| Established: |
February 14, 1821 (Laws, 1821, p. 164) |
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of the name of the county: |
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Named in honor of the Marie Joseph Paul
Yves Roch Gilbert du Motier, Marquis de Lafayette, the famous French
General who fought for the colonies in
the Revolutionary War. |
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| Present
area, or parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1816–1821 |
Crawford |
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1819–1821 |
Clark |
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1817–1821 |
Bond |
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1812–1817 |
Madison |
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1815–1816 |
Edwards |
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1790–1812 |
St. Clair |
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1790–1801 |
Knox, Northwest Territory |
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County Seat: |
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1821– |
Vandalia |
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The old State Capitol building at Vandalia served as
the
Fayette County courthouse from 1839 to 1933. |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1821–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1860 |
County Court |
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1860– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 9, 1859 |
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Township Names: |
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Avena |
Name changed from Howard on September 24, 1860. |
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Bear Grove |
Formed as Johnson sometime in 1869; name changed to Bear Grove in
June, 1869. |
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Bowling Green |
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Carson |
Formed from Bowling Green (date unknown). |
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Kaskaskia |
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LaClede |
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Lone Grove |
Formed from LaClede and Wilberton in September, 1876. |
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Loudon |
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North Hurricane |
Formed from a split in Hurricane after 1921. |
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Otego |
Name changed from Cumberland on September 24, 1860. |
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Pope |
Formed from Kaskaskia in March, 1878. |
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Ramsey |
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Sefton |
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Seminary |
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Shafter |
Formed from Sharon in December, 1920. |
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Sharon |
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South Hurricane |
Formed from a split in Hurricane after 1921. |
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Vandalia |
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Wheatland |
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Wilberton |
Name changed from Richland on September 24, 1860. |
