Vandalia, Illinois
City: Vandalia
County: Fayette
State: Illinois
Lat/Long: 38.9500, -89.0833
The capital of Illinois from 1819 to 1839 and the seat of Fayette County, Vandalia was also the terminus of the National Road. As a member of the Illinois House of Representatives, Abraham Lincoln served in the state house in Vandalia from 1834 to 1839.
History of Fayette County, Illinois (Philadelphia: Brink, McDonough, 1878) , 46.