Stephenson
County Fact Sheet
Addresses for County
Courthouse and IRAD:
Stephenson County Courthouse
15 North Galena Avenue
Freeport, IL 61032 |
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County Clerk
Circuit Clerk
Recorder
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(815) 235-8289
(815) 235-8266
(815) 235-8289
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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: |
March 4, 1837 (Laws, 1837, p. 96) |
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Origin of the name
of the county: |
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Named for Benjamin Stephenson, prominent
pioneer, a Colonel of the Territorial militia, and Adjutant General
of the Territory (18131814). |
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Present area, or
parts of it, formerly included in: |
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18261837 |
JoDaviess |
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18361837 |
Winnebago |
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18251826 |
Putnam |
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18231825 |
Fulton |
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18211823 |
Pike |
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18171821 |
Bond |
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18121821 |
Madison |
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18011812 |
St. Clair |
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County Seat: |
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1837 |
Freeport |
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| History
of county governing board: |
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18371850 |
County Commissioners Court |
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1850 |
County Board of Supervisors |
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| Township
Government |
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Adopted: |
November 6, 1849 |
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| Township
Names: |
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Buckeye |
Original spelling was Buck Eye. |
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Dakota |
Formed from Buck Eye in April, 1861. |
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Erin |
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Florence |
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Freeport |
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Harlem |
Name changed from Wayne in December, 1850. |
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Jefferson |
Formed from Loran (no date, before 1921). |
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Kent |
Formed from Erin on March 17, 1856. |
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Lancaster |
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Loran |
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Oneco |
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Ridott |
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Rock Grove |
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Rock Run |
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Silver Creek |
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Waddams |
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West Point |
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Winslow |
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