Bond
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
Bond County Courthouse
200 W. College
203 County Office Building
Greenville, IL 62246 |
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(618) 664-0449
(618) 664-3208
(618) 664-0449
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IRAD Depository
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 |
- Telephone:
(217) 206-6520
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Established: |
January 4, 1817 (Territorial Laws, 1816/17, p. 28) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named after Shadrach Bond, the first
Governor of the State of Illinois. Bond served as Governor from
October 6, 1818 to December 5, 1822. The county received its name the
year before Bond was elected Governor. |
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Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1812–1817 |
Madison |
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1790–1812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seats: |
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1817 |
Hills Station or Hills Fort—Temporary designation. |
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1817–1821 |
Perryville |
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1821– |
Greenville |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1817–1818 |
County Court |
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1818–1819 |
Justices’ Court |
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1819–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1889 |
County Court |
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1889– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 6, 1888 |
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Township Names: |
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Burgess |
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Central |
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Lagrange |
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Mills |
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Mulberry Grove |
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Old Ripley |
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Pleasant Mound |
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Shoal Creek |
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Tamalco |
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