Stark
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
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Stark County Courthouse
130 West Main Street
Toulon, IL 61483
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(309) 286-5911
(309) 286-5941
(309) 286-5911
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IRAD Depository
University Library
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455-1390
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- Telephone:
(309) 298-2716
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Established: |
March 2, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 229) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for John Stark, a soldier of the
French and Indian wars, a Major General of the Revolution, who
served with distinction at Bunker Hill, Trenton, Princeton, and
Bennington. |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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1825–1839 |
Putnam |
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1829–1839 |
Knox |
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1823–1825 |
Fulton |
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1821–1823 |
Pike |
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1812–1821 |
Madison |
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1801–1812 |
St. Clair |
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Seat: |
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1841– |
Toulon |
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History of county
governing board: |
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1839–1849 |
County Commissioners’ Court |
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1849–1853 |
County Court |
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1853– |
County Board of Supervisors |
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| Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 2, 1852 |
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| Township
Names: |
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Elmira |
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Essex |
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Goshen |
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Osceola |
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Penn |
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Toulon |
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Valley |
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West Jersey |
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