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ILLINOIS

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES
       
Boone 1836 Belvidere Small File see Statewide Counties
Bureau 1837 Princeton Small File see Statewide, includes Marshall, Putnam Counties
Carroll 1839 Mt. Carroll  
DeKalb 1837 Sycamore Small File see Statewide Counties
Douglas 1859 Tuscola  
DuPage 1839 Wheaton Small File see Statewide Counties
Grundy 1841 LaSalle Small File see Statewide Counties
Henry 1825 Cambridge Small File see Statewide Counties
Jo Davies 1827 Galena Small File see Statewide Counties
Johnson 1812 Vienna Small File see Statewide Counties
Kane 1836 Geneva Small File see Statewide Counties
Kankakee 1853 Kankakee Small File see Statewide Counties
Lake 1839 Waukegan Small File see Statewide Counties
LaSalle 1831 Ottawa Small File see Statewide Counties
Lee 1839 Dixon Small File see Statewide Counties
Macon 1829 Decatur See Tazewell County at  Statewide
Marshall 1839 Lacon Small File see Statewide, includes Bureau, Putnam Counties
Mason 1839 Havana Small File see Statewide Counties
Menard 1841 Petersburg Small File see Statewide Counties
Morgan 1830 Jacksonville includes Scott County
Ogle 1836 Oregon  
Piatt 1841 Monticello  
Pike 1821 Pittsfield  
Putnam 1825 Hennepin Small File see Statewide, includes Bureau, MarshallCounty
Rock Island 1831 Rock Island  
Scott 1839 Winchester see Morgan County
Stephenson 1837 Freeport Small File see Statewide Counties
Tazewell 1827 Pekin includes Macon County
White 1815 Carmi Under Construction
Will 1836 Joliet Small File see Statewide Counties
Winnebago 1836 Rockford Small File see Statewide Counties
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INDIANA

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES
Adams 1835 Decatur  
Bartholomew 1821 Columbus  
Boone 1830 Lebanon Small File see Statewide Counties
Cass 1829 Loganport  
Clay 1825 Brazil  
Clinton 1818 Frankfort  
Dearborn 1803 Lawrenceburg  
Decatur 1822 Lawrenceburg Small File see Statewide Counties
Delaware 1827 Muncie  
Elkhart 1830 Goshen  
Fayette 1819 Connersville See Wayne County
Fountain 1826 Covington  
Franklin 1811 Brookville See Wayne County
Fulton 1835 Rochester Small File see Statewide Counties
Greene 1821 Bloomfield  
Hancock 1827 Greenfield Small File see Statewide Counties
Hendricks 1828 Danville  
Henry 1822 New Castle  
Howard 1844 Kokomo Tipton County from same text, seperate book
Huntington 1832 Huntington Under Contstruction
Jay 1835 Portland  
LaGrange 1832 LaGrange  
LaPorte 1832 LaPorte  
Madison 1823 Anderson  
Marshall 1835 Plymouth  
Montgomery 1823 Crawfordville  
Morgan  1827 Martinsville  
Noble 1835 Albion See also LaGrange Co.
Ohio 1844 Rising Sun See Dearborn County
Orange 1816 Poali  
Owen 1819 Spencer Under Contstruction
Pike 1817 Petersburg Small File see Statewide Counties
Posey 1814 Mt. Vernon Small File see Statewide Counties
Pulaski 1835 Winamack see White County Under Contstruction
Randolph 1818 Winchester see Delaware County
St. Joseph 1830 South Bend  
Starke 1835 Knox Under Contstruction Under Contstruction
Steuben 1835 Angola Small File see Statewide Counties
Sullivan 1827 Sullivan See Greene County
Tipton 1844 Tipton  
Union 1821 Liberty See Wayne County
Wayne 1811 Richmond Includes Fayette, Franklin, and Union Counties
Wells 1835 Bluffton  
White 1834 Monticello Under Contstruction
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IOWA

