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Illinois Census Notes:

Between 1680-1763, Illinois was under the control of France.

Between 1763-1783, Illinois was controlled by Great Britain.

Between 1800 and 1809, Illinois was considered part of Indiana Territory.

On 3 March, 1809, Illinois became it's own territory. 

Federal Illinois census records begin in 1820 and were enumerated every ten years.  Census years available to the public are: 1820, 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920 and 1930.

Soundex code indexes for Federal Illinois census records are available on microfilm for census years: 1880, 1900, 1910, and 1920.

1890 Federal census schedules (including the Veterans and Widows census) were completely destroyed by fire with the exception of a small fragment of McDonough County ED 174.

Illinois state census records were enumerated in 1810, 1820, 1830, 1835, 1840, 1845, 1855 & 1865.  See IL State Census for more info.

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Springfield, IL 62702-5097
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Illinois

(American Territory: 1787.  Territory: 1809.  Statehood: 1818)


Statewide Illinois Census Records Online:

Early Illinois Settlers

1787 Census of Kaskaskia

1807 Indiana Territory Census.  Covers all of Southern Illinois.  Page:
[1]    [2]    [3]    [4]    [5]    [6]    [7]    [8]    [9 & 10

1807 Voters List

1810-1890 Federal Census Records at Ancestry

1840 Federal Census Revolutionary War Pensioners - Statewide

1880 Federal Census Search at Family Search

1880 Federal Census Extraction of Southern Illinois Penitentiary

Illinois State Databases of Census & Genealogy Records


Champaign County (formed 1833 from Vermilion)

1850 Federal Census Index Surnames A-J

1850 Federal Census Index Surnames K-Y

1850 Federal Census Pages 89A-100B

1850 Federal Census Pages 101B-113B

1850 Federal Census Pages 114A-121A

1850 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

Other Records

1833 Tax List

1878 Residents List

1923 Champaign High School


Christian County (formed 1839 from Sangamon & Shelby)

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

Other Records

1914 City Directory for Pana located here.

1945 Small List of Taylorville Residents


Clark County (formed 1819 from Crawford)

1820 Federal Census Index

1820 Federal Census

1820 Federal Census Index at Illinois Trails

1820 Federal Census Transcription at Illinois Trails

1850 Federal Census Index.  Surnames starting with:
[A-B]    [C-D]    [E-H]    [H-L]    [M-P]    [P-S]    [S-Z]
1850 Federal Census.  Pages:
[163A-173B]    [174A-185B]    [186A-196B]    [197A-207B]
[208A-219A]    [219B-230A]    [230B-240B]    [241A-251B]
[252A-263A]    [263B-273B]    [274A-278A]

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1850 Federal Census - Products of Industry Schedule

1910 Federal Census of the Clark County Poor Farm

1920 Federal Census of the Clark County Poor Farm

1930 Federal Census of the Clark County Poor Farm

Other Records

Early Land Records

Civil War Veterans

1882 Jurors List

1887-1916 Residents of the Soldiers and Sailors Home

1894 Newspaper Article Listing Early Pioneers

1895 Old Settlers List

1899 Tax List of Melrose Township

1900 Tax List of Melrose Township

1901 Tax List of Melrose Township

1902 Tax List of Melrose Township

1904 Tax List of Melrose Township

1900-2004 Wabash Valley Obituary Index

1904 Tax Assessment List of Melrose Twp

1906 Tax Assessment of Anderson Twp

1907 Cyclone of Old York

1917-1918 WWI Draft List

1947 Farm Plat Book


Clay County (formed 1824 from Fayette, Lawrence & Wayne)

1850 Federal Census Index

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

Other Records

Original Land Owners

Vital Records Index


Clinton County (formed 1824 from Bond, Crawford, Fayette & Washington)

1825 Census

1830 Federal Census Pages 103-113

1830 Federal Census Pages 114-117

1840 Federal Census at Clinton County RootsWeb Page

1840 Federal Census - Extraction of Black Families

1837 Census of Carlyle

1840 Federal Census at Clinton County RootsWeb Page

1840 Federal Census Extraction of Black Families

1850 Federal Census

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1862 Military Census

1865 State Census Partial

1870 Federal Census of EDs 77 and 78

1880 Federal Census of St. Rose Twp

1880 Federal Census of Wheatfield Twp

1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1910 Federal Census Partial

1920 Federal Census.  ED#:
[1]    [2]    [3]    [4]    [5]    [6]    [7]    [8]    [9]    [10]    [11]    [12]    [13]    [14]

1920 Federal Census at Clinton County RootsWeb Page (partial)

1930 Federal Census Index (partial - in progress)

Other Records

1831-1841 Delinquent Tax Records

1833 Post Office Dead Letter List

1853 Delinquent Tax Records Surnames A-L

1853 Delinquent Tax Records Surnames M-Z

1883 Pensioners

1920 Prairie Farmers Directory

1956 Military Honor Roll

WWII Veterans


Coles County (formed 1830 from Clark & Edgar)

1840 Federal Census Records Transcription - Includes Census Index

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription - Includes Census Index

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1860 Federal Census Index and Transcription of Humboldt Twp.

1860 Federal Census Index and Transcription of East Oakland Twp. (partial

1860 Federal Census Index and Transcription of Paradise Twp.

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1862-1863 Military Census

1870 Federal Census of Pleasant Grove Twp

1880 Federal Census - Supplemental Schedules

1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1880 Federal Census - Poor House Residents

1900 Federal Census Index of Charleston (partial)

1900 Federal Census Records Transcription of ED 20

Other Records

Early Settlers

1843 Delinquent Tax List

1845 Delinquent Tax List

1847 Delinquent Tax List

1849 Delinquent Tax List

1850 Delinquent Tax List

1851 Cholera Victims

1852 Delinquent Tax List

1871 Delinquent Tax List

1879 Tax List - Part 1

1879 Tax List - Part 2

1883 Delinquent Tax List

1898 City Directory of Mattoon (partial)

1914 Business Directory of Mattoon

1918 Farmers Directory

WWII Soldiers

 

 

 

 

 

 

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Champaign-Coles McDonough-Morgan
Cook-Edgar Moultrie-Pope
Edwards-Greene Pulaski-Sangamon
Grundy-Jackson Schuyler-Tazewell
Jasper-Jo Daviess Union-Washington
Johnson-Lee Wayne-Woodford

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