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Stark County
Contact InformationStark County Courthouse
130 W. Main St.
Toulon, IL 61483
309-286-5911 – County Clerk
309-286-5941 – Circuit Clerk
309-286-5911 – Recorder
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University Library
Western Illinois University
1 University Circle
Macomb, IL 61455-1390
309-298-2716
Established
- March 2, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 229)
Origin of the name of the county
- Named for John Stark, a soldier of the French and Indian wars, a Major General of the American Revolution, who served with distinction at Bunker Hill, Trenton, Princeton, and Bennington.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in
- 1825–1839 – Putnam
- 1829–1839 – Knox
- 1823–1825 – Fulton
- 1821–1823 – Pike
- 1812–1821 – Madison
- 1801–1812 – St. Clair
County Seats
- 1841–present – Toulon
History of county governing board
- 1839–1849 – County Commissioners’ Court
- 1849–1853 – County Court
- 1853–present – County Board of Supervisors
Township Government
- Adopted – November 2, 1852
Township Names
- Elmira
- Essex
- Goshen
- Osceola
- Penn
- Toulon
- Valley
- West Jersey
Township Map
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