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WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU. WE DO OUR BEST TO PRESENT FREE MATERIAL THAT WILL HELP YOU RESEARCH YOUR FAMILY IN ILLINOIS AND MANY TIMES, FOREGO OUR OWN PERSONAL RESEARCH TO DO SO. WE HAVE SET UP A RESEARCH HELP PAGE TO ANSWER MOST OF THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT RESEARCH IN ILLINOIS. PLEASE REFER TO THIS PAGE BEFORE CONTACTING US FOR HELP. THANKS FOR UNDERSTANDING! Scott County Population 2000: 5,537 County seat: Winchester Named for Scott County, KY Scott County covers 251 square miles and was organized in 1839

Scott County History SCOTT COUNTY, lies in the western part of the State adjoining the Illinois River, and has an area of 248 square miles. The region was originally owned by the Kickapoo Indians, who ceded it to the Government by the treaty of Edwardsville, July 30, 1819. Six months later (in January, 1820) a party of Kentuckians settled near Lynnville (now in Morgan County), their names being Thomas Stevens, James Scott, Alf red Miller, Thomas Allen, John Scott and Adam Miller. Allen erected the first house in the county, John Scott the second and Adam Miller the third. About the same time came Stephen M. Umpstead, whose wife was the first white woman in the county. Other pioneers were Jedediah Webster, Stephen Pierce, Joseph Densmore, Jesse Roberts, and Samuel Bogard. The country was rough and the conveniences of civilization few and remote. Settlers took their corn to Edwardsville to be ground, and went to Alton for their mail. Turbulence early showed itself, and, in 1822, a band of "Regulators" was organized from the best citizens, who meted out a rough and ready sort of justice, until 1830, occasionally shooting a desperado at his cabin door. Scott County was cut off from Morgan and organized in 1839. It contains good farming land, much of it being originally timbered, and it is well watered by the Illinois River and numerous small streams. Winchester is the county-peat. Population of the county (1880), 10,741; (1890), 10,304; (1900), 10,455. "Historical Encylopedia of Illinois, 1901" Towns and Cities in Scott County: Alsey -- Bluffs -- Exeter -- Glasgow Manchester -- Naples -- Riggston -- Winchester Precincts of Scott County ALSEY PRECINCT -- BLOOMFIELD PRECINCT -- EXETER-BLUFFS PRECINCT -- GLASGOW PRECINCT MANCHESTER PRECINCT -- MERRITT PRECINCT -- NAPLES-BLUFFS PRECINCT -- WINCHESTER NO 1 PRECINCT -- WINCHESTER NO 2 PRECINCT -- WINCHESTER NO 3 PRECINCT Scott County Courthouse 23 East Market Street Winchester, IL 62694-1209 Phone: (217)742-3178

	Scott County Online Data Scott County Convicts in the Joliet Prison Updates: 5 SEP 07: Cemetery List; Obits for ALLEN and BATES

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