McLeansboro, Dahlgren, Broughton and Belle Prairie City are some of the "children" of this county in the Mount Vernon micro area, founded back in the 1820s and today home of more than 8600 people, who enjoy the Little Egypt Youth Camp, South Flannigan Townhall, and Four Corners. 1/4 of the population reports German ancestry while 1/10 reports Irish ancestry, and more than 1/10 reports English ancestry; in this county where more than 98% of the inhabitants are White-Non Hispanic. The neighboring counties of the five cities, six designated places, twenty-three unincorporated cities, and twelve townships that represent the residences of almost 2450 families are Franklin, Saline, Wayne, White, Jefferson, and Gallatin.

Judge Barry Vaughan

Wayne Morris. Phone: 618-643-3021