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Established: |
January 13, 1825 (Laws, 1825, p. 93) |
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County organization was completed on January 15, 1829. |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for John Hancock, a prominent
figure of the Revolutionary period, a Major General of the militia,
President of the Continental Congress, first signer of the
Declaration of Independence, and first Governor of the State of Massachusetts. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included: |
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1825–1829 |
Attached to Adams (Laws, 1825, p. 95) |
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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 Seat: |
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1833– |
Carthage |
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History of County
Governing Board: |
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1829–1850 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1850– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 6, 1849 |
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Township Names: |
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Appanoose |
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Augusta |
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Bear Creek |
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Carthage |
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Chili |
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Dallas City |
Formed from Pontoosuc in 1860. |
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Durham |
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Fountain Green |
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Hancock |
Formed from Fountain Green and St. Marys on April 27, 1855. |
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Harmony |
Formed from Carthage and Chili on September 12, 1854. |
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La Harpe |
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Montebello |
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Nauvoo |
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Pilot Grove |
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Pontoosuc |
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Prairie |
Formed from Montebello and Carthage on September 12, 1854. |
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Rock Creek |
Formed from Sonora and Pilot Grove on April 27, 1855. |
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Rocky Run |
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Sonora |
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St. Albans |
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St. Mary's |
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Walker |
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Warsaw |
Included only city of Warsaw after November 15, 1855. |
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Wilcox |
Formed from Warsaw on November 15, 1855. |
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Wythe |
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