Scott
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
Scott County Courthouse
101 E. Market Street
Winchester, IL 62694 |
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(217) 742-3178
(217) 742-5217
(217) 742-3178
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IRAD Depository
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 |
- Telephone:
(217) 206-6520
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Established: |
February 16, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 126) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named after Scott 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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1823–1839 |
Morgan |
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1821–1823 |
Greene |
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1812–1821 |
Madison |
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1790–1812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seat: |
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1839– |
Winchester |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1839–1849 |
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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Scott 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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Alsey |
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Bloomfield |
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East Winchester |
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Exeter |
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Glasgow |
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Manchester |
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Merritt |
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Naples |
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North Bluffs |
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North Winchester |
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Oxville |
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Point Pleasant |
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Sandy |
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South Bluffs |
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South Winchester |
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