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Greene County
Contact Information519 N. Main St.
Carrollton, IL 62016-1033
217-942-5443 — County Clerk
217-942-3421 — Circuit Clerk
217-942-5443 — Recorder
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407
217-206-6520
Established
January 20, 1821 (Laws, 1821, p. 26)
Origin of the name of the county
Named for Nathaniel Greene, a Major General in the Revolution, who distinguished himself as commander in the Southern Colonies.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1812–1821 — Madison
1790–1812 — St. Clair
County Seats
1821– — Carrollton
History of county governing board
1821–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1873 — County Court
1873–1885 — Board of County Commissioners
1885– — County Board of Supervisors
Township Government
Adopted — November 4, 1884
Township Names
Athensville
Bluffdale
Carrollton
Kane
Linder
Patterson
Rockbridge
Roodhouse
Rubicon
Walkerville
White Hall
Woodville
Wrights
Township Map
Pertinent Databases
Federal Township Plats of Illinois
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Local Governmental Records Database
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments