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Alexander County
Contact Information
Alexander County Courthouse
2000 Washington Ave.
Cairo, IL 62914
618-734-7000 – County Clerk
618-734-0107 – Circuit Clerk
618-734-7001 – Recorder
2000 Washington Ave.
Cairo, IL 62914
618-734-7000 – County Clerk
618-734-0107 – Circuit Clerk
618-734-7001 – Recorder
IRAD—c/o Records Management
Morris Library, Mail Code 6808
Southern Illinois University
1835 University Press Dr.
Carbondale, IL 62901-6808
618-453-3040
Morris Library, Mail Code 6808
Southern Illinois University
1835 University Press Dr.
Carbondale, IL 62901-6808
618-453-3040
Established
- March 4, 1819 (Laws, 1819, p. 113)
Origin of the name of the county
- Named for William M. Alexander, an early settler of the county bearing his name and Senator in the second and third General Assemblies of the State.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
- 1818–1819 – Union
- 1812–1818 – Johnson
- 1795–1812 – Randolph
- 1790–1795 – St. Clair
County Seats
- 1819–1833 – America
- 1833–1845 – Unity
- 1845–1860 – Thebes
- 1860–present – Cairo
History of county governing board
- 1819–1849 – County Commissioners’ Court
- 1849–1873 – County Court
- 1873–present – Board of County Commissioners
Township Government
- Alexander County has never adopted township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.
Precincts Names
- Cache No. 1
- Cache No. 2
- Cairo
- Elco
- McClure
- Miller
- Olive Branch
- Sandusky
- Santa Fe
- Tamms
- Thebes
- Unity
County Map
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