Woodford County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Woodford County

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

Parent County

 * 1841--Woodford County was created 27 February 1841 from Tazewell and McLean Counties. County seat:  Eureka

Neighboring Counties

 * LaSalle
 * Livingston
 * Marshall
 * McLean
 * Peoria
 * 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 Woodford County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Woodford 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 Woodford 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.

Maps
Woodford County, El Paso and Metamora 1876 from the David Rumsey Map Collection.

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Woodford 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 Woodford County.


 * - 51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.
 * - 77th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C, F, and H.
 * - 85th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
 * - 86th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.

Web Sites

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