Harrisonville, Illinois

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name = Harrisonville
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category = Unincorporated
etymology = William Henry Harrison
country = United States
state = Illinois
region = Monroe
region_type = County
district = 15
district_type = Precinct
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postal_code = 62295
area_code = 618
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map_caption = Location of Harrisonville within Illinois
map_background = Illinois - background map.png map_locator = Illinois2
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Harrisonville, Illinois is a small unincorporated community in the historic Harrisonville Precinct of Monroe County, Illinois.

History

Harrisonville was the first county seat of Monroe County, and was originally called Carthage, or even earlier Brashear's Fort. The name was changed by an act of the territorial assembly, in 1816, to honor William Henry Harrison, who actually owned several tracts of land in the area, mostly in Moredock precinct. However, sources suggest the name was already in common usage by 1810 or even earlier. The original site, some distance west of its current location has been swallowed up by the Mississippi River, completely obiterated by 1860. It was an important shipping point on the Mississippi River, lying on the bank directly opposite opposite Herculaneum, Missouri and drawing on the agricultural production of the American Bottom. [Combined History of Randolph, Monroe and Perry Counties, Illinois, J. L. McDonough & Co., Philadelphia, 1883]

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