Mason County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Mason County

History
Large numbers of Kentuckians settled in frontier Mason County, Illinois. The name of the county (Mason) is reminiscent of Mason County, Kentucky - the previous residence of many pioneer settlers.

Parent County

 * 1841--Mason County was created 20 January 1841 from Tazewell and Menard Counties. County seat: Havana

Neighboring Counties

 * Cass
 * Fulton
 * Logan
 * Menard
 * Schuyler
 * Tazewell

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.


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


 * Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason 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 Mason County.


 * - 51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
 * - 53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
 * - 85th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and K.

Web Sites

 * Mason County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Mason County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)