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County of Hancock

For court-service inquiries, use the circuit clerk’s office below. This is not the county election clerk or a judge’s personal contact.

Census ID 184898 · Census county field: Hancock · Functioning in the 2025 inventory

For residents

Contact the circuit clerk

9th Judicial Circuit · Directory checked 2026-09-13

Hancock County Circuit Clerk

217-357-2616. Published mailing address: P.O. Box 189, Carthage, Illinois 62321-0189. Confirm office hours and where to attend or file with the clerk before visiting. This directory does not establish a hearing location, judge roster, or current officeholder term.

Illinois circuit-clerk office directory

Call the Hancock circuit clerk 217-357-2616 Check the official directory Confirm the office’s latest published details with Illinois Courts.

Sources & verification dates

Illinois circuit-clerk office directory ↗State of Illinois Office of the Illinois Courts · Checked 2026-09-13

The source record

Listed as functioning in 2025.

The Census ACTIVE field is Y for this record.

Census ID: 184898
Record type: General-purpose government
Classification: County
Status: Functioning

2025 Census snapshot

Reported contact and location fields

Reported mailing addressPO BOX 500 · CARTHAGE, IL · 62321

Reported contact roleCounty Board Chair

A role label, not a verified person’s name.

Census county fieldHancock

These are inventory fields, not newly verified office contacts. A county field or mailing address does not establish the exact service boundary.

Published context

Scale and parent relationship

Population estimate17,1862023

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