Local Wiki
Jefferson County
Official County Record
Official source, last checked Sep 7, 2026- County Board meets
- Fourth Monday of each month at 7:00 p.m.
- Meeting location
- Jefferson County Board Room, Basement, Jefferson County Courthouse, 100 South 10th Street, Mt. Vernon, IL 62864.
- County Clerk
- Joseph Davis · 618-244-8020 · jeffcoclerk@jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov
- Agendas posted at
- http://jeffersoncounty.illinois.gov/county_board/_agendas___minutes/index.php
- Chair, County Board
- Jefferson County Board, 13 members elected from districts. Chairman: Cliff Lindemann (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 (3)
- Centralia (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Mount Vernon
- Nason
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 (7)
- Belle Rive
- Bluford
- Bonnie
- Dix (official website, opens in a new tab)
- Ina
- Waltonville
- Woodlawn
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 (14)
- Bethel SD 82
- Bluford Unit School District 318
- Farrington Ccsd 99
- Field Ccsd 3
- Grand Prairie Ccsd 6
- Mcclellan Ccsd 12
- Mount Vernon SD 80
- Mt Vernon Twp Hsd 201
- Opdyke-Belle-Rive Ccsd 5
- Rome Ccsd 2
- Spring Garden Ccsd 178
- Summersville SD 79
- Waltonville CUSD 1
- Woodlawn Unit School District 209
Source: NCES Common Core of Data (via Urban Institute), 2022 directory — regular school districts only
Special districts · Airport (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 · Fire Protection (4)
- Jefferson Fire Protection District
- Waltonville Fire Protection District
- Webber Fire Protection District
- Woodlawn Fire Protection District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Housing & Community Development (2)
- Jefferson County Housing Authority
- Mount Vernon City Housing Authority
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Library (1)
- Ce Brehm Memorial Public Library District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Soil & Water Conservation (1)
- Jefferson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)
Special districts · Water & Sewer (1)
- Dix-Kell Water and Sewer Commission
Source: U.S. Census Bureau, 2022 Census of Governments — Government Units listing (independent special districts)