Hancock County, Illinois Genealogy

United States &gt; Illinois &gt; Hancock County

Parent County

 * 1825--Hancock County was created 13 January 1825 from Pike County and unorganized territory.
 * County seat: Carthage

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Clark County, Missouri
 * Henderson
 * Lee County, Iowa
 * Lewis County, Missouri
 * McDonough
 * Schuyler

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. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county 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 Hancock County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,


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


 * ePodunk list of Hancock 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.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Crooked Creek
 * Macedonia
 * Nauvoo 5
 * Ramus

Local Histories
Biographical review of Hancock County, Illinois : containing biographical and genealogical sketches of many of the prominent citizens of to-day and also of the past (1907)

Portrait and biographical record of Hancock, McDonough and Henderson counties, Illinois : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county (1894)

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project is a great site that will has vital records, cemeteries, census, histories, newspapers, military, maps. There are links to libraries, societies, and courthouses, and mailing lists.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Early Pioneers of Nauvoo database
 * Hancock County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)