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Established: |
December 27, 1824 (Laws, 1825, p. 27) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for DeWitt Clinton, a
distinguished lawyer, financier and statesman, Mayor of the city and
Governor of the State of New York, United States Senator and chief
promoter of the Erie Canal. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1818–1824 |
Washington |
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1803–1813 |
Randolph |
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1790–1818 |
St. Clair |
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County Seat: |
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1825– |
Carlyle |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1824–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1874 |
County Court |
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1874– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 4, 1873 |
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Township Names: |
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Breese |
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Brookside |
Name changed from Crooked Creek on June 1, 1874. |
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Carlyle |
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Clement |
Formed from Carlyle (no date). |
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East Fork |
Name changed to Morris on June 1, 1874 and then back to East Fork
(no date). |
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Germantown |
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Irishtown |
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Lake |
Formed from part of Crooked Creek (Brookside) (no date). |
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Looking Glass |
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Meridian |
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Santa Fe |
Formed from part of Germantown and Carlyle (no date). |
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St. Rose |
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Sugar Creek |
Name changed from Trenton on June 1, 1874. |
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Wade |
Formed from part of Carlyle. |
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Wheatfield |
Name changed from Beaver on June 1, 1874. |
