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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


McDonough County (formed 1826 from Schuyler)

1840 Federal Census

1850 Federal Census Index at ILTrails

1850 Federal Census Index of Surnames

1850 Federal Census at IL GenWeb

1850 Federal Census Index.  Surnames starting with:
[A-C]   [D-F]   [G-H]   [I-L]   [M-Q]   [R-S]   [T-Z]
1850 Federal Census.  Page #:
[230A-241A]   [241B-253A]   [253B-264B]   [265A-276A]
[276B-287B]   [288A-299B]   [299B-311A]   [311B-395B]

1870 Federal Census Index  - Surnames A-F (partial)

1870 Federal Census Index  - Surnames G-O (partial)

1870 Federal Census Index  - Surnames P-Z (partial)

1870 Federal Census (partial) Page #:
[1A-7A]   [7B-13B]   [13A-18B]   [19A-23B]   [24A-30A]
[30B-31B]   [32A-38A]   [38B-39B]   [40A-45B]   [46A-48B]

1880 Federal Census Records Transcription of ED 164

1880 Federal Census Records Transcription of ED 165

1880 Federal Census of Sciota Twp.

Search Engine at McDonough Genealogy Society - includes many census records!

Other Records

Biographies Index

Early Settlers

Civil War Roll of Honor

1897 Jury List

1907 Biographies Index from Historical Books


McHenry County (formed 1836 from Cook)

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1861-1863 Military Census Records Transcription

1880 Federal Census Records EVERY NAME Index

1930 Federal Census Records EVERY NAME Index

Other Records

Early Settlers Name Index and Certificate Program

Old Settlers of McHenry County, IL

1852-1868 St. John Baptist Church Records

1880-1979 Death Notices from "The Crystal Lake Herald"

1856-1869 Death Notices from "The Sentinel"

1870-1879 Death Notices from "The Sentinel"

1872-1989 Death Notices from "The Marengo Republican"

1877 County Directory

1880-1884 Death Notices from "The Sentinel"

1885-1889 Death Notices from "The Sentinel"

1917 Prairie Farmers Directory


McLean County (formed 1830 from Tazewell & Unorganized Territory)

Other Records

Biographies Index

Immigration Records Index

Old Settlers of McLean County

1834-1900 Probate Records Index

1914 Brown's Business College Students


Menard County (formed 1839 from Sangamon)

1840 Federal Census With Census Index

1850 Federal Census Records Transcription with Index

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1860 Federal Census Records Transcription with Index

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1870 Federal Census Records Transcription with Index

1870 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1880 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1900 Federal Census with Census Index

Other Records

1839-1845 Voters Lists

1839-1963 Index to Probate Records

1861 Delinquent Tax List

1879 County History & Biographies

1878-1887 Birth Records

1877-1910 Death Records Index

1877-1910 Death Records Index

1889 Delinquent Tax List

1902 Pioneers of Menard & Mason Counties

1905 Biographical Sketches from "Past & Present of Menard County"

1917 Farmers Directory

1919 Phone Directory

1920 Standard Atlas

Early Voters Lists

Military and Veterans


Mercer County (formed 1825 from Unorganized Territory & Pike)

1859-1948 Almshouse Registers


Monroe County (formed 1816 from Randolph & St. Clair)

1818 Census Records Index

1820 Federal Census Index

1820 Federal Census Records Transcription

1930 Federal Census Records for Columbia Precinct and Township

Other Records

Civil War Records

WWII Casualty List

1816 Tax List

1816-1818 Farmers of Monroe County

1895-1956 Funeral Card Images

1918 Prairie Farmers Directory


Montgomery County (formed 1821 from Bond & Madison)

1825 State Census Index

1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, and 1910 Federal Census Records are online at the Montgomery County Genealogical Society.

1855 State Census Index


Morgan County (formed 1823 from Sangamon)

1830 Federal Census Surname Index by SK Publications

1850 Federal Census Index (partial)

1850 Federal Census Pages 170A-176A

1850 Federal Census Pages 176B-182B

1850 Federal Census Pages 182C-184C

1850 Federal Census Records with Index

1850 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1860 Federal Census Records with Index

1860 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1870 Federal Census Records with Index

1870 Federal Census Mortality Schedule

1870 Federal Census of Jacksonville School for the Deaf and Dumb

1880 Federal Census of Jacksonville School for the Deaf and Dumb

Other Records

Civil War Soldiers of Morgan County

Old Settlers

Old Settlers Association Death List

Naturalizations Index

1827-1837 Wills Index

1835 Pensioners

1839 Tax List

1849-1861 Death Dates Abstracted from Administrators Bonds

1858-1878 Delayed Birth Records

Waverly Delayed Birth Records

1863-1870 Register of Decedents Who Died Intestate

1880 Birth Records

1917 Farmers Directory

 

 

 

 

Illinois Census Finder Counties

Adams-Cass Livingston-Massac
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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