Randolph
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
Randolph County Courthouse
#1 Taylor Street
Chester, IL 62233 |
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(618) 826-5000, ext. 191
(618) 826-5000, ext. 194
(618) 826-5000, ext. 191 |
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: |
October 5, 1795
(By proclamation of Arthur St. Clair, St. Clair Papers, Vol.
2, p. 345.) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for Edmund Randolph, a soldier of
the Revolution, a lawyer and statesman, member of the Continental
Congress, Attorney General and Governor of Virginia, Secretary of
State of the United States and Attorney General under Washington. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1790–1803 |
St. Clair—Northern section of Randolph County. |
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1790–1795 |
St. Clair |
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| County
Seats: |
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1795–1847 |
Kaskaskia |
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1847– |
Chester |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1795–1806 |
Court of Quarter Sessions |
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1806–1809 |
Court of Common Pleas |
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1809–1811 |
County Court |
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1811–1814 |
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– |
Board of County Commissioners |
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| Township
Government |
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Randolph County has never adopted township form of government.
The county has been divided into precincts. |
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| Precinct
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Baldwin |
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Blair |
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Bremen |
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Brewersville |
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Central |
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Chester |
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Coulterville |
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Ellis Grove |
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Evansville |
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Kaskaskia |
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Palestine |
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Percy |
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Prairie du Rocher |
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Redbud |
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Rockwood |
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Ruma |
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Sparta |
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Steelville |
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Tilden |
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Wine Hill |
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