2/8/2024 0 Comments George roger clark high schoolThe county seat of Fayette County is Vandalia, second Illinois state capital (1820-1839). In 1821, the state legislature created seven new counties: Fayette, Greene, Hamilton, Lawrence, Montgomery, Pike, and Sangamon. Anthony Wayne (1745-1796), who fought in the Revolutionary War and the Northwest Indian War. president and Wayne County, named for Gen. Alexander, a pioneer settler of Illinois who was elected to the Illinois General Assembly Clark County, named for George Rogers Clark who led the Illinois Campaign during the Revolutionary War Jefferson County, named for Founding Father Thomas Jefferson, the third U.S. The year after Illinois statehood, 1819, saw the creation of four new counties: Alexander County, named for William M. This map, from the “Origin and Evolution of Illinois Counties,” shows the boundaries of Illinois’ counties at the dawn of statehood in 1818. Three new counties were formed in the preparation for Illinois’ admission to the Union as the 21st state in 1818, which explains the very patriotic names they were given: Franklin County, named after the famous Founding Father Benjamin Franklin Union County, named in honor of the national Union of the states and Washington County, named for the first U.S. ![]() Then in 1817, Bond County was formed, being named for territorial congressional delegate Shadrach Bond (1773-1832), who would be elected the first Illinois state governor just one year later. Secretary of War and seventh Secretary of the Treasury.Īlso founded in 1816 were Jackson and Monroe counties, named for Presidents Andrew Jackson and James Monroe (it was Monroe who would admit Illinois to the Union two years later), and Pope County, named for Illinois Territorial Delegate Nathaniel Pope who played a central role in getting Illinois admitted as a state. The next year, in 1816, Crawford County was founded, named after William H. White County was formed the following year, being named for Isaac White (1776-1811), an Illinois settler who joined the Indiana Territorial Militia and was slain at the Battle of Tippecanoe. The city of Edwardsville, county seat of Madison County, is also named after Ninian Edwards. Ninian Edwards (1775-1833) who later served as Illinois’ third state governor. In 1814, Edwards County was formed, named after Illinois Territorial Gov. ![]() senator from Kentucky and Madison County, named for President James Madison (1751-1856). Secretary of the Treasury (and the one who served the longest) Johnson County, named for Richard Mentor Johnson (c.1780-1850), ninth U.S. Three counties were founded in 1812, three years after the formation of the Illinois Territory: Gallatin County, named for Albert Gallatin (1761-1849), the fourth U.S. It was named after Edmund Randolph (1753-1813), the first U.S. Randolph County was established in 1795 during the time when Illinois was part of the Northwest Territory. ![]() Clair (1737-1818), first governor of the Northwest Territory. Clair County was established in 1790 when Illinois was a part of the Northwest Territory. Most of our state’s counties were named for notable men of U.S. Senator named Littleton Waller Tazewell.īut what of the names of the other 101 counties of Illinois? Where did they get their names? Starting today and continuing over the next few weeks, we’ll present the counties of Illinois in order of their founding, telling the years they were established and the origins or meanings of their names. As we noted previously, Tazewell County was named for a Virginia state governor and U.S. In the last few weeks we have recalled how Tazewell County was founded and named, and how the county boundaries were redrawn during the 1830s and 1840s.
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