White
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
White County Courthouse
301 E. Main Street
P.O. Box 339
Carmi, IL 62821 |
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(618) 382-7211
(618) 382-2321
(618) 382-7211
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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: |
December 9, 1815 (Territorial Laws, 1815–1816, p. 5) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for Leonard White, pioneer of
Gallatin County, Major of the Territorial militia, member of the
Constitutional Convention of 1818, State Senator in the second and
third General Assemblies. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1812–1815 |
Gallatin |
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1801–1812 |
Randolph |
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1803–1809 |
St. Clair |
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1790–1809 |
Knox, Northwest Territory |
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| County
Seat: |
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1816– |
Carmi |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1815–1818 |
County Court |
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1818–1819 |
Justices’ Court |
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1819–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1872 |
County Court |
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1872– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 7, 1871 |
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| Township
Names: |
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Burnt Prairie |
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Carmi |
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Emma |
Name changed from Concord (date unknown, probably 1872). |
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Enfield |
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Gray |
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Hawthorne |
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Heralds Prairie |
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Indian Creek |
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Mill Shoals |
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Phillips |
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