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Established: |
January 13, 1825 (Laws, 1825, p. 94) |
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County organization was completed in 1837. |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for Patrick Henry, a lawyer,
orator and statesman of the Revolutionary period, a member of the
Continental Congress, and Governor of Virginia. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1831–1837 |
Attached to Knox (Laws, 1831, p. 63) |
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1825–1831 |
Attached to Schuyler (Laws, 1825, p. 95) |
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1825–1831 |
Putnam |
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1827–1831 |
JoDaviess |
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1823–1825 |
Fulton |
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1821–1823 |
Pike |
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1812–1821 |
Madison |
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1801–1812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seats: |
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1837–1839 |
Richmond |
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1839–1840 |
Geneseo—Temporarily appointed to house records. |
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1840–1843 |
Morristown |
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1843– |
Cambridge |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1837–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1857 |
County Court |
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1857– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 4, 1856 |
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Township Names: |
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Alba |
Name changed from Elba on April 13, 1857. |
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Andover |
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Annawan |
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Atkinson |
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Burns |
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Cambridge |
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Clover |
Name changed from Ashnelet (date unknown). |
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Colona |
Name changed from Green River on April 13, 1857. |
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Cornwall |
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Edford |
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Galva |
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Geneseo |
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Hanna |
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Kewanee |
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Loraine |
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Lynn |
Name changed from Linn Grove to Lynnville on April 13, 1857 and
to Lynn (date unknown). |
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Munson |
Name changed from Centre on April 13, 1857. |
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Osco |
Name changed from Essex on April 13, 1857. |
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Oxford |
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Phoenix |
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Weller |
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Western |
Name changed from Orion on April 13, 1857. |
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Wethersfield |
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Yorktown |
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