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Pulaski County

Established
March 3, 1843 (Laws, 1843, p. 99.)

Origin of the name of the county
Named for Count Casimir Pulaski, a Polish exile who espoused the cause of the Colonies during the Revolution and was killed at the attack on Savannah in 1779.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1812–1843 — Johnson
1819–1843 — Alexander
1818–1819 — Union
1795–1812 — Randolph
1790–1795 — St. Clair

County Seats
1843–1865 — Caledonia
1865–  — Mound City

History of county governing board
1843–1865 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1873 — County Court
1873–  — Board of County Commissioners

Documented Record Losses
November 22, 1879 — Fire. Most records lost.
1937 — Flood. Some records damaged by water.

Township Government
Pulaski County has never adopted township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.

Township Names
America
Grand Chain
Karnak
Mound City
Mounds
Olmsted
Perks
Pulaski
Ullin
Villa Ridge
Wetaug

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