Sangamon County

  • County Seat:
    Springfield
  • Area:
    880 square miles
  • Population:
    12,960 (1830 census) - 197,465 (2010 census)
  • Named for:
    Native American Origin (Pottawatomie)
  • Created on:
    January 30, 1821

Images

  • sangamon-county-postcard
  • sangamon-Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL84-SPRIF,1-2
  • sangamon-Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL84-SPRIF,1-3
  • sangamon-Historic American Buildings Survey Collection, Library of Congress, LC-HABS ILL84-SPRIF,1-4
  • sangamon-Joseph Allen, Library of Congress, LC-A7-10958
  • sangamon-Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-73061
  • sangamon-Library of Congress, LC-USZ62-14954
  • sangamon-od Papageorge, Seagrams County Court House Archives, Library of Congress, LC-S35-TP9-1

Cases

Johnson v. Smith

Ben Smith sued Mark Johnson in a debt case in Sangamon County. The court ruled for Smith, and Johnson appealed to the Illinois Supreme Court. The Supreme Court affirmed the lower court's judgment.

Justice(s):

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Columbus Machine Manufacturing Company et al. v. Ulrich et al.

Not Listed

Justice(s):

Justice John D. Caton
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