Kane County, Illinois Genealogy

Guide to Kane County, Illinois ancestry, genealogy and family history, birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



Description
Kane County was named for United States Senator Elias Kane from Illinois, and the first Secretary of State of Illinois. The county is located in the northeastern area of the state.

County Courthouse
Kane County Courthouse 540 S Randall Rd St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone: 630-232-3413 Kane County Courthouse

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Kane County are kept, see the Kane page.

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

History Timeline
Prior to County Formation '''


 * 1790-1801 Kane part of Fulton County and the Northwest Territory
 * 1801-1812 Kane part of St. Clair County
 * 1812-1815 Kane part of Madison County
 * 1815-1816 Kane part of Edwards County
 * 1816-1819 Kane part of Crawford County
 * 1819-1821 Kane part of Clark County
 * 1821-1823 Kane part of Pike County
 * 1823-1825 Kane part of Fulton County
 * 1825-1835 Kane part of Putnam County
 * 1835-1836 Kane part of LaSalle County

 County Formation and After 


 * 1836 Kane County created from Cook County and unorganized territory
 * 1837 DeKalb County created from Kane
 * 1841 Kendall County created from Kane and LaSalle counties.

Biographies

 * The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a Kane County edition. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of Kane County residents. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.

Census Records
 State
 * 1865 State Census was indexed by the Kane County Genealogical Society.
 * The census index was published in The Index to the Kane County, Illinois, 1865 State Census. Geneva, IL: 2000.
 * The index is available in the Master Every Name Index located at the Kane County Genealogical Society. Every Name Index

 1840 Pensioners
 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshals of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. ; . Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, Ancestry ($). See Illinois, Kane County on page 187.

Church Records
Church records may give birth, death and marriage information. It is usually best to locate church records with a search at a local level such as the city, town, or village.
 * Find Kane County church records and resources available at many libraries (WorldCat).
 * Table of historical churches in Elgin (Kane County GenWeb)

 Catholic Catholic Church records may be located with the Diocese of Rockford, Chancery Office, P.O. Box 7044, Rockford, IL 61126, Phone: (815) 962-3709, Fax: (815) 968-2824.

 The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints
 * 1936-1948 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Aurora Branch (Illinois). Record of Members, 1936–1942; Annual Genealogical Report, Form E, 1937–1948. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. The Aurora Branch included members living in Cook, DeKalb and Kane Counties, Illinois.
 * 1936-1948 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Batavia Branch (Illinois). Record of Members, 1936–1948; Annual Genealogical Report, Form E, 1937–1948. Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1951. The Batavia Branch, which was discontinued in 1957, included members living in Cook, DuPage, and Kane Counties, Illinois.

 List of Churches and Church Parishes
 * FamilySearch Places

Court Records
Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Court Records for more information about using court records. The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through the FamilySearch Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at Northern Illinois University - search for Kane County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the NIU IRAD Wiki page.

Online Court Indexes and Records
 * 1836-1870 Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1836–1870 at Illinois State Archives
 * 1836-1870  Circuit Court Case Files IRAD-NIUThe Kane County Circuit Court Case Files include chancery, criminal and common law proceedings. Documents include summonses, affidavits of witnesses, subpoenas, bonds, receipts, depositions, declarations, decrees and orders of the court, jury and witness lists, indictments, warrents, writs of habeas corpus, verdicts, dismissals and transcripts of coroner's inquests (from the Illinois State Archives web site)
 * 1881-1884  County Court Dockets IRAD-NIU
 * 1895-1899 Abstractions from the Valley chronicle and the St. Charles chronicle, 1895-1899 (some court records)
 * 1881-1884 Kane County Circuit Court Docket Index, 1881-1884 Transcribed by Kimberly Torp from original documents at the IRAD courtesy genealogytrails.com

 Aurora
 * 1857-1906 Aurora: Court of Common Pleas Case Files IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD

 Elgin
 * 1857-1917 Elgin: Court of Common Pleas Case Files IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1854-1926 Elgin: City Council Proceedings Files IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD

Ethnic, Political, and Religious Groups
 African Americans
 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Illinois African-American Resource Guide by the Illinois State Archives describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African-American Resources for Illinois

Land and Property Records
Original land records are held in the office of the County Clerk. See Illinois Land and Property for more information about using land records. The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed online or through the FamilySearch Library.

