Henderson
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
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Henderson County Courthouse
P.O. Box 308
Oquawka, IL 61469
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(309) 867-2911
(309) 867-3121
(309) 867-2911
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IRAD Depository
University Library
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455
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- Telephone:
(309) 298-2716
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Established: |
January 20, 1841 (Laws, 1841, p. 67) |
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| Origin
of the name of the county: |
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Named after Henderson County in Kentucky
through the influence of emigrants from that county. |
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| Present
area, or parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1825–1841 |
Warren |
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1821–1825 |
Pike |
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1812–1821 |
Madison |
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1795–1812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seat: |
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1841– |
Oquawka |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1841–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1873 |
County Court |
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1873–1907 |
Board of County Commissioners |
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1907– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 6, 1906 |
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Township Names: |
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Bald Bluff |
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Biggsville |
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Carman |
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Gladstone |
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Lomax |
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Media |
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Oquawka |
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Raritan |
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Rozetta |
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Stronghurst |
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Terre Haute |
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