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We are a part of the ILGenWeb Project which is also a member of the USGenWeb Project. You can click on the logos at the top to be taken to these websites. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of ancestors and relatives of Wabash county. On December 3, 1818, Illinois was admitted as the twenty-first state of the Union. The county of Wabash is an offspring of Edwards county; yet the first settlements made within the vast boundaries of the latter were within the limits of what is now Wabah county. The first settlers were a few French families, who located on the Wabash river, near the point known as Rochester, in Coffee precinct. This was about 1800. Read more about the early history in this book: History of Edwards, Lawrence and Wabash Counties, Illinois Wabash County was formed in 1824 when it was separated form Edwards County after a dispute over the county seat. Mt. Carmel, the county seat, is the largest city in Wabash County. Some public records have been destroyed by a series of events in the mid-1800's. The first courthouse was in Centerville, a town that was created to serve as the county seat. Within a few years, the county seat was moved to Mt. Carmel and a new courthouse was built in 1831. This building burned in 1857, destroying all of the courthouse records except for a log of commissioners minutes. Some documents were recreated from personal records. The third courthouse, built in 1857, was destroyed by a tornado in 1877. The fourth courthouse was built with state relief aid in 1881 and remained in use until it was "rebuilt" in 1959 and 1963 (i.e. the front part was torn down and a new wing built then the rest was torn down and the new building was completed). This county is adoptable. Contact: ILGenWeb State Coordinator |
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