Administrative/Biographical History
Quincy Land District Office
The Quincy Land District Office was created by an act of Congress of February 19, 1831. It originally contained all land north of the Illinois River which formerly had been a part of the Springfield District. By an act of Congress of March 2, 1833 it received an additional area west of the Illinois River which had been contained in the Edwardsville District. When the Northwestern Land Office was created in 1834 the portion of the Quincy District lying north of the line separating townships twelve and thirteen north of the baseline for the fourth principal meridian was transferred to it.
The Quincy Land District Office was discontinued on August 30, 1855 and responsibility for selling all remaining public land in the district was transferred to the Springfield Land District Office.
