Putnam
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
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Putnam County Courthouse
120 N. 4th Street
Hennepin, IL 61327
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(815) 925-7129
(815) 925-7016
(815) 925-7129 |
IRAD Depository
Regional History Center
Founders Memorial Library
Room 400
Northern Illinois University
DeKalb, IL 60115
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- Telephone:
(815) 753-1807
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| Established: |
January 13, 1825 (Laws, 1825, p. 94) |
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County organization was completed in 1831 (Laws, 1831, p.
54). |
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| Origin
of the name of the county: |
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Named for Israel Putnam, a Major General
of the Revolution. |
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| Present
area, or parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1823–1825 |
Fulton |
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1821–1823 |
Pike |
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1821–1825 |
Sangamon |
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1817–1821 |
Bond |
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1812–1821 |
Madison |
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1801–1812 |
St. Clair |
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1790–1801 |
Knox, Northwest Territory |
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| County
Seat: |
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1831– |
Hennepin |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1831–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1856 |
County Court |
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1856– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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| Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 8, 1855 |
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Township Names: |
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Granville |
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Hennepin |
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Magnolia |
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Senachwine |
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