Crawford County, Illinois Genealogy

United States &gt; Illinois &gt; Crawford County

Parent County

 * 1816--Crawford County was created 31 December 1816 from Edwards County. County seat: Robinson

Record Loss
March 28, 1999 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

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


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark
 * Jasper
 * Knox County, Indiana
 * Lawrence
 * Richland
 * Sullivan County, Indiana

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

Web Sites

 * Crawford County, ILGenWeb. Contains a great deal of information related to Crawford County, Illinois. Census transcriptions, court record extractions, marriage records, military records, and probate records are just some of the things you will find.
 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Crawford County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)