Sangamon County, Illinois Genealogy

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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
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.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Sangamon County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)