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Randolph County

Established
October 5, 1795
(By proclamation of Arthur St. Clair, St. Clair Papers, Vol. 2, p. 345.)

Origin of the name of the county
Named for Edmund Randolph, a soldier of the Revolution, a lawyer and statesman, member of the Continental Congress, Attorney General and Governor of Virginia, Secretary of State of the United States and Attorney General under Washington.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1790–1803 — St. Clair – Northern section of Randolph County.
1790–1795 — St. Clair

County Seats
1795–1847 — Kaskaskia
1847–  — Chester

History of county governing board
1795–1806 — Court of Quarter Sessions
1806–1809 — Court of Common Pleas
1809–1811 — County Court
1811–1814 — Court of Common Pleas
1814–1818 — County Court
1818–1819 — Justices’ Court
1819–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1873 — County Court
1873–  — Board of County Commissioners

Township Government
Randolph County has never adopted township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.

Township Names
Baldwin
Blair
Bremen
Brewersville
Central
Chester
Coulterville
Ellis Grove
Evansville
Kaskaskia
Palestine
Percy
Prairie du Rocher
Redbud
Rockwood
Ruma
Sparta
Steelville
Tilden
Wine Hill

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
Illinois Servitude and Emancipation Records
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments