Piatt County Courthouse

Contact Information

Piatt County Courthouse
101 W. Washington St.
P.O. Box 558
Monticello, IL 61856
217-762-9487 — County Clerk
217-762-4966 — Circuit Clerk
217-762-9487 — Recorder

IRAD Depository
Illinois State University
2016 Warehouse Rd.
Campus Box 1520
Normal, IL 61790-1520
309-452-6027

Established

January 27, 1841 (Laws, 1841, p. 71)

Origin of the name of the county

Named for James A. Piatt, Sr., who settled in area of the present county in 1829, coming from Indiana.

Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in:

  • 1839 - 1841 — DeWitt
  • 1831 - 1841 — Macon
  • 1831 - 1839 — McLean
  • 1827 - 1831 — Shelby
  • 1821 - 1827 — Fayette
  • 1819 - 1821 — Clark
  • 1816 - 1819 — Crawford
  • 1815 - 1816 — Edwards
  • 1812 - 1815 — Madison
  • 1801 - 1812 — St. Clair
  • 1790 - 1801 — Knox, Northwest Territory

County Seats

  • 1841 - 1842 — Monticello — Temporary designation.
  • 1842 -          — Monticello — Permanent designation.

History of County Governing Board

  • 1841 - 1849 — County Commissioners'Court
  • 1849 - 1860 — County Court
  • 1860 -          — County Board of Supervisors

Township Government

  • Adopted — November 8, 1859

Township Names

Bement:—
Blue Ridge:—
Cerro Gordo:—
Goose Creek:—
Monticello:—
Sangamon:—
Unity:Name changed from Douglas (date unknown, probably 1860).
Willow Branch:Name changed from Liberty (date unknown, probably 1860).

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