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A LITTLE BIT OF HISTORY:
Mercer County is
named for Hugh Mercer (1726-1777), a physician and general
during the American Revolution who died from wounds suffered at
the Battle of Princeton.
In May 1812, Congress passed an act which set aside
lands in Arkansas, Michigan, and Illinois as payment to
volunteer soldiers in the War of 1812. Mercer County was
part of this Military Tract.
Seven years after Illinois became a state, Mercer
County was founded. It was formed from unorganized
territory near Pike County on Jan. 13, 1825. Although the
county had been created, its government was not organized for
several years, for administration purposes it was attached first
to Schuyler County (until 18236), then to Peoria (until 1831),
and finally to Warren County. The organization of the
county government was finally completed in 1835, after a large
influx of settlers following the Black Hawk War.
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COMMUNITIES
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CITIES: |
* Aledo
* Keithsburg |
* New Boston |
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VILLAGES: |
* Alexis
* Joy
* Matherville
* Reynolds (Pt. of Rock Island County) |
* Seaton
* Sherrard
* Viola
* Windsor |
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Unincorporated Communities: |
* Boden
* Burgess
* Cable
* Eliza
* Gilchrist
* Hamlet
* Mannon
* Marston |
* Millersburg
* Petersville
* Preemption
* Shale City
* Sunbeam
* Swedona
* Wanlock |
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Townships: |
* Abington
* Duncan
* Eliza
* Greene
* Keithsburg
* Mercer
* Millersburg
* New Boston |
* North Henderson
* Ohio Grove
* Perryton
* Preemption
* Richland Grove
* Rivoli
* Suez |
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County Seat: Aledo
Year Organized: Jan. 13, 1825
Square Miles: 569 sq. miles
Named for: Hugh Mercer
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ADJACENT
COUNTIES:
1 - Rock
Island County - North
2 - Henry County - East
3 - Knox County - Southeast
4 - Henderson County - South
5 - Warren County - South
- Des Moines County, Iowa - Southwest
- Louisa County, Iowa - West |
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