Hamilton County (IL)
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- 8600 people in 436 sq.mi., 72% agricultural. Formed in 1821 and named after Alexander Hamilton
Contents
- 1 Hamilton County Government WEB
- 2 Municipalities and Districts
- 2.1 Hamilton County Water District
- 2.2 Rend Lake Conservancy District WEB
- 2.3 Aden
- 2.4 Belle Prairie City
- 2.5 Broughton (Village)
- 2.6 Bungay
- 2.7 Cornersville
- 2.8 Dahlgren (Village)
- 2.9 Dale (unincorporated)
- 2.10 Macedonia
- 2.11 McLeansboro (City/County Seat) WEB
- 2.12 Piopolis
- 2.13 Walpole
- 2.14 Wayne Fire Protection District #1
- 3 EMS and Hospitals
- 4 Schools
- 5 Businesses
Hamilton County Government WEB
Hamilton County Sheriff FB
- License Plates "S 33-x"
- Units Heard: 842, 843, 845, "2" "CM" units McLeansboro Police
Highway Department
*151.085 BM Ham Highway WNBQ382 [Expired 1/15] FMN Deprecated 12/27/24
Municipalities and Districts
Townships - Crook, Crouch, Dahlgren, Knights Prairie, McLeansboro, South Flannigan, South Crouch, South Twigg, Twigg
* 150.995 BM Dahlgren Township Road Maintenance WNYT840 [Expired 3/12] FMN Deprecated
Hamilton County Water District
Rend Lake Conservancy District WEB
Aden
Belle Prairie City
Broughton (Village)
Bungay
Cornersville
Dahlgren (Village)
* 155.8275 WPMJ616 BM City Services [Expired 10/03] FMN Deprecated 12/27/24
Dahlgren Fire Protection District
- New firehouse 2005
Dale (unincorporated)
- Police by Hamilton County, Illinois State Police Fire by McLeansboro. Ambulance by Gholson, Harre-Hamilton of McLeansboro, Fire by McLeansboro
Macedonia
- Partially in Franklin County
McLeansboro (City/County Seat) WEB
* 154.04 BM Electrical System Ops/Power Plant WQAZ716 [Expired 9/14] FMN Deprecated 12/24
McLeansboro Police
- Units: "City", "CM" Sam 12, 13, 17, 18
Piopolis
Walpole
Wayne Fire Protection District #1
- See Wayne County?
EMS and Hospitals
Hamilton County Ambulance Service FB
- Funds transferred for new service
- Non-profit EMS created in 2020, starting serving in Sep 2021
- 5 056 03 white/green Sprinter Van
- 5 056 xx white/green Ford Box Truck
Gholson Ambulance Service
- PERMANENTLY CLOSED -- Bases in Diamond City, McLeansboro (Operated by Gholson Funeral Home)
- 5P11, 5P12, 5P13, 5P18; Ford Box units white/blue stripes
- 151.865 M CSQ GAS U2U EMS: Local FMN EMS-Tac
- 155.160 WPML630 M MERCI-3 EMS: Local FMN Hospital
- 155.340 WPML630 M MERCI-1 Patient Reports FMN Hospital
Harre-Hamilton County Ambulance (McLeansboro)
Disbanded in Sep 2021 when Hamilton County EMS began LINK
- 5P22, 5P23, 5P24, 5P26
- 5 P?? 5 055 02 Basic Life Support with 3 defibrillators/AED's -
- DBA Harre, Joe Michael, Harre Funeral Home
155.22 BM MERCI-2 Dispatch (Harre) FMN WPMG683 Deprecated 12/24
Hamilton Memorial Hospital (McLeansboro)
- Hamilton Memorial Hospital District $18.5 Million Expansion Project
Schools
Hamilton County Community Unit School District 10
- Countywide School in McLeansboro (Opened in early 2000's)
Businesses
- American Environmental Corp
- Everett Lemke Farming
- Hamilton County Mine #1 (Dalghren) 158.385 Base/Mobiles WSGH308 Issued 12/24
- Launius Farming/Livestock 159.765 (NFM - Broughton) WQNN437
- Lueke Farming 153.2075 Base/Mobile (NFM - Belle Prairie City) WQNN644
- Nice Farms 151.535 Base/Mobile (NFM at Dalhgren) KNPS904
- Thomas Bros Farms 452.175 Repeater (Springton) KNGA521