Welcome to Pope County ...

Time Zone: Pope County lies in the Central Time Zone (CST/CDT) and observes daylight saving time.

The community of Golconda is the Seat for Pope County.

Pope County was founded in 1816. Pope was created by taking area from Gallatin and Johnson Counties.

From the Census Estimates for 2019, <1> Pope had a population of 4,177 people. This is a decrease of 6.64% since the last Census (which gave a population of 4,474 people in 2010).

Websites of Interest ...

• Websites specific to Illinois
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  • Website for the Illinois State Archives

• Websites specific to Pope County
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• Websites for nearby counties
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• Cemetery Information and Directories
  • Cemetery Junction: Cemeteries of Illinois
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  • Cemeteries of Illinois
  • Cemeteries of Pope County
  • FamilySearch.org: Cemeteries of Illinois
  • Find-A-Grave: Home Page
  • Interment.net
  • Cemeteries of Illinois
  • Cemeteries of Pope County