Cass County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois Cass County

Quick Dates
Cass County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Cass County are kept, see the Cass County Courthouse page.

Historical Facts
Cass County is named for who was the 22nd United States Secretary of State.

Parent County

 * 3 March 1837: -- Cass County was created from Morgan County.

Places/Localities
To see a list of places in Cass County, click on [Show], in the bar 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

Cemeteries
Find A Grave, list of cemeteries. Additional information can be found at local level (city, township, etc.)


 * Cass 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.

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

Court Records
Illinois Court Records for more information

Court records are held in both offices of the Circuit Court Clerk and County Clerk

Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) Collection

The following records may be accessed through: IRAD–University of Illinois at Springfield (UIS) and search for Cass County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page

History

 * Biographical Review of Cass, Schuyler and Brown Counties, Illinois: Containing Biographical Sketches of Pioneers and Leading Citizens. Chicago: Biographical Review Pub. Co., 1892. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Genealogy Trails; Internet Archive; USGenWeb (partial).

Civil War
Civil War service men from Cass 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 Cass County.


 * - 33rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K.
 * - 61st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.

Deaths
Cass County Death Records 1878 - 1915 are available online, courtesy: Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois. The site also provides a list of WWII Deaths and Cass County Patient Deaths in the Illinois State Hospital (1910s-1930s).

Websites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Cass County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Cass County, Illinois (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois) Cemetery, Census, Church Records, Deeds, Funeral Home Records, Local Histories, Naturalizations, Tax Lists, Vital Records