DeWitt County Courthouse

Contact Information

DeWitt County Courthouse
201 W. Washington Street
P.O. Box 439
Clinton, IL 61727
217-935-2119 County Clerk
217-935-2195 — Circuit Clerk
217-935-2119 — Recorder

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

Established

March 1, 1839 (Laws, 1839, p. 199)

Origin of the name of the county

Named for DeWitt Clinton, a distinguished lawyer, financier and statesman, Mayor of the city and Governor of the State of New York, United States Senator and chief promoter of the Erie Canal.

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

1827-1839 — McLean
1831-1839 — Macon
1827-1831 — Tazewell
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

1839 - — Clinton

History of County Governing Board

1839 - 1849 — County Commissioners' Court
1849 - 1859 — County Court
1859 - — County Board of Supervisors

Township Government

Adopted — November 2, 1858

Township Names

Barnett:	—
Clintonia:	Name changed from Clinton on June 7, 1859.
Creek:	—
DeWitt:	Name changed from Marion on June 7, 1859.
Harp:	—
Nixon:	—
Rutledge:	Name changed from Douglas on June 7, 1859.
Santa Anna:	Name changed from Mt. Pleasant on June 7, 1859.
Texas:	—
Turnbridge:	—
Wapella:	—
Waynesville:	—
Wilson:	—