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Menard County
Contact InformationP.O. Box 465
Petersburg, IL 62675
217-632-3201 or 632-2415 — County Clerk
217-632-2615 — Circuit Clerk
217-632-3201 or 632-2415 — Recorder
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407
217-206-6520
Established
February 15, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 104)
Origin of the name of the county
Named for Pierre Menard, a pioneer Indian trader, Colonel of the Territorial militia, and first Lieutenant Governor of Illinois.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1821–1839 — Sangamon
1817–1821 — Bond
1812–1821 — Madison
1790–1812 — St. Clair
County Seats
1839– — Petersburg
History of county governing board
1839–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1873 — County Court
1873– — Board of County Commissioners
Township Government
Menard County has never adopted township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.
Precinct Names
Athens North
Athens South
Atterberry
Fancy Prairie
Greenview
Indian Creek
Irish Grove
Oakford
Petersburg East
Petersburg North
Petersburg South
Rock Creek
Sand Ridge
Sugar Grove
Tallula
County 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