Tazewell County Information and Links

Tazewell County was Named for Lyttleton Waller Tazewell

Lyttleton Waller Tazewell [1774-1860] was an eminent lawyer. He served in the Virginia house of delegates, and was a representative from Viriginia. Between 1824-32, the time when Tazewell County, Illinois, was named, he was a U.S. senator. In 1834, L.W. Tazewell became the 27th Governor of the Commonwealth of Virginia. Tazewell County was Established in 1827. Prior to being organized as a county, the area was part of Sangamon County. The first Tazewell County encompassed parts of present-day DeWitt, Livingston, Logan, Mason, McLean, and Woodford Counties. The present-day boundaries of Tazewell County were not established until 1841. In January 1680, Robert de LaSalle and 33 fellow explorers landed their canoes on the eastern bank of the Illinois River near present-day Creve Coeur. They built a winter refuge in the southeast quarter of section one of Pekin Township. Today, the junction of Interstates 474 and Route 29 are within a mile or so of the site.

Government Organizations

Tazewell County, IL
States Attorneys Office
Sheriff's Office
Health Department
Children's Advocacy Center
Political Graveyard
Tazewell County Repulican Central Committee

Cities of Tazewell County

East Peoria, IL
Morton, IL
Pekin, IL

HISTORY & GENEALOGY

Genealogical & Historical Society
U.S. Census Bureau - Tazewell Facts
FedStats - Tazewell, IL
Illinois Trails, Tazewell
National Register of Historical Places in Tazewell County
GIS & Geospatial Data