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Cass County

Cass County Courthouse
100 E. Springfield St.
Virginia, IL 62691
217-452-7217 – County Clerk
217-452-7225 – Circuit Clerk
217-452-7217 – Recorder
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University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407
217-206-6520
Established
- March 30, 1837 (Laws, 1837, p. 101)
Origin of the name of the county
- Named for Lewis Cass, a soldier as well as a statesman, Territorial Governor of Michigan, Minister to France, United States Senator from Michigan, Secretary of War under Jackson, Secretary of State under Buchanan, and at one time a prominent candidate for the Presidency.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
- 1823–1837 – Morgan
- 1821–1823 – Greene
- 1812–1821 – Madison
- 1790–1812 – St. Clair
County Seats
- 1837–1839 – Beardstown
- 1839–1843 – Virginia
- 1843–1867 – Beardstown
- 1867–present – Virginia

History of county governing board
- 1837–1849 – County Commissioners’ Court
- 1849–1873 – County Court
- 1873–1924 – Board of County Commissioners
- 1924–present – County Board of Supervisors
Township Government
- Adopted – November 6, 1923
Township Names
- Arenzville
- Ashland
- Beardstown
- Bluff Springs
- Chandlerville
- Hagener
- Newmansville
- Panther Creek
- Philadelphia
- Sangamon Valley
- Virginia
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