Mason
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
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Mason County Courthouse
100 N. Broadway
P.O. Box 90
Havana, IL 62644
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(309) 543-6661
(309) 543-6619
(309) 543-6661
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IRAD Depository
LIB 144
University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407 |
- Telephone:
(217) 206-6520
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Established: |
January 20, 1841 (Laws, 1841, p. 69) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named after Mason County in Kentucky
through the influence of emigrants from that county. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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18271841 |
Tazewell |
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18251827 |
Peoria |
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18211839 |
Sangamon |
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18391841 |
Menard |
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18121821 |
Madison |
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17901812 |
St. Clair |
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Seats: |
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Havana |
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18431851 |
Bath |
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1851 |
Havana |
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| History
of county governing board: |
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County Commissioners Court |
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18491862 |
County Court |
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1862 |
County Board of Supervisors |
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| Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 5, 1861 |
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Township Names: |
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Allens Grove |
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Bath |
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Crane Creek |
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Forest City |
Name changed from Mason Plains (date unknown, before 1921). |
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Havana |
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Kilbourne |
Formed from Bath (date unknown, before 1921). |
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Lynchburg |
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Manito |
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Mason City |
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Pennsylvania |
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Quiver |
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Salt Creek |
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Sherman |
Formed from Havana, Pennsylvannia and Mason Plains (Forest City)
on January 27, 1867. |
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