Addresses for County Courthouse and IRAD:

Established:		January 2, 1818 (Territorial Laws, 1817–1818, p. 39)
Origin of the name of the county:
	Named for George Washington, a Revolutionary General, statesman, and first president of the United States. Commander in chief of the American forces during the Revolution (1775–1783), and president of the second Constitutional Convention, he was the first president of the newly independent United States (1789–1797).
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in:
	1790–1818	St. Clair
	1803–1818	Randolph
County Seats:
	1818–1831	Covington
	1831–	Nashville
History of county governing board:
	1818–1819	Justices’ Court
	1819–1849	County Commissioners’ Court
	1849–1873	County Court
	1873–1883	Board of County Commissioners
	1883–1885	County Board of Supervisors
	1885–1889	Board of County Commissioners
	1889–	County Board of Supervisors
Township Government
	Adopted:	November 7, 1882
	Discontinued:	November 4, 1884
	Adopted:	November 6, 1888
Township Names:
	Ashley
	Beaucoup
	Bolo	Named May in March, 1883 report; changed to Bolo on March 26, 1883; Bolo retained under 1888 organization.
	Covington
	DuBois
	Hoyleton
	Irvington
	Johannisburg
	Lively Grove	Named Dickey under 1883 township organization; named Lively Grove in 1889 report.
	Nashville
	Oakdale	Named Elkhorn in 1883 report; changed to Oakdale on March 26, 1883; Oakdale retained under 1888 organization.
	Okawville
	Pilot Knob
	Plum Hill
	Richview
	Venedy