Hamilton

Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of . As of the 2020 census, its population was 7,993. Its county seat is . It is located in the southern portion of the state, known locally as "Little Egypt".
  • Type: County with 8,460 residents
  • Description: county in Illinois, United States
  • Also known as: “Hamilton County”, “Hamilton County i Illinois”, “Hamilton County, IL”, “Hamilton County, Ill.”, “Hamilton County, Illinois”, “Hamilton ilçesi, IL”, “Hamilton ilçesi, Ill.”, “Hamilton ilçesi, Illinois”, “Okrožje Hamilton”, “مقاطعه هاميلتون، إلينوي”, “哈密尔顿县”, and “漢彌爾頓縣”

Places of Interest

Highlights: Aaron G. Cloud House and St. James Episcopal Church.

Library
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
The , now the McCoy Memorial…

Church
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The is an Episcopal church located at 111 N.

Building
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The is a historic house located at 300 S.

Places in the Area

Nearby places include McLeansboro.

Town
Photo: Nyttend, Public domain.
is a city and the county seat of Hamilton County, Illinois, , United States.

Hamilton

Latitude
38.062° or 38° 3′ 43″ north
Longitude
-88.5301° or 88° 31′ 48″ west
Population
8,460
Elevation
443 feet (135 metres)
Open location code
86CH3F69+QX
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In Other Languages

From Albanian to Western Panjabi—“Hamilton” goes by many names.
  • Albanian: “Hamilton County”
  • Arabic: “مقاطعة هاميلتون”
  • Armenian: “Համիլթոն շրջան”
  • Asturian: “condáu de Hamilton”
  • Basque: “Hamilton konderria”
  • Bavarian: “Hamilton County, Illinois”
  • Bavarian: “Hamilton County”
  • Bishnupriya: “হ্যামিলটন কাউন্টি, ইলিনয়স”
  • Bishnupriya: “হ্যামিলটন কাউন্টি”
  • Bulgarian: “Хамилтън”
  • Catalan: “comtat de Hamilton”
  • Cebuano: “Hamilton County”
  • Chechen: “Гамильтон (гуо, Иллинойс)”
  • Chechen: “Гамильтон”
  • Chinese: “汉密尔顿县”
  • Chinese: “漢密爾頓縣”
  • Dutch: “Hamilton County”
  • Esperanto: “kantono Hamilton”
  • Esperanto: “Kantono Hamilton”
  • Estonian: “Hamiltoni maakond”
  • Finnish: “Hamiltonin piirikunta”
  • French: “comté de Hamilton”
  • French: “Comté de Hamilton”
  • Georgian: “ჰამილტონის ოლქი”
  • German: “Hamilton County”
  • Gilaki: “همیلتون ٚ شأرستان (ايلينؤی)”
  • Gilaki: “همیلتون ٚ شأرستان”
  • Greek: “κομητεία Χάμιλτον”
  • Greek: “Κομητεία Χάμιλτον”
  • Hebrew: “מחוז המילטון”
  • Hungarian: “Hamilton megye”
  • Irish: “Contae Hamilton”
  • Italian: “contea di Hamilton”
  • Italian: “Contea di Hamilton”
  • Japanese: “ハミルトン郡”
  • Korean: “해밀턴군”
  • Latin: “Hamilton Comitatus”
  • Low German: “Hamilton County”
  • Mazanderani: “همیلتون شهرستان (ایلینوی)”
  • Mazanderani: “همیلتون شهرستان”
  • Min Dong Chinese: “Hamilton Gông”
  • Min Nan Chinese: “Hamilton Kūn”
  • Northern Frisian: “Hamilton County”
  • Norwegian Bokmål: “Hamilton County”
  • Norwegian: “Hamilton County”
  • Persian: “شهرستان همیلتون، ایلینوی”
  • Persian: “شهرستان همیلتون”
  • Polish: “Hrabstwo Hamilton”
  • Portuguese: “condado de Hamilton”
  • Portuguese: “Condado de Hamilton”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Hamilton, Illinois”
  • Romanian: “Comitatul Hamilton”
  • Russian: “Гамильтон”
  • Sardinian: “contea de Hamilton”
  • Scottish Gaelic: “Hamilton County”
  • Serbian: “Округ Хамилтон”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hamilton County, Illinois”
  • Serbo-Croatian: “Hamilton County”
  • Slovenian: “Hamilton County”
  • Spanish: “condado de Hamilton”
  • Spanish: “Condado de Hamilton”
  • Swedish: “Hamilton County, Illinois”
  • Swedish: “Hamilton County”
  • Tatar: “Гамильтон (округ, Иллинойс)”
  • Tatar: “Гамильтон”
  • Turkish: “Hamilton County, Illinois”
  • Turkish: “Hamilton ilçesi”
  • Ukrainian: “Гамільтон”
  • Urdu: “ہیملٹن کاؤنٹی، الینوائے”
  • Urdu: “ہیملٹن کاؤنٹی”
  • Venetian: “contea de Hamilton”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Hamilton, Illinois”
  • Vietnamese: “Quận Hamilton”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Hamilton, Illinois”
  • Waray (Philippines): “Condado han Hamilton”
  • Welsh: “Hamilton County, Illinois”
  • Welsh: “Hamilton County”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہیملٹن کاؤنٹی، الینوۓ”
  • Western Panjabi: “ہیملٹن کاؤنٹی”

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Localities in the Area

Places to explore: Hoodville and Diamond City.

Notable Places Nearby

Highlights: Mc Leansboro Airport and Hutson Cemetery.

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