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Trails to the Past of Iowa
is accepting
any donations of
genealogy materials that you may have such as marriage
announcements, news articles, old obituaries, births,
(you do not need the birth certificate) just the
information, and biographies. If you have any of
these items please contact me Marie
Miller the Iowa State
Administrator.
Clinton County was formed on
December 21, 1837. It was named for DeWitt Clinton, a
Governor of New York and most ardent advocate for the
construction of the Erie Canal. The cities of DeWitt and
Clinton were also named after him.
In 1835, Elijah
Buell built a log cabin for himself and his family and
was thus the first settler of the region. In 1854, the
first newspaper was issued and in 1858, the Lyons Female
College for girls opened its doors. The tuition was set
at $175 per student.
The county has used
three courthouses in its history. The structure
currently in use was constructed in Romanesque style and
opened in 1897.
Early Settlement
Clinton county was first settled in 1836, by Mr. Bourne,
who located upon Sec. 1, T. 80, R. 4, East. The county
was surveyed in 1837, by the Messrs. Burtz. The Surveyor
General's office was then at Cincinnati, Ohio. In 1840,
the county was organized by Sheriff Bourne. In 1841, R.
R. Bedford and others formed a little settlement at De
Witt, and during the same year Messrs. Wheeler and Evans
erected a log court-house. In stepping from the past to
the present, we quote the language of one of the "oldest
inhabitants." He says: "Clinton County was originally
settled by the poorest class of people on God's earth;
and it is with great pleasure that I have witnessed
their progress, slow but sure, and now find the most of
them very comfortably situated."
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Cities
Andover
Calamus
Camanche
Charlotte
Clinton
DeWitt
Delmar
Goose
Lake
Grand Mound
Lost Nation
Low
Moor
Toronto
Welton
Wheatland
Unincorporated
communities
Bryant
Elwood
Elvira
Teeds
Grove
Big Rock
Folletts
Buena
Vista
Townships
Bloomfield
Brookfield
Camanche
Center
De
Witt
Deep Creek
Eden
Elk
River
Grant
Hampshire
Liberty
Olive
Orange
Sharon
Spring
Rock
Washington
Waterford
Welton |
Clinton County Court House
Adjacent
counties
Jackson
County (north)
Carroll
County, Illinois (northeast)
Whiteside County,
Illinois (east)
Rock Island County, Illinois
(southeast)
Scott County (south)
Cedar
County (southwest)
Jones County
(northwest) |
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