Online Land Indexes and Records
 * Family maps of Kane County, Illinois with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads and more
 * Kane County (Illinois) land atlas and plat book, 1986
 * Abstractions from the Valley chronicle and the St. Charles chronicle, 1895-1899 (some land records)
 * Beginning 1820 Land Patent Search See Illinois Land and Property for more information about this database.
 * Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
 * 1796-1907 U.S. General Land Office Records found at Ancestry ($)
 * Illinois Public Land Purchase Records This record extract includes over 538,000 land sales from the 19th Century. Each entry includes the purchaser's name, purchase date, number of acres, price per acre, and in some cases the purchaser's sex and residence. Available at www.ancestry.com ($)
 * Kane County Federal Township Plats

Local Histories
There are 5 county histories in 6 volumes. The Pioneer Publishing Company, 1908.The indexes for all 5 Kane County histories (6 volumes) are part of the Master Every Name Index located at the Kane County Genealogical Society. Every name index
 * 1878 The Past and Present of Kane County, Illinois. Chicago: LeBaron and Company, 1878.
 * 1888 Commemorative, Biographical and Historical Record of Kane County, Illinois. Chicago: Beers, Leggett &amp; Co., 1888.
 * 1898 Biographical Record of Kane County, Illinois. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Publishing Company, 1898.
 * Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kane County edited by Newton Bateman, et.al. Chicago: Munsell Publishing Company, 1904
 * History of Kane County, Illinois. Volumes I &amp; II by R. Waite Joslyn &amp; Frank W. Joslyn. Chicago:

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1788-1940 Maps of Illinois (1788-1940)
 * Township Map of 1870 Kane County, Illinois with numerous small settlements. (My Genealogy Hound)
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places

Military Records

 * American Legion Post 57; Elgin, Illinois; Deceased/Transferred File Elginroots.

 Civil War Civil War service men from Kane 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 Kane County.
 * - 7th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company A.
 * - 7th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.
 * - 8th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Companies A, B, and I.
 * - 13th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company H.
 * - 13th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company H.
 * - 15th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Companies G, H, I, and K.
 * - 16th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company H.
 * - 17th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company B.
 * - 36th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, F and K.
 * - 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 52nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, D, H, I and K.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
 * - 58th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, G, and I.
 * - 89th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies E and K.
 * - 105th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
 * - 124th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B and H.
 * - 127th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C, E, and I.
 * - 132nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company C.
 * - 141st Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A, B, C, D, G, I and K.
 * - 153rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1865), Company C.
 * - 156th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B and F.

Grand Army of the Republic; Veteran Post 49; Elgin, Illinois; Member Roster with links to obituaries at www.elginroots.com/v4/GAR/index.html.

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records


 * 1858-1954 Naturalization records,
 * 1840-1950 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1872-1906 Naturalization Declarations of Intent IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1872-1906 Naturalization Dockets IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1904-1906 Naturalization Record of Minors IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1873-1896 Naturalization Record of Soldiers and Minors IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1872-1906 Naturalization Record, Final IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1800-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1856-1991 Illinois, U.S., Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 at Ancestry - index and images ($)

 Naturalization facts for Kane County, Illinois:
 * 4 courts processed naturalizations in Kane County: the Aurora Court, the Kane County Court, the Elgin Court and the Kane County Circuit Court.
 * 1965 - all records were moved to the Kane County Circuit Court.
 * 162 volumes of records exist at the Kane County Circuit Court
 * 1853 – earliest record
 * 1954 – latest record
 * 40,000+ Declarations and Final Papers were processed
 * 2000 pages of extracted information were developed by the Kane County Genealogical when they indexed the naturalizations for the Kane County Circuit Court in the 1980s.
 * 4 indexes were developed: Applicant index, Spouse index, Child index and Witness index

Newspapers

 * 1922-2017 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1999 Fox Valley Obituary Index–Obituaries reported in the Aurora Beacon–News

An on-line index of Elgin area newspaper articles from the Courier News &amp; Daily Herald is available on the Gail Borden Library website. This index includes information pulled for the historical papers as well as current.

Other Records
 Public
 * 1893-1899 Insanity Dockets IRAD-NIU Search for Kane County How to use IRAD
 * 1948-1974 Jail Registers IRAD-NIU Search for Kane County How to use IRAD
 * 1968-1974 Jail Visitor Registers IRAD-NIU Search for Kane County How to use IRAD
 * 1869-1922 School Trustees' Minutes IRAD-NIU Search for Kane County How to use IRAD

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1772-1999 Illinois Wills and Probate Records 1772-1999 at Ancestry — index and images ($)
 * 1819-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Images only
 * 1837-1922 Miscellaneous probate records, 1837-1922 
 * 1850-1946 Probate Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1854-1869 Probate Executor's Record Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1854-1874 Probate Administrator's Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1855-1869 Probate Guardian's Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1865-1872 Probate Administrator's Petition Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1869-1946 Probate Appraisement Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1870-1946 Probate Administrator's and Executor's Reports IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1861-1946 Probate Inventory Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1866-1946 Probate Will Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1917-1927 Probate Fee Books IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * Index to Kane County, Illinois probate and guardianship records located in local historical societies
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

 Probate Facts for Kane County, Illinois:
 * In 1993 the Kane County Circuit Court microfilmed the Probate and Guardianship packets and gave the original packets to 12 county historical societies.
 * The Circuit Court retained a copy of the microfilm.
 * 36,000 Probate and Guardianship packets were distributed.
 * Dates started in the late 1830s and included some as late as the 1970s.
 * Index to Kane County, Illinois, Probate and Guardianship Records Located in Local Historical Societies was published in 2003 by the Kane County Genealogical Society and can be found in genealogical library collections.

Elgin The Elgin Genealogical Society has created a Probate Records Index online. The Elgin Historical Society has the probate papers and you may send a query to them at the Elgin Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1418, Elgin, Illinois 60121-1418. Please check the Research Assistance Policy before sending a query.

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry ($) — index, click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * Kane County, Illinois 1848 Personal Property Tax List transcribed by Joseph Kearns. Kane County Genealogical Society, 1984.
 * The index is available in the Master Every Name Index located at the Kane County Genealogical Society. Every Name Index

 Taxation
 * Kane County, Illinois 1848 Personal Property Tax List transcribed by Joseph Kearns. Kane County Genealogical Society, 1984.

Birth

 * 1877-1915 Birth index -
 * 1855-1900 Births -
 * 1877-1916 Kane County, Illinois birth index cards, 1877-1916
 * 1895-1899 Abstractions from the Valley chronicle and the St. Charles chronicle, 1895-1899
 * 1855-1900 Birth Certificates IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1891-1897 Birth Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1877-1915 Birth Record Index IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD

Marriage

 * To-1850 Illinois Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry ($); Index, INCOMPLETE
 * 1790-1860 Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 at Ancestry ($); Index, INCOMPLETE
 * 1805-1985 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1810-1940 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1833-1889 at FamilySearch — index
 * 1836-1925 Marriage registers, 1836-1925; marriage certificates/licenses, 1836-1923; uncertified marriage certificates/licenses, 1887-1896, 1899 (only 1); marriage affidavits, 1836-1902; indexes, 1836-1923
 * 1836-1925 Marriage record index, Kane County, Illinois
 * 1836-1925 Marriage registers, 1836-1925; marriage certificates/licenses, 1836-1923; uncertified marriage certificates/licenses, 1887-1896, 1899 (only 1); marriage affidavits, 1836-1902; indexes, 1836-1923
 * 1851-1900 Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 at Ancestry ($); Index, INCOMPLETE
 * 1836-1902 Marriage License Affidavits IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1836-1923 Marriage Licenses IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1836-1925 Marriage Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1836-1923 Marriage Record Index IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1587-1959 Illinois, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1836-1922 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 (1836–1922 for Kane County)
 * Kane County Marriages Courtesy of Genealogytrails

