Bond County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Bond County

Parent County
4 January 1817: -- Bond County was created from Madison County.

Places/Localities
To see a list of places in Bond County, click on [Show], above. The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

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

Archives and Libraries
IRAD Depository LIB 144 University of Illinois at Springfield One University Plaza, MS BRK 140 Springfield IL 62703-5407 Telephone: (217) 206-6520

Cemeteries

 * 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 Bond County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Bond 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.

Census
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.

Court Records
IRAD Holdings


 * Justice of the Peace Dockets 1858 to 1961

Probate Records
IRAD Holdings


 * Probate Minutes 1877 to 1855
 * Probate Records 1837 to 1849

Births
IRAD Holdings


 * Birth Records 1877 to 1915
 * Birth Records Index 1863 to 1915
 * Delayed Birth Records Index 1863 to 1915

Marriages
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 - An online searchable index, is an ongoing project of the Illinois State Archives and the Illinois State Genealogical Society The Bond County index includes 1817-1915.

IRAD Holdings


 * Marriage License Application 1891 to1916
 * Marriage Licenses 1817 to 1915
 * Mariage Records 1817 to 1915
 * Marriage Record Index 1817-1915

Deaths
Index of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916–1950 listings the death certificates filed with the Illinois Department of Public Health

IRAD Holdings


 * Death Records 1878 to 1915
 * Death Records Index 1878 to 1915

Websites

 * Bond County ILGenWeb (The USGenWeb Project). May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county.
 * Bond County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Bond County Fact Sheet (Illinois State Archives)