Madison
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
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County Clerk
Madison County
Administration Building
157 North Main Street–Suite 109
P.O. Box 218
Edwardsville, IL 62025
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Telephone: (618)
692-6290
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Recorder
Madison County
Administration Building
157 North Main Street–Suite 211
Edwardsville, IL 62025
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Telephone: (618) 692-8919
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Circuit Clerk
Madison County Courthouse
155 North Main Street–Suite 120
Edwardsville, IL 62025
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Telephone: (618) 692-6240
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IRAD Depository
c/o Special Collections
Morris Library–6632
Southern Illinois University
Carbondale, IL 62901
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- Telephone:
(618) 453-3040
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| Established: |
September 14, 1812
(By proclamation, Territorial Records of Illinois, p. 26) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for James Madison, statesman and
fourth president of the United States. He played a leading role in
the Constitutional Convention (1787) and served two terms as
president (1809–1817). |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1790–1812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seat: |
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1812– |
Edwardsville |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1812–1814 |
Court of Common Pleas |
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1814–1818 |
County Court |
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1818–1819 |
Justices’ Court |
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1819–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1873 |
County Court |
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1873–1876 |
Board of County Commissioners |
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1876– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 2, 1875 |
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Township Names: |
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Alhambra |
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Alton |
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Chouteau |
Name changed from Gillham February 14, 1876. |
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Collinsville |
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Edwardsville |
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Fort Russell |
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Foster |
Name changed from Fosterburg (date unknown, after 1921). |
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Godfrey |
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Granite City |
Date of creation unknown, after 1921. |
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Hamel |
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Helvetia |
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Jarvis |
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Leef |
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Marine |
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Moro |
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Nameoki |
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New Douglas |
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Olive |
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Omphghent |
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Pin Oak |
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Saline |
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St. Jacob |
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Venice |
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Wood River |
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