Perry
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
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Perry County Government Building
P.O. Box 438
Pinckneyville, IL 62274
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(618) 357-5116
(618) 357-6726
(618) 357-5116 |
IRAD Depository
c/o Special Collections
Morris Library–6632
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
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- Telephone:
(618) 453-3040
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Established: |
January 29, 1827 (Laws, 1827, p. 110) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a
Commodore of the United States Navy, who won distinction as
Commander of the fleet in the battle of Lake Erie, in 1813. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1816–1827 |
Jackson |
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1795–1827 |
Randolph |
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1790–1803 |
St. Clair |
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Seat: |
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1827– |
Pinckneyville—Not officially approved until June, 1828. |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1827–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1873 |
County Court |
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1873– |
Board of County Commissioners |
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| Township
Government |
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Perry County has never adopted township form of government. The
county has been divided into precincts. |
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| Precinct
Names: |
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Beaucoup |
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Cutler |
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Denmark |
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DuQuoin |
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Paradise |
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Pinckneyville |
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Sunfield |
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Swanwick |
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Tamaroa |
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Willisville |
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