Hamilton County History and Points of Interest
1.	County orgranized February 8, 1821
2.	County named for Alexander Hamilton, first Secretary of the U. S. Treasury
3.	County Seat surveyed and plotted by Thomas Sloo, Jr. in 1821. First spelled McLeansborough.
4.	First building in the new town, a log Commissioners Court building located on the northeast corner of the Courtyard - 1821.
5.	Goshen Road, 1808 - from Goshen to Shawneetown.
6.	Old State Road - about 1821, from Shawneetown to Vandalia the State Capital.
7.	Southern section of the Lincoln Heritage Trail begins at McLeansboro.
8.	Unusual architectural design, the Octagonal House (burned in 1973) in Flannigan Township, built about 1871-1873.
9.	Home of former Governor John Stelle
10.	First Official Air Mail Flight by Horace Kearney, September 26, 1912, see Mural in McLeansboro Post office located on south Jackson Street.
11.	McCoy Memorial Library, 1884 - beautiful Victorian architecture. Also, Bank Building to the north.
12.	Home of Arthur Allan's world famous sheep dogs.
13.	Railroads; St. Louis & Southeastern, about 1871.
14.	State Highways (hard surface roads) in the 1920's
15.	Oldest Church, Ten Mile Creek, 1820.
16.	Riddle Inn Site.
17.	Concord Church.
18.	North Fork Church.
19.	Sneed Church.
20.	Richardson Hill Cemetery and Church.
21.	McLeansboro Golf Church.
22.	Cartwright Church and Memorial - on Goshen Road.
23.	Knights Prairie Church - on Goshen Road.
24.	Old Shed Cemetery
25.	Big Hill Cemetery
26.	Early traces of Goshen Road according to old maps.