Montgomery
County, Illinois
 About
30,000 live in quaint Montgomery
County, located in central
Illinois. The county was organized in 1821,
and named for General Richard Montgomery, a
Revolutionary War hero killed in the assault
against Quebec on December 31, 1775.
Montgomery County cities include Butler,
Fillmore, Litchfield, Ohlman, Raymond,
Waggoner, Witt, and Hillsboro, the county
seat. Hillsboro is also known as the
“Bluegrass Capital of Illinois.”
The first courthouse in Hillsboro was made
of logs, the second was a frame structure
with a mostly dirt floor, and the third was
a two-story brick structure. The current
courthouse was completed in 1873. A few
bricks were salvaged from the previous
structure and were used in the new building,
and the Historic Courthouse now houses
non-judicial offices, i.e. treasurer, county
clerk, regional office of education,
supervisor of assessments and county
coordinator.
County residents enjoy a variety of outdoor
sports, including hunting, fishing and
boating. There are four lakes in Montgomery
County: Lake Hillsboro, Glenn Shoals Lake,
Lake Lou Yaeger and Coffeen
State Lake.
For history buffs, there are also a number
of museums:
-
Harkey
House Museum. Built in 1834,
it is the oldest home in Hillsboro.
-
Witt
Community Museum
-
Irving
Area Historical Museum
-
Panama
Community Museum
-
Fillmore
Community Museum
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