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Johnson County, Illinois
Johnson County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Vienna
Year Organized: 1812
Square Miles: 346
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Court House: P.O. Box 517
County Courthouse
Vienna, IL 62995-0000
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
It was named for Richard M. Johnson, a congressman from Kentucky. Johnson served in the Army in the War of 1812.
He later went on to be Vice President of the United States for one term, under President Martin Van Buren. He died
in 1850, shortly after winning re-election to the U.S. House of Representatives.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Johnson County was created on September 14, 1812 (By proclamation, Territorial Record of Illinois, p. 26) and was
formed from Randolph County. Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Randolph County (1795–1812) and Knox,
Northwest Territory (1790–1801).
The County was named for Richard Mentor Johnson, a Colonel of the Kentucky militia, who served in Indian wars and the
War of 1812, and reputed to have killed the Indian chief, Tecumseh, at the battle of Thames. Johnson served as
Representative in Congress and United States Senator from Kentucky and Vice-President of the United States from 1837 to
1841. The County Seat is Vienna . Prior County Seats was Home of John Bradshaw (1813–1814), Elvira (1814–1818) and
Vienna (1818–Present).
Geography
According to the U.S. Census Bureau, the county has a total area of 349 square miles (904 kmē), of which, 345
square miles (893 kmē) of it is land and 4 square miles (11 kmē) of it (1.22%) is water.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Williamson County
- Northeast: Saline County
- East: Pope County
- Southeast: Massac County
- Southwest: Pulaski County
- West: Union County
Cities and Towns:
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- Belknap |
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- Buncombe |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Cypress |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Goreville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- New Burnside |
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Incorporated Area |
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- Simpson |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Vienna
(County Seat) |
city |
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County Resources:
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County Resource Guide
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The history of our nation can be seen as a prolonged struggle to define the relative roles and powers of our governments: federal, state, and local. And the names we've given our counties, our most locally based jurisdictions, reflects the "characteristic
features of our country!"
But age, size and colorful names of our counties isn't the only reason to explore counties' role in American history, or the history of county government itself. In fact, the story of county government reflects the larger meanings of American history.
Today's counties are the most flexible, locally responsive and creative governments in the US. They are the most diverse, varying in size, population, geography, and governmental structure. In their politics and policies, they express a 1990's political slogan "Think globally,
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