Pulaski
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
Pulaski County Courthouse
P.O. Box 218
Mound City, IL 62963 |
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(618) 748-9360
(618) 748-9300
(618) 748-9360 |
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: |
March 3, 1843 (Laws, 1843, p. 99.) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for Count Casimir Pulaski, a
Polish exile who espoused the cause of the Colonies during the
Revolution and was killed at the attack on Savannah in 1779. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1812–1843 |
Johnson |
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1819–1843 |
Alexander |
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1818–1819 |
Union |
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1795–1812 |
Randolph |
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1790–1795 |
St. Clair |
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| County
Seats: |
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1843–1865 |
Caledonia |
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1865– |
Mound City |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1843–1865 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1873 |
County Court |
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1873– |
Board of County Commissioners |
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| Documented
Record Losses |
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November 22, 1879—Fire |
Most records lost. |
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1937—Flood |
Some records damaged by water. |
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| Township
Government |
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Pulaski County has never adopted township form of government. The
county has been divided into precincts. |
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| Precinct
Names: |
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America |
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Grand Chain |
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Karnak |
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Mound City |
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Mounds |
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Olmsted |
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Perks |
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Pulaski |
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Ullin |
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Villa Ridge |
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Wetaug |
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