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES

Appannose

1843

Centerville

Small File see Statewide Counties

Audubon

1851

Audubon

Under Contstruction

Benton 1837 Vinton
Black Hawk 1843 Waterloo Small File see Statewide Counties
Butler 1851 Allison Small File see Statewide Counties
Carroll 1851 Carroll Small File see Statewide Counties
Cerro Gordo 1851 Mason City Small File see Statewide Counties
Clinton 1837 Clinton Small File see Statewide Counties
Crawford 1851 Dennison  
Davis 1848 Bloomfield
Delaware 1846 Leon Small File see Statewide Counties
Des Moines 1854 Burlington
Fayette 1837 West Union Small File see Statewide Counties
Franklin 1851 Hampton Small File see Statewide Counties
Fremont 1847 Sidney
Greene 1851 Jefferson Small File see Statewide Counties
Ida 1851 Ida Grove See Crawford County
Jackson 1837 Maquoketa Small File see Statewide
Jasper 1846 Newton Small File see Statewide
Monroe 1843 Albia Small File see Statewide
Plymouth 1851 Le Mars Small File see Statewide, includes Woodbury County
Powesheik 1843 Montezume
Sac 1851 Sac City See Crawford County
Shelby 1851 Harlan  
Tama 1843 Toledo Under Contstruction Statewide
Taylor 1847 Bedford Small File see Statewide
Union 1851 Creston Under Contstruction Statewide
Van Buren 1836 Keosauqua  
Wapello 1843 Ottumwa  
Washington 1837 Washington  
Wayne 1846 Corydon  
Webster 1851 Ft. Dodge Small File see Statewide Counties
Woodbury 1851 Sioux City see Plymouth County Statewide
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KANSAS

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES

Allen

1855 Iola

 

Atchison

1860 Atchison

Under Contstruction

Brown

1855 Hiawatha

Small File see Statewide Counties

Butler

1855 El Dorado

Small File see Statewide Counties

Clay 1857 Clay Center includes Geary, Marshall, Pottawatomie, Riley, Waubaunsee, Washington Counties
Cowley 1867 Winfield  
Dickinson 1855 Abilene Small File see Statewide Counties
Douglas 1855 Lawrence See Leavenworth County
Elk 1875 Howard Small File see Statewide Counties
Franklin 1885 Ottawa See Leavenworth CountyUnder Contstruction
Geary 1855 Junction City see Clay County
Jackson 1855 Horton  
Jefferson 1855 Oskaloosa see Jackson County
Leavenworth 1855 Leavenworth  
Logan 1881 Oakley Small File see Statewide Counties
Marion 1855 Marion see Dickinson County
Marshall 1855 Marysville see Clay County
McPherson 1867 McPherson see Dickinson County
Montgomery 1867 Independence  
Ottawa 1885 Ottaway See Leavenworth County
Pottawatomie 1857 Westmoreland see Clay County, Jackson County
Riley 1855 Manhattan see Clay County
Saline 1860 Saline see Dickinson County
Sedgwick 1867 Wichita  
Stevens 1873 Hugoton Small File see Statewide Counties
Sumner 1867 Wellington  
Union 1851 Creston Small File see Statewide Counties
Waubaunsee 1855 Alma see Clay County
Washington 1855 Washington see Clay County
Woodson 1855 Yates Center Small File see Statewide Counties
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KENTUCKY

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES

Christian

1797

Liberty

 

Cumberland

1796

Burkesville

Small File see Statewide Counties

Daviess

1815

Owensboro

 

Fleming

1798

Flemingsburg

Small File see Statewide Counties

Greenup

1803

Greenup

 

Henderson

1798

Henderson

 
Henry

1798

New Castle Small File see Statewide Counties
Jassemine

1797

Nicholasville Small File see Statewide Counties
Johnson

1843

Paintsville Small File see Statewide Counties
Nicholas

1799

Carlisle  
Shelby

1792

Shelbyville Small File see Statewide Counties
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MARYLAND

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES
Anne Arundel 1650 Annapolis  
Allegany 1789 Cumberland  
Baltimore County 
Baltimore City
County 1659
City 1851
Towson (seat of the county)  
Caroline 1773 Denton Small File see Statewide Counties
Carroll 1837 Westminister  
Calvert 1654 Prince Frederick  
Cecil 1674 Ekton  
Charles 1658 La Plata Small File see Statewide Counties
Dorchester 1668 Cambridge Small File see Statewide Counties
Frederick 1748 Frederick  
Garrett 1872 Oakland Small File see Statewide Counties
Harford 1773 Bel Air  
Howard 1851 Columbia Small File see Statewide Counties
Kent 1642 ChesterTown Small File see Statewide Counties
Montgomery 1776 Rockville  
Prince George's 1695 Upper Marlboro Small File see Statewide Counties
Queen Anne's 1706 Centreville Small File see Statewide Counties
St. Mary's 1637 Leonardstown  
Somerset 1666 Princess Anne  
Talbot 1662 Easton Small File see Statewide Counties
Washington 1776 Hagerstown  
Wicomico 1867 Salisbury Small File see Statewide Counties
Worcester 1742 Snow Hill Small File see Statewide Counties
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MISSOURI

