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Massac County
Contact InformationP.O. Box 429
Metropolis, IL 62960
618-524-5213 — County Clerk
618-524-9359 — Circuit Clerk
618-524-5213 — Recorder
c/o Special Collections
Morris Library–6632
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
618-453-3040
Established
February 8 and March 3, 1843 (Laws, 1843, p. 74, 101)
Origin of the name of the county
Named after Fort Massac, a corruption of a French surname, Massiac.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1816–1843 — Pope
1812–1843 — Johnson
1795–1812 — Randolph
1790–1801 — Knox, Northwest Territory
County Seats
1843– — Metropolis
History of county governing board
1843–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1873 — County Court
1873– — Board of County Commissioners
Township Government
Massac County has never adopted township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.
Precinct Names
Benton
Brooklyn
Georges Creek
Grant
Hillerman
Jackson
Logan
Metropolis
Washington
County 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