Time Line
For The Formation Of
Morgan County IL
The location of what is now Morgan County went
through
many boundary changes in almost 200 years. Researchers, for example,
would
want to search in St. Clair County 1790-1812, in Madison County
1812-1820
and in Greene County 1821-1822. Your ancestor could have came to the
Northwest
Territory, Indiana Territory, Illinois Territory, although settlements
were sparse in that time era, mostly along the waterways, such as
Mississippi
River, Illinois River, etc. until the early 1800's.
This table is to be used as a guideline for your research project, to
be
aware of the County boundary changes.
Year |
Country/Territory/County |
1673 |
France |
1763 |
Great Britain |
1774 |
Quebec, Canada |
1787 |
Illinois County, VA |
27 April 1790 |
Northwest Territory, St. Clair County |
9 February 1801 |
Indiana Territory, St. Clair County |
28 April 1809 |
Illinois Territory, St. Clair County |
14 September 1812 |
Illinois Territory, Madison County |
3 December 1818 |
Illinois Statehood |
20 January 1820 |
State of Illinois,Greene County formed from Madison County |
31 January 1823 |
State of Illinois, Morgan County formed from Greene County, boundaries then included the present day Counties of Scott; Morgan; Cass; . |
3 March 1837 |
State of Illinois, Cass County formed from Morgan County. |
16 February 1839 |
State of Illinois, Scott County formed from Morgan County. |
16 February 1845 |
State of Illinois, a small part of Morgan County added to Cass County. Morgan County composed as it is today. |
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