Carthage
Carthage is a city in and the county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Its population was 2,490 as of the 2020 census. Carthage is best known for being the site of the 1844 killing of Joseph Smith, who founded the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-Day Saints.
Nyttend, Public domain.- Town with about 2,490 residents
- …lies at an elevation of around 670 feet (200 metres)
- Description: city in and county seat of Hancock County, Illinois, United States
- Postal code: 62321
- Also known as“Carthage, IL”“Carthage, Illinois”
Places in the Area
Nearby places include Ferris and Bentley.
Ferris
Village
Ferris is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Ferris is situated 4 miles northwest of Carthage.
Bentley
Hamlet
Bentley is an incorporated town in southeast Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Bentley is situated 5 miles south of Carthage.
Elvaston
Village
Elvaston is a village in Hancock County, Illinois, United States. Elvaston is situated 6 miles west of Carthage.
Carthage
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Latitude
40.41643° or 40° 24′ 59″ north
Longitude
-91.13625° or 91° 8′ 11″ west
UN/LOCODE
US RTG
Open location code
86GCCV87+HF
OpenStreetMap ID
OpenStreetMap feature
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In Other Languages
From Arabic to Western Frisian—“Carthage” goes by many names.
قرطاجArabic
CarthageBasque
КартиджBulgarian
CarthageCatalan
CarthageCebuano
КартеджChechen
迦太基Chinese
迦太基 (伊利诺伊州)Chinese
CarthageCroatian
CarthageCzech
CarthageDagbani
CarthageDanish
CarthageDutch
کارثيجGilaki
کارثيج (ايلينؤی)Gilaki
CarthageHaitian
Carthage, IlinwaHaitian
קרת’גHebrew
CarthageHungarian
CarthageIdo
Carthage, IllinoisIdo
CarthageIrish
CarthageItalian
カーシッジJapanese
カーセッジJapanese
카시지Korean
CarthageLadin
CarthagoLatin
کارتجMazanderani
کارتج (ایلینوی)Mazanderani
CarthageMin Nan Chinese
कार्थेजNewari
कार्थेज, इलिनोइNewari
CarthageNorwegian
CarthageNorwegian Bokmål
کارتجPersian
کارتج، ایلینویPersian
CarthagePolish
КартиджRussian
Картидж (Иллинойс)Russian
КартхейджRussian
КартиџSerbian
CarthageSerbo-Croatian
Carthage, IllinoisSerbo-Croatian
CarthageSlovak
CarthageSlovenian
کارتج، ایلینویSouth Azerbaijani
CarthageSwedish
Carthage, IllinoisSwedish
КартеджTatar
CarthageTurkish
Carthage, IllinoisTurkish
КартеджUkrainian
کارتھیجUrdu
کارتھیج، الینوائےUrdu
CarthageUzbek
CартҳагеUzbek
CarthageVietnamese
Carthage, IllinoisVietnamese
CarthageVolapük
CarthageWaray (Philippines)
Carthage, IllinoisWaray (Philippines)
CarthageWelsh
Carthage, IllinoisWelsh
CarthageWestern Frisian
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