Coles
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
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Coles County Courthouse
651 Jackson Avenue
Charleston, IL 61920
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(217) 348-0501
(217) 348-0516
(217) 348-0501
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IRAD Depository
Booth Library
600 Lincoln Avenue
Eastern Illinois University
Charleston, IL 61920
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- Telephone:
(217) 581-6093
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Established: |
December 25, 1830 (Laws, 1831, p. 59) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named after Edward Coles, the second
Governor of the State of Illinois. Coles served as Governor from
December 5, 1822 to December 6, 1826. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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18231830 |
Edgar |
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18191823 |
Clark |
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18151819 |
Crawford |
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18121815 |
Madison |
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18011812 |
St. Clair |
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17901801 |
Knox, Northwest Territory |
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County Seat: |
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1831 |
Charleston |
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History of county
governing board: |
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18311849 |
County Commissioners Court |
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18491860 |
County Court |
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1860 |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted |
November 8, 1859 |
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Township Names: |
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Ashmore |
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Charleston |
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East Oakland |
Name changed from Oakland on May 7, 1860. |
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Humboldt |
Name changed from Milton on May 7, 1860. |
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Hutton |
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Lafayette |
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Mattoon |
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Morgan |
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North Okaw |
Name changed from Okaw on May 7, 1860. |
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Paradise |
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Pleasant Grove |
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Seven Hickory |
Name changed from Hickory on May 7, 1860. |
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