Scott County, Illinois Genealogy

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County Courthouse
No official website Courthouse 101 E Market Street Winchester, IL 62694-1209

History
Scott County was established on February 16, 1839 from a portion of Morgan County. It's territory was first part of Illinois County, created by Virginia in 1783. In 1787 this sparsely settled county became part of the Territory Northwest of the Ohio River. In 1790 present day Scott became part of St. Clair County which was one of the initial counties in Indiana Territory when it was formed in 1800. In 1809, that county became part of the new Illinois Territory and Scott county's territory moved through several county organizations as the population of Illinois began to expand rapidly: first Madison in 1812; next Greene in 1821; and as the last step before becoming its own county it became part of Morgan in 1823. This very rural county retains much the look it had during it's early days. The courthouse in Winchester is magnificent.


 * Scott County was formed 16 February 1839 from Morgan County.
 * Named after Scott County, Kentucky through influence of emigrants from that county.

Parent County

 * 1839--Scott County was created 16 February 1839 from Morgan County. County seat:  Winchester

Boundary Changes

 * No known changes

Populated Places
Cities: Winchester

Towns: Naples Villages: Alsey. Bluffs. Exeter. Glasgow. Manchester

Precincts: Alsey. Bloomfield. East Winchester. Exeter. Glasglow. Manchester. Merritt. Naples. North Bluff. North Winchester. Oxville. Point Pleasant. Sandy. South Bluffs. South Winchester

Unincorporated Community: Riggston

Neighboring Counties

 * Greene
 * Morgan
 * Pike

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Scott County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)