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Montgomery County

Established
February 21, 1821 (Laws, 1821, p. 142)

Origin of the name of the county
Named for Richard Montgomery, a Revolutionary General, of Irish birth, who was killed before Quebec on December 31, 1775.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1821–1827 — Fayette (small eastern section)
1817–1821 — Bond
1812–1821 — Madison
1790–1812 — St. Clair
1790–1801 — Knox, Northwest Territory

County Seats
1821–1823 — Hamilton—Designated but never established.
1823–  — Hillsboro

History of county governing board
1821–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1873 — County Court
1873–  — County Board of Supervisors

Township Government
Adopted — November 5, 1872

Township Names
Audubon
Bois D’Arc
Butler Grove
East Fork
Fillmore
Grisham — Formed from Hillsboro (date unknown, before 1882).
Harvel
Hillsboro
Irving
Nokomis
North Litchfield
Pitman — Formed from Harvel (date unknown, before 1882).
Raymond
Rountree
South Fillmore — Formed from Fillmore in September, 1920.
South Litchfield
Walshville
Witt
Zanesville

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