Oquawka, Illinois

City: Oquawka

County: Henderson

State: Illinois

Lat/Long: 40.9167, -90.9333

Previously known as Yellow Banks or Lower Yellow Banks, Oquawka is the seat of Henderson County.

An Act to Establish the County of Henderson; Newton Bateman and Paul Selby, eds., Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Henderson County, ed. by James W. Gordon (Chicago: Munsell, 1911), 2:623.