Brown
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
Brown County Courthouse
200 West Court
Mt. Sterling, IL 62353 |
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(217) 773-3421
(217) 773-2713
(217) 773-3421
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IRAD Depository
University Library
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455-1390
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- Telephone:
(309) 298-2716
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Established: |
February 1, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 52) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for Jacob Brown, Major General
during the War of 1812, who won distinction at Sackett's Harbor,
Chippewa and Niagara. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1825–1839 |
Schuyler |
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1821–1825 |
Pike |
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1812–1821 |
Madison |
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1795–1812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seat: |
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1839– |
Mount Sterling |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1839–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1854 |
County Court |
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1854– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Documented Record
Losses |
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March 8, 1939—Fire |
Some records lost or damaged. |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 8, 1853 |
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Names: |
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Buckhorn |
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Cooperstown |
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Elkhorn |
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Lee |
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Missouri |
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Mt. Sterling |
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Pea Ridge |
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Ripley |
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Versailles |
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