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Cass County
Contact Information100 E. Springfield St.
Virginia, IL 62691
217-452-7217 — County Clerk
217-452-7225 — Circuit Clerk
217-452-7217 — Recorder
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407
217-206-6520
Established
March 30, 1837 (Laws, 1837, p. 101)
Origin of the name of the county
Named for Lewis Cass, a soldier as well as a statesman, Territorial Governor of Michigan, Minister to France, United States Senator from Michigan, Secretary of War under Jackson, Secretary of State under Buchanan, and at one time a prominent candidate for the Presidency.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1823–1837 — Morgan
1821–1823 — Greene
1812–1821 — Madison
1790–1812 — St. Clair
County Seats
1837–1839 — Beardstown
1839–1843 — Virginia
1843–1867 — Beardstown
1867– — Virginia
History of county governing board
1837–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1873 — County Court
1873–1924 — Board of County Commissioners
1924– — County Board of Supervisors
Township Government
Adopted — November 6, 1923
Township Names
Arenzville
Ashland
Beardstown
Bluff Springs
Chandlerville
Hagener
Newmansville
Panther Creek
Philadelphia
Sangamon Valley
Virginia
Township Map
Pertinent Databases
Federal Township Plats of Illinois
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Local Governmental Records Database
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments