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Marion County

Established
January 24, 1823 (Laws, 1823, p. 49)

Origin of the name of the county
Named for Francis Marion, a soldier of the Revolution who distinguished himself as a partisan commander in the Carolinas.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1819–1823 — Jefferson
1821–1823 — Fayette
1816–1821 — Crawford
1815–1819 — Edwards
1812–1815 — Gallatin
1812–1815 — Madison
1803–1813 — Randolph
1790–1813 — St. Clair
1790–1801 — Knox, Northwest Territory

County Seats
1823–  — Salem

History of county governing board
1823–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1874 — County Court
1874–  — County Board of Supervisors

Township Government
Adopted — November 4, 1873

Township Names
Alma — Name changed from Pleasant on April 20, 1874.
Carrigan
Centralia
Foster
Haines
Iuka
Kinmundy
Meacham
Odin
Omega
Patoka
Raccoon
Romine
Salem
Sandoval — Formed from Odin (date unknown, before 1921).
Stevenson
Tonti — Name changed from Fredonia on April 20, 1874.

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