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Scott County
Contact Information101 E. Market St.
Winchester, IL 62694
217-742-3178 — County Clerk
217-742-5217 — Circuit Clerk
217-742-3178 — Recorder
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407
217-206-6520
Established
February 16, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 126)
Origin of the name of the county
Named after Scott County in Kentucky through the influence of emigrants from that county.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
1823–1839 — Morgan
1821–1823 — Greene
1812–1821 — Madison
1790–1812 — St. Clair
County Seats
1839–&nb — Winchester
History of county governing board
1839–1849 — County Commissioners’ Court
1849–1873 — County Court
1873– — Board of County Commissioners
Township Government
Scott County has never adopted township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.
Precinct Names
Alsey
Bloomfield
East Winchester
Exeter
Glasgow
Manchester
Merritt
Naples
North Bluffs
North Winchester
Oxville
Point Pleasant
Sandy
South Bluffs
South Winchester
County Map
Pertinent Databases
Federal Township Plats of Illinois
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Local Governmental Records Database
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments