Woodford County is named for Woodford County in Kentucky from which many of the settlers arrived, and which county was named for William Woodford, who was a general in the American Revolutionary War.
Surrounding County Courthouses:
N – Marshall County and La Salle County
E – Livingston County and McLean County
S – McLean County and Tazewell County
W – Peoria County
Created: February 27, 1841 
County Seat:
Versailles 1841 – 1843
Metamora 1843 – 1894
Eureka 1894 – present
County Courthouse – Eureka
Location: 115 North Main Street / East Court Street
Built: 1897 – 1898
Style: Neo-Classical
Architect: Bell and Kent from Council Bluffs, Iowa
Contractor: H C Bruning of Havana
Description: The building faces west and is a three story gray colored limestone and concrete structure. The building is located on spacious landscaped grounds in the center of Eureka. The west front has a projecting center section with arched entrance. The north and south center sections also project. The first story is course stone. On the center of the roof is a square dome with green colored roof and small cupola at the top. In the interior are marble floors and wainscoting, wrought-iron stair and balcony railings, solid quartersawn oak doors and paneling, and deeply molded high ceilings on the upper floors. In the center is a rotunda. The building houses the County Circuit Court of the 11th Judicial Circuit.
Old County Courthouse – Metamora
Location: 113 East Partridge Street / Menard Street
Built: 1845 – 1846
Style: Greek Revival
Architect: David Irving
Contractor: David Irving
Description: The building faces south and is a two story red colored brick and wood structure. The The buildinding is located on landscaped grounds in the center of Metamora. The south front has a large porch with four large white colored columns rising to a pediment at the roof line. On the center of the roof is a square white colored cupola with octagonal top section. In the interior, the courtroom is located on the second story. The building is now the Metamora Courthouse State Historical Site.
See: The 11th Judicial District includes Ford County, Livingston County, Logan County and McLean County.
History: The county was created in 1841 and Versailles was selected as the county seat. In 1843 the county seat was moved to Metamora. The first courthouse was built 1in 1845 and is still standing. In 1894 the county seat was moved to Eureka. The second and present courthouse was constructed in 1897 to 1898 at a cost of $90,232.
County Courthouse – Eureka
Old County Courthouse
Pfotos taken 2008