Sangamon County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Sangamon County

Parent County

 * 1821--Sangamon County was created 30 January 1821 from the Northwest Territory. County seat:  Springfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Cass
 * Christian
 * Logan
 * Macon
 * Macoupin
 * Menard
 * Montgomery
 * Morgan

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African-American Resources for Illinois

Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.
 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


 * Find A Grave also gives a and links to the  information for the individuals buried there.


 * Sangamon Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county.


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Sangamon County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Sangamon County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.


 * Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery, famous for being the resting place of Abraham Lincoln, has excellent burial records available on-line through Illinois Digital Archives. The Oak Ridge Cemetery Interment collection includes six volumes, covering the years 1858 - 1940.  The ledger books include name, age, cause of death, place of birth, and location of burial plot.  Additional comments sometimes include the name of a parent or exact place of death (address).

Church
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 220 S. Second St. Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 522-8151

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church has baptism, marriage, and burial records dating back as far as 1839. For a listing of available records, go to the church's History/Archives page.

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Sangamon County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Sangamon County.


 * - 30th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
 * - 64th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Yates’ Sharpshooters), Company C.
 * - 70th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B, E and F.
 * - 73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, G and I.

Vital Records
Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois offers the following free online death indexes:


 * 1) WWII U.S. Army Deaths
 * 2) Sangamon County Patient Deaths at the Illinois State Hospital (1910s-1930s)
 * 3) Portuguese Deaths 1886-1888 and 1916-1918
 * 4) Pritchett Funeral Home (Illiopolis) Book I (Feb 1921 - Oct 1939) and Book II (Oct 1939 - Mar 1962)

Web Sites

 * Sangamon County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Sangamon County, Illinois (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois). Cemetery, Church Records, Directories, Guardianship, Local Histories, Oibtuaries, Naturalizations, Probate Records, Soldier's and Sailor's Home, Tax Lists, Vital Records
 * Sangamon County, Illinois (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois). Cemetery, Church Records, Directories, Guardianship, Local Histories, Oibtuaries, Naturalizations, Probate Records, Soldier's and Sailor's Home, Tax Lists, Vital Records