Online Highways Home > Illinois > Monticello City Map with Features Piatt County Piatt county was formed in 1841 from parts of Macon County and is located in central Illinois between Champaign and Decatur. It is named for James Piatt, the first permanent settler in the area. The county seat is Monticello which lies along the banks of the Sangamon River. The town is named for Thomas Jefferson's estate in Virginia. Jefferson was known as the "Sage of Monticello" and the town became known as "Sage City". The hamlet of Bement is believed to have been the meeting place for Abraham Lincoln and Stephen A. Douglas to discuss the guidelines for the Abraham Lincoln-Stephen A. Douglas debates in 1858. The county population on July 1, 1999, was 16,623, an increase of 1,075 over the 1990 census. For information on county government, contact the National Association of Counties Web site. Additional information is available at these pages: Illinois Counties Illinois Cities Read reviews and find hotels in Monticello. Location: Monticello Illinois See more Illinois Counties. Other upcoming events include:

Search Monticello Illinois 6 What have people been Tweeting about Monticello?

baylorblessing "Monticello, utah is in my rearview mirror. Probably 2 hours away: durango, colorado."
StonerMoses420 "Monticello Dam has the largest drain hole in the world http://pic.gd/12e003"
XOlaurapowerXO "getting ready to head back to Monticello!"
amosbailey "Leaving TJ's house , monticello, and waiting to park for syd's game. Go Lady VOLS!"
vogueshoegal "Hanging out at Thomas Jefferson's house - Monticello http://twitpic.com/qjcoo"
Charlottesville "Just posted on ActiveRain: Charlottesville Real Estate presents Lake Monticello Virginia u2013 (YTD Nov 2u2026 http://activerain.com/t/1350193"
diyana1104 "Greenhouse at Monticello on Flickr - Photo Sharing!: Thomas Jeffeson's greenhouse was located in the south .. http://bit.ly/08dpG4P"
vinifera "RT@bikenapavalley Our bike tour visited many great #wineries today: @goosecross, Frog's Leap, Clos du Val, @RobSinVin & Monticello#wineries"
trooperoutlaw "About to watch New Moon with my wife. in Monticello, AR http://loopt.us/K2xtxQ.t"
brownthumbgirl "Greenhouse at Monticello on Flickr - Photo Sharing! http://bit.ly/73p5vM"
Matti09 "RT @PatriotLeague: Great view of the mountains and blue sky ahead. If you look closely, you can see Thomas Jefferson's Monticello mansion."
PatriotLeague "Great view of the mountains and blue sky ahead. If you look closely, you can see Thomas Jefferson's Monticello mansion."
bcompton "The thing that most impressed Jonah at Monticello was the fancy Coke vending machine. (Original to the house.)"
luxury_business "#luxury Cathie D. Morales is now friends with Monticello Shoes and Jadyn Thomas: Cathie D. Morales is now friends with M http://url4.eu/o4r1"
SaraRosinsky "RT @bcompton: Monticello. A beautiful fall day. I learn that Thomas Jefferson invented the velvet rope and the leaf blower. History."
Check everything within 25 miles of Monticello Illinois