Macoupin County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Macoupin County

Parent County

 * 1829--Macoupin County was created 17 January 1829 from Madison and Greene Counties. County seat: Carlinville

Neighboring Counties

 * Greene
 * Jersey
 * Madison
 * Montgomery
 * Morgan
 * Sangamon

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 Macoupin County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Macoupin 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 Macoupin 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.

1840 Pensioners

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. ; ; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Macoupin County on page 187.]

Military

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


 * - 32nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, C and I.
 * - 59th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.

Death Records
Macoupin County Coroner's Inquest Files Index, 1835-1928 (courtesy: Illinois State Archives)

A list of Macoupin County Patient Deaths at the Illinois State Hospital (1910s-1930s) is available online, courtesy: Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois. The site also provides a list of WWII Deaths.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Macoupin County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Macoupin County, Illinois (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois) Cemetery, Local Histories, Soldier's and Sailor's Home, Vital Records
 * Macoupin County, Illinois (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois) Cemetery, Local Histories, Soldier's and Sailor's Home, Vital Records