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Bond County
Contact Information200 W. College 203 County Office Bldg.
Greenville, IL 62246
618-664-0449 — County Clerk
618-664-3208 — Circuit Clerk
618-664-0449 — Recorder
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407
217-206-6520
Established
January 4, 1817 (Territorial Laws, 1816/17, p. 28)
Origin of the name of the county
Named after Shadrach Bond, the first Governor of the State of Illinois. Bond served as Governor from October 6, 1818 to December 5, 1822. The county received its name the year before Bond was elected Governor.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1812–1817 — Madison
1790–1812 — St. Clair
County Seats
1817 — Hills Station or Hills Fort—Temporary designation.
1817–1821 — Perryville
1821– — Greenville
History of county governing board
1817–1818 — County Court
1818–1819 — Justices’ Court
1819–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1889 — County Court
1889– — County Board of Supervisors
Township Government
Adopted — November 6, 1888
Township Names
Burgess
Central
Lagrange
Mills
Mulberry Grove
Old Ripley
Pleasant Mound
Shoal Creek
Tamalco
Township Map
Pertinent Databases
Federal Township Plats of Illinois
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Local Governmental Records Database
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments