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Gallatin County

Established
September 14, 1812
(By Proclamation, Territorial Record of Illinois, p. 26)

Origin of the name of the county
Named for Albert Gallatin, a statesman and financier, Representative in Congress from Pennsylvania, Secretary of the Treasury of the United States, and Minister to France and England.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1801–1812 — Randolph
1790–1809 — Knox, Northwest Territory

County Seats
1812–1827 — Shawneetown
1827–1848 — Equality
1848–  — Shawneetown

History of county governing board
1812–1814 — Court of Common Pleas
1814–1818 — County Court
1818–1819 — Justices’ Court
1819–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court — 1849–1873 — County Court — 1873–1891 — Board of County Commissioners — 1891–  — County Board of Supervisors

Township Government
Adopted — November 5, 1890

Township Names
Asbury
Bowlesville — Name changed from Saline on January 19, 1891.
Eagle Creek
Equality
Gold Hill
New Haven — Name changed from Reno on July 9, 1894.
North Fork — Name changed from Elba on January 19, 1891.
Omaha — Name changed from Bear Creek on January 19, 1891.
Ridgway — Name changed from Fillingim on March 18, 1891.
Shawnee

Township Map

Pertinent Databases
Federal Township Plats of Illinois
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Local Governmental Records Database
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments