Indiana (territory) -- Randolph (county)


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County Quick Reference

County Seat: Kaskaskia

County Name: Named for Edmund Randolph, first United States Attorney General


 
Boundary Changes
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Date
Area
Change
04 JUL 18003,454Randolph becomes a county in the Indiana Territory
03 FEB 18016,332Gained from Knox and St. Clair counties
01 MAY 18039,650Exchanged land with St. Clair County
   
See Also:
Randolph County, Territory Northwest of the River Ohio (1795-1800)
Randolph County, Territory of Illinois (1809-1818)

 

 

Authority
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Background
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Randolph County was formed on 05 October 1795 by proclamation of the Governor of the Territory Northwest of the River Ohio [click here for more information]. It became a county with Indiana Territory on 01 JUL 1800 by An act to divide the territory of the United States north-west of the Ohio, into two separate governments . The county's boundaries would change two times before statehood.

The following map shows the original size of the county at its founding (in red with yellow border) superimposed on a modern map

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Randolph County in 1800

 

Census
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DatePopulationChange
18107,275---


Bibliography
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  • Combined history of Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties, Illinois : with illustrations descriptive of their scenery and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia: J.L. McDonough & Co., 1883.
  • History of Jordan's Grove Congregation. Illinois?: The Church?, 1964.
  • Portrait and biographical record of Randolph, Jackson, Perry and Monroe counties, Illinois. Containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens ... the presidents of the United States, and the governors of the state of Illinois. Chicago : Biographical Pub. Co., 1894.
  • Bleem, Catherine Berra. Evansville, Illinois before 1900 : Randolph County, Illinois : Bibliography, Contents, and Index. Evansville, Ill.: C.B. Bleem, 1996.
  • Brieschke, Walter L. Guide to the History of Randolph County, Illinois. [Rev.] ed. Carterville, Ill?: W.L. Brieschke, 1997.
  • Gordon, J. B. Early History of the Flack School District, Randolph County, Illinois. Sparta, Ill.,: Published by Sparta News-Plaindealer.
  • Jetton, Kay F. and E. J. Montague. Index to Montague's 1859 Directory, Business Mirror and Historical Sketches of Randolph County, Illinois. Marissa, Ill.: Marissa Historical & Genealogical Society, 2009.
  • Jones, Elda McCormick and Marissa Historical and Genealogical Society. Randolph County, Illinois : Since the Day of the Red Man. Marissa, Ill.: Marissa Historical & Genealogical Society, 1998.
  • Jones, Elda McCormick and Marissa Historical and Genealogical Society. Pioneer History of Randolph County : A Few Early Sketches. Marissa, Ill.: Marissa Historical & Genealogical Society, 2008.
  • Linder, Jean Rita. Survey of the Archaeological Resources Along the Existing and Proposed Levees on Kaskaskia Island in Randolph County, Illinois, and Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri. Ft. Belvoir: Defense Technical Information Center, 1975.
  • Mann, J. M. F. A Physical History & Hand Book of Randolph County, Illinois. Sparta, Ill.: Argonaut Press.
  • Marissa Historical and Genealogical Society. A Few Pioneer Families of Randolph County, Illinois. Marissa, Ill.: The Society, 1994.
  • McDill, Henry C. A History of the Thompsons and Mcbrides of Northern Ireland, Abbeville, South Carolina, Randolph County, Illinois. Anaheim, Calif.: McDill, 1977.
  • Moffat, Charles R. and Cynthia J. Anderson. Test Excavations at Three Archeological Sites on Kaskaskia Island, Randolph County, Illinois. Ft. Belvoir: Defense Technical Information Center, 1984. http://handle.dtic.mil/100.2/ADA246049.
  • Montague, E. J.. The History of Randolph County, Illinois Including Old Kaskaskia Island. Sparta, Ill.,, 1948.
  • Orser, Charles E. and Theodore J. Karamanski. Preliminary Archaeological Research at Fort Kaskaskia, Randolph County, Illinois Southern Illinois Studies. Carbondale: University Museum Southern Illinois University, 1977.
  • Pautler, Daniel H. and Gerry Koetting. Pautler. 1 vols. Murphysboro, Ill.?: D.H. Pautler, 1985.
  • Porter, H. Leonard. Destiny of the Scotch-Irish : An Account of a Migration from Ballybay, Ireland, to Washington County, New York, Abbeville District, South Carolina, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, Preble County, Ohio, Randolph County, Illinois, and the Central Illinois Prairie, 1720-1853. Winter Haven, Fla. (P.O. Box 7533, Winter Haven 33881): Porter Co., 1990.
  • Randolph County Genealogical Society (Ill.). Randolph County, Illinois. Commemorative ed. Paducah, Ky.: Turner Pub. Co., 1995.
  • Randolph County Genealogical Society (Randolph County Ill.). In the Name of Jesus, Church Book, St. Peter's Lutheran, Randolph (Bremen), Randolph County, Illinois, Records. Illinois: Randolph County Genealogical Society.
  • Randolph County Genealogical Society (Randolph County Ill.). St. Mark Episcopal Church, Church Records 1843-1955 : Chester, Randolph Co., Illinois. Chester, Ill.: Randolph County Genealogical Society.
  • Randolph County Genealogical Society (Randolph County Ill.). Towns & Families of Randolph County. Illinois: Randolph County Genealogical Society, 2000.
  • Randolph County Genealogical Society (Randolph County Ill.). Early Court Records of Randolph County, Illinois, Beginning in 1804 : Census, Court Cases, Marriages, Probates & Wills, Relocation of County Seat, Roads and Bridges. Chester, Ill.: Randolph County Genealogical Society, 2009.
  • Randolph County Genealogical Society (Randolph County Ill.). Randolph County, Illinois Information 1800-1850. Chester, IL.: Randolph County Genealogical Society, 2009.
  • Randolph County Genealogical Society. Randolph County, Illinois Old Settlers' Association, 1899 to 1905. Chester, IL: Reprinted by Randolph County Genealogical Society Libr. & Museum, 1991.
  • Rex, Nelson William. Building Faith in God : The Churches of Monroe County and Nearby Randolph County, Illinois. Waterloo, Ill.: Nelson William Rex, 2006.
  • Roscow, Jeffrey M. Illustrated History of the Lutheran Churches in Randolph County, Illinois. Evansville, IL: Jeffrey M. Roscow, 1990.
  • Salger, Glenn A. The History of Lafayette, Randolph County, Illinois. Leesville, La.: G.A. Salger, 2010.
  • Suess, Adolph B. Glimpses of Prairie du Rocher, its history from 1722 to 1942 intimately linked with that of Randolph County and of the state of Illinois. Belleville, Ill. : The Buechler Printing Co., 1942.
  • Waters, Loraine and Southern Illinois University at Carbondale. Museum of Natural and Social Sciences. "Historical Map of Randolph County, Illinois." Carbondale, Ill.: Historical Division of S.I.N.U. Museum, 1942.
 
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Proclamation altering boundary line between Randolph and St. Clair counties, 1803

March 25th. Sundrie petitions having been presented to the Governor, from a number of the Citizens of the County of Randolph, Complaining of the great distance from the seat of Justice of their County, and praying that the line dividing the Counties of Randolph and St. Clair may be so altered as to anex them to the latter, the Governor Issued a proclamation, declaring the line separating the Counties of Randolph and St. Clair shall begin on the Mississippi River four miles and thirty two Chains south of the point, where the present division line intersects the Mississippi Bottom, thence by a direct line to the Sink hole Springs, thence by a line north sixty degrees East until it intersects a north line running from the great Cave on the Ohio River, and the alterations and boundaries so established shall take place from and after the first day of may next.

Proclamation Altering Boundary Lines of Knox, Randolph, and St. Clair Counties, 1801

The Governor Issued a proclamation altering the boundary lines of the Counties of Knox & Randolph and St. Clair as follows, to wit, the boundary of the County of Randolph shall begin on the Ohio River at a Place called the Great Cave, below the Saline Lick, thence by a direct north line until it intersects an East and West line running from the Mississippy through the Sink hole spring, thence along the said line to the Mississippy thence down the Mississippi to the mouth of the Ohio and up the Ohio to the place of beginning.

 

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