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES

Andrew

1841 Savannah  

Bates

1841 Butler  

Boone

1820 Columbia  

Carroll

1833

Carrolton

 

Clay

1822

Liberty

 

Crawford

1829

Steelville

Small File see Statewide Counties

Daviess 1836 Gallatin  
DeKalb 1845 Maysville See Andrew County
Franklin 1818 Union  
Gasconade 1820 Herman Small File see Statewide Counties
Gentry 1845 Albany includes Worth County
Jefferson 1818 Hillsboro Small File see Statewide Counties
Marion 1826 Palmyra  
Mercer 1845 Princeton Small File see Statewide Counties
Pike 1818 Bowling Green  
Platte 1838 Platte City See Clay County
Ralls 1829 New London  
Randolph 1829 Huntsville Small File see Statewide Counties
Ray 1820 Richmond  
Washington 1813 Potosi Small File see Statewide Counties
Worth 1861 Grant City See Gentry County
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NEBRASKA

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES

Adams

1867

Hastings

Small File see Statewide Counties

Antelope

1871

Neigh

Small File see Statewide Counties

Banner

1888

Harrisburg

Small File see Statewide Counties

Buffalo 1855 Kearney includes Kearney, Phelps, Harland, Franklin Counties
Colfax 1869 Schuyler Small File see Statewide Counties
Cuming 1855 West Point Small File see Statewide Counties
Custer 1877 Broken Bow  
Dodge 1854 Fremont  
Franklin 1867 Franklin see Buffalo County
Harland 1871 Alma see Buffalo County
Kearney 1860 Minden see Buffalo County
Madison 1856 Madison Small File see Statewide Counties
Morrill 1908 Bridgeport Small File see Statewide Counties
Phelps 1873 Holdrege see BuffaloCounty
Platte 1856 Columbus Small File see Statewide Counties
Stanton 1855 Stanton Small File see Statewide Counties
Scotts Bluff 1881 Bridgeport Small File see Statewide Counties
Seward 1855 Seward Small File see Statewide Counties
Washington 1854 Blair  
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OHIO

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES

Athens

1805 Athens Small File see Statewide Counties
Augalize 1848 Wapakonets Small File see Statewide Counties
Brown 1818 Georgetown  
Butler 1803 Hamilton Small File see Statewide Counties
Carroll 1883 Carrollton  
Champaign 1805 Urbana  
Clarke 1818 Springfield  
Clinton 1810 Wilmington  
Darke 1809 Greenville  
Delaware 1808 Delaware  
Erie 1800 Sandusky Small File see Statewide Counties
Fairfield 1800 Lancaster  
Fayette 1810 Washington Court House  
Greene 1803 Xenia  
Guernsey 1819 Cambridge  
Hancock 1820 Findlay Small File see Statewide Counties
Hardin 1820 Kenton  
Harrison 1813 Cadiz  
Huron 1815 Norwalk Small File see Statewide Counties
Knox 1808 Mt. Vernon  
Licking 1808 Licking  
Logan 1818 Bellefontaine  
Madison 1810 London Under Contstruction
Marion 1820 Marion  
Miami 1807 Troy  
Montgomery 1803 Dayton  
Morrow 1848 Mt. Gilead  
Muskingum 1804 Zanesville  
Perry 1818 New Lexington  
Preble 1808 Eaton  
Richland 1808 Mansfield  
Ross 1798 Chillicothe  
Sandusky 1820 Fremont Small File see Statewide Counties
Seneca 1820 Tiffin  
Stark 1808 Canton  
Trumble 1900 Warren Small File see Statewide Counties
Tuscarawas 1818 New Philadelphia  
Van Wert 1820 Van Wert  
Wayne 1808 Wooster Small File see Statewide Counties
Williams 1820 Bryan  
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VIRGINIA

