Local Wiki
Clinton County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Third Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
- Meeting location
- County Board Meeting Room, Clinton County Sheriff's Office Building, 810 Franklin Street, Carlyle, IL 62231.
- County Clerk
- Vicky Albers · 618-594-6620 · ccclerk@clintonco.illinois.gov
- Agendas posted at
- https://clintonco.illinois.gov/county-board/
- Chair, County Board
- Clinton County Board, 15 members (three from each of five districts). Chairman: Brad Knolhoff (confirmed unchanged from the December 2025 directory).
Other Known Local Governments Here
These local governments — special-purpose districts, and smaller incorporated cities and towns — are known to exist in this area, but haven’t been individually researched yet, so there’s no meeting info or contacts on file. Listed here as a starting point if you want to look into one yourself; where we could confirm an official website, the name links there. More may exist here than are listed.
Cities (5)
- Breese (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Carlyle (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Centralia (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Trenton
- Wamac
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Villages (11)
- Albers (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Aviston (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Bartelso
- Beckemeyer (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Damiansville
- Germantown (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Hoffman
- Huey
- Keyesport
- New Baden (official website, opens in a new tab)
- St. Rose
Source: U.S. Census Bureau Population Estimates Program, 2024 · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
School districts (12)
- Albers SD 63
- Aviston SD 21
- Bartelso SD 57
- Breese Esd 12
- Carlyle CUSD 1
- Central Chsd 71
- Damiansville SD 62
- Germantown SD 60
- North Wamac SD 186
- St Rose SD 14-15
- Wesclin CUSD 3
- Willow Grove SD 46
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Drainage (2)
- Germantown Levee and Drainage District
- Hanover Drainage and Levee District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Fire Protection (12)
- Aviston Fire Protection District
- Beckemeyer-Wade Township Fire Protection District
- Breese Township Rural Fire Protection District
- Carlyle Fire Protection District
- Germantown Rural Fire Protection District
- Hoffman Fire Protection District
- Huey-Ferrin-Boulder Fire Protection District
- Keyesport Fire Protection District
- Saint Rose Fire Protection District
- Santa Fe Fire Protection District
- Sugar Creek Fire Protection District
- Wheatfield Township Fire Protection District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Health (1)
- Sugar Creek Ambulance Service District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Highways (3)
- New Memphis Lighting District
- Saint Rose Lighting District
- Shattuc Lighting District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (1)
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts) · Website links from the official .gov registry and the Census Bureau’s 2022 Government Units listing, checked September 2026
Special districts · Multi-Purpose (2)
- Heiman Levee Drainage District
- Santa Fe Drainage Levee District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Parks & Recreation (2)
- Aviston Park District
- Germantown Park District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Sewer (2)
- New Memphis Sanitary District
- Saint Rose Sanitary District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Clinton County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water Supply (5)
- Carlyle North Water District
- Carlyle Southwest Water Service District
- Clinton County East Water Service District
- New Memphis Water Service District
- Saint Rose Public Water Service District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)