Death

 * 1749-1999 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1850-1880 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index and images
 * 1850 Kane County 1850 Mortality Index. Courtesy of Genealogytrails
 * 1860 1860 Mortality Index Courtesy of Genealogytrails
 * 1877-1915 Death Certificates IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1877-1919 Death certificates and indexes, 1877-1919
 * 1877-1919 Death Record Index IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1895-1899 Abstractions from the Valley chronicle and the St. Charles chronicle, 1895-1899
 * Pre-1916 Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916 at Illinois State Archives - index; Also at: MyHeritage ($)
 * 1916-1947 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; Index
 * 1916-1950 Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950 at Illinois State Archives - index
 * 1916-1950 Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 at MyHeritage - index ($)
 * 1951-1971 Illinois Death Certificates, 1951–1971 at Illinois State Archives - index

 Aurora 
 * 1895-1901 Aurora: Death Certificates IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1859-1891 Aurora: Death Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD

 Elgin 
 * 1837-1949 Elgin: Death, Burial and Removal Permit Record IRAD-NIU Search for Kane records How to use IRAD
 * 1850-1910 Elgin: Death records in Elgin, Illinois [Volume 1, part 1: with burials at Bluff City Cemetery and elsewhere as recorded in the cemetery sextons' ledgers ] (A-H)
 * 1850-1910 Elgin: Death records in Elgin, Illinois [Volume 1, part 2: with burials at Bluff City Cemetery and elsewhere as recorded in the cemetery sextons' ledgers ] (H-O)
 * 1850-1910 Elgin: Death records in Elgin, Illinois [Volume 1, part 3: with burials at Bluff City Cemetery and elsewhere as recorded in the cemetery sextons' ledgers ] (P-Z)
 * 1910-1940 Elgin: Death records in Elgin, Illinois [Volume 2, part 1: with burials at Bluff City Cemetery and elsewhere as recorded in the cemetery sextons' ledgers ] (A-H)
 * 1910-1940 Elgin: Death records in Elgin, Illinois [Volume 2, part 2: with burials at Bluff City Cemetery and elsewhere as recorded in the cemetery sextons' ledgers ] (H-R)
 * 1910-1940 Elgin: Death records in Elgin, Illinois [Volume 2, part 3: with burials at Bluff City Cemetery and elsewhere as recorded in the cemetery sextons' ledgers ] (S-W)

Divorce

 * Elgin Civil Court Divorce Records The records in this index are held at the Elgin Area Historical Society Museum.

Archives
 Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) The Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD), managed by the Illinois State Archives, houses the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. The Northern Illinois University (IRAD-NIU) holds the records for Kane County. Learn more about finding and using their records.
 * Illinois Regional Archives Depository c/o Regional History Center Founders Memorial Library, Room 400 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 Telephone: (815) 753-1807

FamilySearch Centers

 * Buffalo Grove Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Chicago Heights Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Chicago Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Chicago Illinois Hyde Park FamilySearch Center
 * Dekalb Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Griffith Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Naperville Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Orland Park Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Schaumburg Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Valparaiso Indiana FamilySearch Center
 * Westchester Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Wilmette Illinois FamilySearch Center
 * Arlington Heights Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Barrington Area Library - an affiliate library
 * Cook Memorial Public Library District - an affiliate library
 * Glenview Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Lake County IL Genealogical Society - an affiliate library
 * Oak Lawn Public Library - an affiliate library
 * Schaumburg Township District Library - Hoffman Estates - an affiliate library
 * Valparaiso Public Library/Porter County Public Library System - an affiliate library

Libraries
The following Kane County libraries have collections of specific interest to genealogists.
 * Aurora Public Library 1 E. Benton St. Aurora, Illinois 60505 (630) 264-4100 Website
 * Aurora Genealogy Index; Now and Then Index, includes Name and Subject searches for the "Now and Then" collection of newspaper clippings from the Beacon-News (held in the Main Library); Beacon News Obituary Index


 * Ella Johnson Memorial Public Library District 109 S. State St Hampshire, IL 60140 Phone: 847-683-4490 Familysearch.org has a wiki page for this library Website
 * Gail Borden Public Library District 270 N. Grove Ave. Elgin, Illinois 60120 (847) 742-2411 Website
 * Collections concentrates on Elgin and Kane County, Illinois, but contain materials for other localities. The collection includes microfilm of the early Elgin Death Records and a card file to vital records information contained in the Watch Word. The Watch Word was a corporate newsletter published by the Elgin Watch Factory. The Vital Records Surname (i.e., last name) search provides a way to find obituaries, birth notices, and marriage announcements listed in Elgin newspapers.