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES

Accomac

1663 Accomac

Small File see Statewide Counties

Albemarle 1744 Charlottesville  
Alexandria (Arlington)     Small File see Statewide Counties
Alleghany 1822 Covington Small File see Statewide Counties
Amelia 1734 Amelia Court House Small File see Statewide Counties
Amherst 1761 Amherst Small File see Statewide Counties
Appomattox 1845 Appomattox Small File see Statewide Counties
Augusta 1738 Staunton  
Bath 1791 Warm Springs  
Bedford 1854 Bedford  
Bland 1861 Bland Small File see Statewide Counties
Botetourt 1770 Fincastle  
Brunswick 1720 Lawrenceville Small File see Statewide Counties
Buchanan 1858 Grundy Small File see Statewide Counties
Buckingham 1761 Buckingham  
Campbell 1782 Rustburg  
Caroline 1728 Bowling Green Small File see Statewide Counties
Carroll 1842 Hillsville Small File see Statewide Counties
Charles City 1634 Charles City Small File see Statewide Counties
Charlotte 1765 Charlotte Court House Small File see Statewide Counties
Chesterfield 1749 Chesterfield Ct. House Small File see Statewide Counties
Clarke 1836 Berryville Small File see Statewide Counties
Craig 1851 New Castle Small File see Statewide Counties
Culpepper 1749 Culpepper  
Cumberland 1749 Cumberland Small File see Statewide Counties
Dickenson 1880 Clintwood Small File see Statewide Counties
Dinwiddie 1752 Dinwiddie Small File see Statewide Counties
Elizabeth City* 1634 Hampton Small File see Statewide Counties
Essex 1692 Tappahannock Small File see Statewide Counties
Fairfax 1742 Fairfax Small File see Statewide Counties
Fauquier 1759 Warrenton Small File see Statewide Counties
Floyd 1831 Floyd Small File see Statewide Counties
Fluvanna 1777 Palmyra Small File see Statewide Counties
Franklin 1786 Rocky Mount Small File see Statewide Counties
Frederick 1738 Winchester  
Giles 1806 Pearisburg Small File see Statewide Counties
Gloucester 1651 Gloucester Small File see Statewide Counties
Goochland 1727 Goochland Small File see Statewide Counties
Grayson 1793 Independence  
Greene 1831 Standardsville Small File see Statewide Counties
Greensville 1780 Emporia Small File see Statewide Counties
Halifax 1752 Halifax Small File see Statewide Counties
Hanover 1720 Hanover Small File see Statewide Counties
Henrico 1617 Richmond Small File see Statewide Counties
Henry 1777 Martinsville Small File see Statewide Counties
Highland 1847 Monterey  
Isle of Wight 1634 Isle of Wight Small File see Statewide Counties
James City 1617 Williamsburg Small File see Statewide Counties
King and Queen 1691 King and Queen Court House Small File see Statewide Counties
King George 1721 King George Small File see Statewide Counties
King William 1702 King William Small File see Statewide Counties
Lancaster 1651 Lancaster Small File see Statewide Counties
Lee 1793 Jonesville Small File see Statewide Counties
Loudoun 1757 Leesburg  
Louisa 1742 Louisa Small File see Statewide Counties
Lunenburg 1746 Lunenburg Small File see Statewide Counties
Madison 1793 Madison Small File see Statewide Counties
Mathews 1791 Mathews Small File see Statewide Counties
Mecklenburg 1766 Boydton Small File see Statewide Counties
Middlesex 1673 Saluda Small File see Statewide Counties
Montgomery 1777 Christianburg  
Nansemond* 1646 Suffolk Small File see Statewide Counties
Nelson 1808 Lovington Small File see Statewide Counties
New Kent 1654 New Kent Small File see Statewide Counties
Norfolk 1691 Norfolk Small File see Statewide Counties
Northampton 1634 Eastville Small File see Statewide Counties
Northumberland 1648 Heathsville Small File see Statewide Counties
Nottaway 1789 Nottaway Small File see Statewide Counties
Orange 1734 Orange Small File see Statewide Counties
Page 1831 Luray Small File see Statewide Counties
Patrick 1891 Stuart Small File see Statewide Counties
Pittslyvania 1767 Chatham Small File see Statewide Counties
Powhatan 1777 Powhatan Small File see Statewide Counties
Prince Edward 1754 Farmville Small File see Statewide Counties
Prince George 1703 Prince George Small File see Statewide Counties
Prince William 1731 Manassas Small File see Statewide Counties
Princess Anne* 1691   Small File see Statewide Counties
Pulaski 1839 Pulaski Small File see Statewide Counties
Rappahannock 1833 Washington Small File see Statewide Counties
Richmond 1692 Warsaw Small File see Statewide Counties
Roanoke 1838 Salem Small File see Statewide Counties
Rockbridge 1778 Lexington  
Rockingham 1778 Harrisonburg  
Russell 1786 Lebanon Small File see Statewide Counties
Scott 1814 Gate City Small File see Statewide Counties
Shenandoah 1772 Woodstock  
Smyth 1832 Marion Small File see Statewide Counties
Southampton 1749 Courtland Small File see Statewide Counties
Spotsylvania 1721 Spotsylvania Small File see Statewide Counties
Stafford 1664 Stafford Small File see Statewide Counties
Surry 1652 Surry Small File see Statewide Counties
Sussex 1754 Sussex Small File see Statewide Counties
Tazewell 1800 Tazewell Small File see Statewide Counties
Warren 1836 Front Royal Small File see Statewide Counties
Warwick* 1634   Small File see Statewide Counties
Washington 1777 Abingdon  
Westmoreland 1653 Montross Small File see Statewide Counties
Wise 1856 Wise Small File see Statewide Counties
Wythe 1790 Wytheville  
York 1634 Yorktown Small File see Statewide Counties
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WEST VIRGINIA

