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Boone County

Established
March 4, 1837 (Laws, 1837, p. 96)

Origin of the name of the county
Named for Daniel Boone, a pioneer hunter, Indian fighter and pathfinder of the early days.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1836–1837 — Winnebago
1831–1836 — LaSalle
1825–1831 — Putnam
1823–1825 — Fulton
1821–1823 — Pike
1819–1821 — Clark
1816–1819 — Crawford
1815–1816 — Edwards
1812–1815 — Madison
1801–1812 — St. Clair

County Seats
1837–   — Belvidere

History of county governing board
1837–1850 — County Commissioners’ Court
1850–   — County Board of Supervisors

Township Government
Adopted — November 6, 1849

Township Names
Belvidere
Bonus
Boone
Caledonia
Flora — Original name of Fairfield changed to Burton in April, 1851 and to Flora in October, 1851.
Leroy
Manchester
Poplar Grove — Formed from Caledonia and Boone after 1921.
Spring — Original name of Concord changed to Ohio in April, 1851 and to Spring in October, 1851

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