Calhoun
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
Calhoun County Courthouse
P.O. Box 187
Hardin, IL 62047 |
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(618) 576-2351
(618) 576-2451
(618) 576-2351
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IRAD Depository
University Library
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455-1390
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- Telephone:
(309) 298-2716
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Established: |
January 10, 1825 (Laws, 1825, p. 65) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for John C. Calhoun, a lawyer and
statesman, Representative in Congress and United States Senator from
South Carolina, Secretary of War under Monroe, Vice-President of the
United States, and Secretary of State under Tyler, and was
recognized as the "Father of Nullification." |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1821–1825 |
Pike |
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1812–1821 |
Madison |
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1795–1812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seats: |
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1825–1847 |
Gilead |
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1847 |
Hamburg—Temporary selection. |
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1847– |
Hardin |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1825–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1873 |
County Court |
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1873– |
Board of County Commissioners |
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Township
Government |
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Calhoun County has never adopted township form of government. The
county has been divided into precincts. |
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Precinct Names: |
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Belleview |
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Carlin |
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Crater |
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Gilead |
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Hamburg |
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Hardin |
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Point |
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Richwood |
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