COUNTY DATE FORMED COUNTY SEAT NOTES

Barbour

1843

Philippi

Small File see Statewide Counties

Berkeley 1772 Martinsburg  
Boone 1847 Madison Small File see Statewide Counties
Braxton 1836 Sutton Small File see Statewide Counties
Brooke 1796 Wellsburg Small File see Statewide Counties
Cabell 1809 Huntington Small File see Statewide Counties
Calhoun 1856 Gilmer Small File see Statewide Counties
Clay 1858 Clay Small File see Statewide Counties
Doddridge 1845 West Union Small File see Statewide Counties
Fayette 1831 Fayetteville Small File see Statewide Counties
Gilmer 1845 Glenville Small File see Statewide Counties
Grant 1866 Petersburg Small File see Statewide Counties
Greenbrier 1778 Lewisburg  
Hampshire 1754 Romney  
Hancock 1848 New Cumberland  
Hardy 1786 Moorefield Small File see Statewide Counties
Harrison 1784 Clarksburg  
Jackson 1831 Ripley Small File see Statewide Counties
Jefferson 1801 Charles Town  
Kanawha 1789 Kanawha  
Lewis 1816 Weston Small File see Statewide Counties
Lincoln 1867 Hamlin Small File see Statewide Counties
Logan 1824 Logan Small File see Statewide Counties
Marion 1842 Fairmont Small File see Statewide Counties
Marshall 1835 Moundsville Small File see Statewide Counties
Mason 1804 Point Pleasant Small File see Statewide Counties
McDowell 1858 Welch Small File see Statewide Counties
Mercer 1837 Princeton Small File see Statewide Counties
Mineral 1866 Keyser Small File see Statewide Counties
Mingo 1895 Williamson Small File see Statewide Counties
Monongalia 1776 Morgantown  
Monroe 1799 Union  
Morgan 1820 Berkeley Springs  
Nicholas 1818 Summerville Small File see Statewide Counties
Ohio 1776 Wheeling  
Pendleton 1788 Franklin  
Pleasants 1851 Saint Marys Small File see Statewide Counties
Pochontas 1821 Marlinton Small File see Statewide Counties
Putnam 1848 Winfield Small File see Statewide Counties
Raleigh 1850 Beckley Small File see Statewide Counties
Preston 1818 Kingwood  
Randloph 1787 Elkins  
Ritchie 1843 Harrisville Small File see Statewide Counties
Roane 1856 Spencer Small File see Statewide Counties
Summers 1871 Hinton Small File see Statewide Counties
Taylor 1844 Grafton Small File see Statewide Counties
Tucker 1856 Parsons Small File see Statewide Counties
Tyler 1814 Middlebourne Small File see Statewide Counties
Upshur 1851 Buckhannon Small File see Statewide Counties
Wayne 1842 Wayne Small File see Statewide Counties
Webster 1860 Webster Springs Small File see Statewide Counties
Wetzel 1846 New Martinsville Small File see Statewide Counties
Wirt 1848 Elizabeth Small File see Statewide Counties
Wood 1798 Parkersburg Small File see Statewide Counties
Wyoming 1858 Pineville Small File see Statewide Counties
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