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Illinois Counties
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Illinois Counties
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Perry County, Illinois
Perry County History, Geography, Demographics, Cities and Towns, and Education
County Seat: Pinckneyville
Year Organized: 1827
Square Miles: 441 |
Court House: 1 Public Square
County Courthouse
Pinckneyville, IL 62274-0438
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Etymology - Origin of County Name
Commodore Oliver H. Perry, won distinction in the Battle of
Lake Erie in 1813.
Demographics:
County QuickFacts: Census Bureau Quick
Facts
History
Perry County was created on January 29, 1827 (Laws, 1827, p. 110) and was formed from Jackson and Randolph Counties.
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Jackson County (1816–1827), Randolph County (1795–1827) and St.
Clair County (1790–1803).
The County was named for Oliver Hazard Perry, a Commodore of the United States Navy, who won distinction as Commander of
the fleet in the battle of Lake Erie, in 1813. The County Seat is Pinckneyville (1827-Present)-Not officially approved
until June, 1828.
Geography
Perry County is located in Southwestern Illinois. Pinckneyville, at the center of the county, is approximately 70
miles southeast of St. Louis, Missouri and 300 miles southwest of Chicago. The Mississippi River lies about 30 miles
west of the County.
Neighboring Counties:
- North: Washington County
- Northeast: Jefferson County
- Southeast: Franklin County
- South: Jackson County
- West: Randolph County
Cities and Towns:
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- Cutler |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Du Quoin |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- Pinckneyville
(County
Seat) |
city |
Incorporated Area |
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- St. Johns |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Tamaroa |
village |
Incorporated Area |
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- Willisville |
village |
Incorporated Area |
County Resources:
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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,
act locally." |
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