DeWitt County is named for DeWitt Clinton, who was a Governor of New York and who was responsible for the construction of the Erie Canal.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – McLean County
E – Piatt County
S – Macon County
W – Logan County
Created: March 1, 1839 
County Seat:
Marion 1839
Clinton 1839 – present
County Courthouse – Clinton
Location: 201 West Washington Street / South Quincy Street
Built: 1984 – 1986
Style: Modern
Architect: FGM, Inc. of Belleville
Contractor: Diversified Buildings, Inc. of Morton
Description: The building faces south and is a one story red colored brick and concrete structure. The building is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Clinton. The south central entrance projects from the main building and has glass doors. The windows are rectangular and set low. The roof line is flat. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 6th Judicial Circuit. The building is named as the DeWitt County Building and the jail occupies the east section of the building.
See: The 6th Judicial District includes Champaign County, Douglas County, Macon County, Moultrie County and Piatt County.
History: The county was created in 1839 and Marion was designated as the temporary county seat but Clinton was selected as the county seat in 1839. The first courthouse was built by Henry Dishon in the same year at a cost of $600. The second courthouse was a two story brick structure built in 1849. The third courthouse was a three story Gothic Revival stone structure designed by Henry Elliott of Chicago and constructed by C F Schultz & Company in 1899 and resembled the courthouse in Pike County. The fourth and present courthouse was constructed in 1984 to 1986.
County Courthouse – Clinton
County Jail – Clinton
Photos taken 2010