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Scott County
Contact InformationScott County Courthouse
35 E. Market St.
Winchester, IL 62694
217-742-3178 – County Clerk
217-742-5217 – Circuit Clerk
217-742-3178 – Recorder
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University of Illinois at Springfield
One University Plaza, MS BRK 140
Springfield IL 62703-5407
217-206-6520
Established
- February 16, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 126)
Origin of the name of the county
- In all likelihood, named after Scott County in Kentucky through the influence of emigrants from that county. Scott County, Kentucky, was named for Charles Scott (1739–1813), an American Revolutionary War General and Governor of Kentucky (1808–1812). However, several Scott families were early settlers and a number were active in the affairs of the county in the early years. Scott Riggs, a member of one of the first Illinois General Assemblies, has been proposed as a source of the name, as have early settlers James Scott and John Scott.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
- 1823–1839 – Morgan
- 1821–1823 – Greene
- 1812–1821 – Madison
- 1790–1812 – St. Clair
County Seats
- 1839–present – Winchester
History of county governing board
- 1839–1849 – County Commissioners’ Court
- 1849–1873 – County Court
- 1873–present – Board of County Commissioners
Township Government
- Scott County has never adopted township form of government. The county has been divided into precincts.
Precinct Names
- Alsey
- Bloomfield
- East Winchester
- Exeter
- Glasgow
- Manchester
- Merritt
- Naples
- North Bluffs
- North Winchester
- Oxville
- Point Pleasant
- Sandy
- South Bluffs
- South Winchester
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