Lake County, Illinois Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1839--Lake County was created 1 March 1839 from McHenry County. County seat:  Waukegan

Neighboring Counties

 * Cook
 * Kenosha County, Wisconsin
 * McHenry

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Chain-O-Lakes (Libertyville)

Probate
Lake County Court Probates from 1840-1900 are available at Founders Library IRAD, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, or on microfilm at the Family History Library SLC film #2366882 thru 2366882.

There are almost 4000 probate folders in the boxes. You have to have a Box Number or you are dead in the water. The boxes have aprox 2 years of probate in them until you hit 1882. Some of the file folders are not in numeric order. Lake County Genealogical Society Quarterly. Libertyville IL: Mar 1987. Vol. 7 Iss. 3 index #1-200. Further Persi search has failed to locate an index to these files as of Mar2010.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Lake County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)