County Seat: Chester
Year Organized: 1795
Named for: Edmund Randolph
Square Miles: 597 sq. mi.
County Motto: "Where Illinois Began."
ADJACENT
COUNTIES:
1, Monroe County
2. St. Clair County
3. Washington County
4. Perry County
5. Jackson County
6. Perry County, Missouri
7. Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
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CITIES: |
* Chester
* Red Bud |
* Sparta
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VILLAGES: |
* Baldwin
* Coulterville
* Ellis Grove
* Evansville
* Kaskaskia
* Percy |
* Prairie du Rocher
* Rockwood
* Ruma
* Steeleville
* Tilden
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UNINCORPORATED COMMUNITIES: |
* Blair
* Bremen
* Eden
* Fort Gage
* Grigg
* Houston
* Leanderville
* Marigold
* Menard |
* Modoc
* New Palestine
* Prairie
* Preston
* Reily Lake
* Schuline
* Shiloh Hill
* Walsh
* Welge
* Wine Hill |
FORTS: |
* Fort de Chartres |
1803 - 1809 |
1812 - 1813
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1813 - 1816 |
1816 - 1827 |
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1827 |
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