Pike County, Illinois Genealogy

United States &gt; Illinois &gt; Pike County

Parent County

 * 1821--Pike County was created 31 January 1821 from Madison, Bond and Clark Counties. County seat:  Pittsfield

Record Loss
1831 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/Burned_Counties_Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Adams
 * Brown
 * Calhoun
 * Greene
 * Marion County, Missouri
 * Morgan
 * Pike County, Missouri
 * Ralls County, Missouri
 * Scott

Cemeteries

 * Pike County, Illinois Cemetery Records
 * The Tombstone Transcription Project
 * Find a Grave
 * Cemetery Location Project
 * Pike County Cemeteries
 * USGenWeb Archives Illinois
 * Pike County, Illinois Cemeteries
 * The Political Graveyard
 * Watson Cemetery (Photos)

Census And Directories

 * 1830 Federal Census Index
 * 1840 Federal Census Index
 * United States Census (Mortality Schedule), 1850
 * U. S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880 $
 * Illinois State Census Collection, 1825-1865 $
 * United States Census, 1850
 * United States Census, 1860
 * 1860 Mortality Schedule
 * United States Census, 1870
 * United States Census, 1880 (Index only)
 * 1880 United States Federal Census $
 * United States Census, 1900
 * 1910 United States Federal Census $
 * 1919 Prairie Farmers Directory
 * United States Census, 1920
 * 1930 United States Federal Census$
 * Pike County, Illinois Directories

Land

 * Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database

Local Histories

 * Pike County History by Jess M. Thompson
 * 1880 History of Pike County Illinois by Chas. M. Chapman
 * 1891 Portrait and Biographical Album of Pike and Calhoun Counties
 * An Index to the names of person appearing in Portrait and Biographical Album of PIke and Calhou County Illinois
 * A True Picture of Emigration by Rebecca Burlend
 * Copperheads, Black Republicans and Bushwhackers
 * Diary and Financial Account of Joseph Treaster
 * WWI With The Colors From Pike County
 * Past and Present of PIke County, Illinois (1906)
 * Pike County, Illinois Biographies
 * Pike County Biographies
 * History of Pike County, Illinois Volume 1
 * WorldCat
 * Biographies
 * Pioneer Families of Pike County, Illinois

Maps

 * 1876 Map of Eastern Pike County
 * 1876 Map of Western Pike County
 * City Map
 * Illinois County Boundaries 1790 - Present
 * USGS Mapping Information

Military

 * Ninty-Ninth Infantry Regiment of Illinois Volunteers
 * Federal Pension Roll of 1883
 * WWI With The Colors From Pike County
 * United Sates, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942
 * WWII Service Record of Men and Women

Newspapers

 * Pike County, Illinois Old Newspapers
 * 1896 Bary Adage Speical Edition
 * 1946 Anniversary Edition of the Barry Adage
 * Kinderhook Centennial Souvenir
 * Newspapers Serving Pike County
 * Notes and Newspaper Excerpts
 * Obituaries
 * Pike County Republican
 * Pike Press

Schools

 * Pike County, Illinois Schools

Taxation

 * U. S. IRS Tax Assessment Lists, 1862-1918

Vital Records

 * Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
 * Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916
 * Illinois Statewide Death Certificates, 1916-1950

Societies and Libraries

 * Historical Societies, Libraries, Museums

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog.
 * Genealogy Trails, Welcome to Pike County, Illinois
 * Pike County, Illinois Online Genealogical Projects
 * Pike County Chamber of Commerce
 * The ILGenWeb Project
 * Pike County, Illionis American History and Genealogy Project
 * USGenWeb Archives Illinois, Pike County