Museums

 * Geneva History Museum 113 South Third Street Geneva, IL 60134 630-232-4951 [mailto:info@genevahistorymuseum.org info@genevahistorymuseum.org] Website
 * The mission of the Geneva History Museum is to preserve and share Geneva’s evolving story while inspiring and engaging the community. Collections include historic photographs, documents, maps, and reference materials. Copies of images can be requested through a Research Request Form.*Kane County Genealogy Society has created a Master Name Index with 800,000 names of people in the following records of Kane County.
 * Kane County Naturalization, Marriage, Guardianship, and Probate records
 * All 5 county histories dating from 1878 to 1908
 * Census records, including the 1840, 1850, 1860 federal censuses and the 1865 Illinois state census
 * Cemetery inscriptions from over 50 county cemeteries
 * Community and organization histories
 * Kane County Gazeteers and church histories
 * School, bible and funeral home records

Societies

 * Aurora Historical Society PO Box 905 317 Cedar Street Aurora, IL 60506 Phone 630-906-0650 Email:[mailto:ahs@aurorahistory.net ahs@aurorahistory.net] Website
 * Batavia Historical Society BATAVIA DEPOT MUSEUM 155 Houston St Batavia, IL. 60510 Phone 630-406-5274 Email:[mailto:museum@bataviaparks.org museum@bataviaparks.org] Website
 * Dundee Township Historical Society 426 Highland Ave West Dundee, IL 60118 Phone 847-428-6996 Email:[mailto:dths@sbcglobal.net dths@sbcglobal.net] Website
 * Collections contain books, documents, pictures, slides, probate records, newspapers, census records, a complete microfilm record of the Dundee Hawkeye newspaper from 1890 to 1916, an extensive collection of Illinois Iron and Bolt ledger books, information and books on Alan Pinkerton, local genealogies and much more. The society also holds source material from local writers Irma Dupre, Vi Rouley, Fred Holmes.


 * Garfield Heritage Society PO Box 403 2N930 Garfield Road LaFox, IL 60147 630-584-8485 Email:[mailto:info@garfieldfarm.org info@garfieldfarm.org] Website
 * Elgin Area Historical Society 360 Park St Elgin, Illinois 60120 Phone 847-742-4248 Email:[mailto:museum@elginhistory.org museum@elginhistory.org] Website
 * Thee Elgin Area Historical Museum is a genealogical gem for those with Elgin, Illinois roots. You will find original probate and divorce records for Kane County, Elgin Township, some Elgin mortuary records, a vertical file of surnames researched by the Elgin Genealogical Society, Elgin histories, business directories, phone books, memoirs and more.


 * Elgin Genealogical Society PO Box 1418 Elgin, IL 60121-1418 Email:[mailto:info@elginroots.com info@elginroots.com] Website
 * The Elgin Genealogical Society was formed in 1972, and has been working since then to assist their members and the genealogical community with their research.The society currently is working to index all the back issues of Elgin area newspaper, in cooperation with the Gail Borden Public Library.
 * The Website has the following databases: Channing Cemetery; Stout Funeral Home Records Index; Reber Mortuary Records Index; Warner Monuments Records Index; Elgin Divorce Records Index. And many others


 * Kane County Genealogical Society PO Box 504 113 S Third St Geneva, IL 60134 Email:[mailto:kcgsinfo@gmail.com kcgsinfo@gmail.com] Website
 * Kane County Genealogy Society has created a Master Name Index with 800,000 names of people in the following records of Kane County.
 * Kane County Naturalization, Marriage, Guardianship, and Probate records
 * All 5 county histories dating from 1878 to 1908
 * Census records, including the 1840, 1850, 1860 federal censuses and the 1865 Illinois state census
 * Cemetery inscriptions from over 50 county cemeteries
 * Community and organization histories
 * Kane County Gazeteers and church histories
 * School, bible and funeral home records

Websites

 * Kane County IL Genealogy
 * Kane County, ILGenWeb
 * Kane County IL Genealogy Research
 * Elgin Genealogical Society
 * Kane County, IL Linkpendium
 * Kane County Genealogical Society covers records from the whole county.
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.