Union County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Union County

Parent County

 * 1818--Union County was created 2 January 1818 from Johnson County. County seat:  Jonesboro

Neighboring Counties

 * Alexander
 * Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
 * Jackson
 * Johnson
 * Perry County, Missouri
 * Pulaski
 * Williamson

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/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 list of cemeteries in Union County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Union 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 of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Union 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.

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Union 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 Union County.


 * - 60th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, and F.
 * - 81st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.

Web Sites

 * Union County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Union County, Illinois Genealogy Trails
 * Union County, Illinois Genealogy Trails