by Anna and Stokes Precincts, on the eastby Johnson County, on the south by PulaskiCounty, on the west by Mill Creek andJonesboro Precincts, and by the last censusis credited with a population of 2,556 souls,including Dongola Village. Like the countyat large, it is of an uneven surface, and inplaces rough and hilly; some portions too * By W. H. Perrin. broken for cultivation, though most of itsarea may be utilized either in grain or is watered and drained by Cypress, Rigand Crooked Creeks, with their small tribu-taries. It i

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History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois . by Anna and Stokes Precincts, on the eastby Johnson County, on the south by PulaskiCounty, on the west by Mill Creek andJonesboro Precincts, and by the last censusis credited with a population of 2,556 souls,including Dongola Village. Like the countyat large, it is of an uneven surface, and inplaces rough and hilly; some portions too * By W. H. Perrin. broken for cultivation, though most of itsarea may be utilized either in grain or is watered and drained by Cypress, Rigand Crooked Creeks, with their small tribu-taries. It is the largest precinct in the coun-ty, comprising all of Township 13, Range 1east, and half or more of Township 13,Range 1 west. The timber growth is oak,walnut, hickory, sugar tree, sycamore, gum,etc., with considerable undergrowth in and wheat are the principal produc-tions; some attention is also paid to stock-raising. The Illinois Central Railroad passesthrough the western pare of the precinct, tap-ping the village of Dongola, and foiming a.

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