Wabash
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
Wabash County Courthouse
401 Market Street
P.O. Box 277
Mt. Carmel, IL 62863 |
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(618) 262-4561
(618) 262-5362
(618) 262-4561
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IRAD Depository
Booth Library
600 Lincoln Avenue
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920
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- Telephone:
(217) 581-6093
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| Established: |
December 27, 1824 (Laws, 1824, p. 25) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for the Wabash River which forms
the eastern boundary of the county and derives its name from the
Indian word Oubache (pronounced wáw bash,
wáa bash). |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1815–1824 |
Edwards |
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1812–1815 |
Gallatin |
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1809–1812 |
Randolph |
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1790–1809 |
Knox, Northwest Territory |
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| County
Seats: |
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1825–1829 |
Centreville |
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1829– |
Mt. Carmel |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1824–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1873 |
County Court |
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1873– |
Board of County Commissioners |
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| Documented
Record Losses |
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April 5, 1857—Fire |
Most records lost (1824–1857). |
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| Township
Government |
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Wabash 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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Bellmont |
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Coffee |
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Compton |
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Friendsville |
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Lancaster |
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Lick Prairie |
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Mt. Carmel |
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Wabash |
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