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MORGAN COUNTY, ILLINOIS
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CENSUS BIRTHS

BIOGRAPHIES

CEMETERIES CITIES/TOWNS
  DEATHS LIBRARIES MARRIAGES NEWS
  1860
MORTALITY SCHEDULE
PICTURES OBITUARIES  

COURTHOUSE INFO:
300 W State St
County Courthouse
Jacksonville, IL 62650-2063
Phone: (217)245-4619
Website: http://www.morgancounty-il.com/

County Courthouse



Morgan County Circuit Clerk
 

HISTORY

Morgan County was formed in 1823 out of Greene and Sangamon Counties. It was named in honor of General Daniel Morgan, who defeated the British at the Battle of Cowpens in the American Revolutionary War. General Morgan was serving under General Nathanael Greene at Cowpens.

 

County Seat: Jacksonville
Year Organized: 1823
Square Miles: 568.79
Size of Board: 3


 

ADJACENT COUNTIES:

1 -  Cass County - north
2. - Sangamon County - east
3. - Macoupin County - southeast
4. - Greene County - south
5. - Pike County - west
6. - Scott County - west
7. - Brown County - northwest


Cities:
Jacksonville
Waverly

Villages:
Chapin
Concord
Franklin
Lynnvillle
Meredosia
Murrayville
South Jacksonville
Woodson

Unincorporated Communities:
Alexander
Arcadia
Arnold
Clements
Literberry
Merritt
Nortonville
Pisgah
Rees
Sinclair
 

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