Clinton County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois Clinton County

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

Historical Facts
Clinton County is named for who was the Governor of the State of New York and a promoter of the Erie Canal.

Parent County

 * 27 December 1824: -- Clinton County was created from Washington,Bond, Fayette and Crawford Counties.

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Clinton County boundary changes.

Places / Localities
To see a list of places in Clinton County, click on [Show], in the bar above. The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

Cemeteries
The Illinois Cemeteries page provides general explanations of the following online Clinton County resources:

Federal
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.

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, Clinton County on page 186.]

Catholic
FamilySearch has made parish records from 14 Belleville Diocese Catholic churches in Clinton County available online. The records include first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths:


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Court Records
See Illinois Court Records for more information on Court Records in Illinois.

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

Land and Property
Illinois Land and Property for more information on land records in Illinois.

Land records for Clinton County are held in the office of the County Clerk and Recorder. (618) 665-3626 Email: ccclerk@clintonco.illinois.gov

The following records may be accessed through the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Clinton County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.


 * 1818-1915 Deeds, 1818-1915
 * 1818-1920 Entry books, 1818-1920
 * 1818-1920 Deed Index IRAD (SIU)
 * 1816-1890 Entry Books IRAD (SIU)
 * 1825-1915 Deed Record IRAD (SIU)
 * 1857-1873 Plat Record, Roads IRAD (SIU)
 * 1858-1890 Mortgage records, 1858-1890
 * 1874-1908 Tax Deed Affidavits IRAD (SIU)
 * 1886-1891 Tax Judgment, Sale, Redemption and Forfeiture Record IRAD (SIU)
 * Family maps of Clinton County, Illinois with homesteads, roads, waterways, towns, cemeteries, railroads and more. Other libraries (WorldCat).
 * Land atlas and plat book, Clinton County, Illinois, 1985 Other libraries (WorldCat).

Online Resources


 * Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales See Illinois Land and Property for more information about this database. Also available at Ancestry ($)
 * Clinton County Federal Township Plats

Military History and Records
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) Collection The following records may be accessed through: IRAD-Southern Illinois University (SIU) and search for Clinton County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page


 * 1865-1948 Military Discharge Record

Naturalization and Citizenship
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) Collection The following records may be accessed through: IRAD-Southern Illinois University (SIU) and search for Clinton County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page

Circuit Court


 * 1857-1902 Naturalization Record, Final
 * 1858-1880 Naturalization Declarations of Intent
 * 1861-1900 Naturalization Record

County Court


 * 1854-1906 Naturalization Record
 * 1899-1903 Naturalization Record, Final

Family History Library Collection

The following copies of records may be accessed through the Family History Library:


 * 1857-1904 Naturalization records

Probate Records
Illinois Probate Records for more information.

Some of the original wills may be found in the Circuit Clerk's office in Carlyle (618) 594-2464 extension 620.

The following records may be accessed through the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Franklin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.


 * 1825-1898 Probate Record IRAD (SIU)
 * 1825-1899
 * 1825-1968 Probate Case Files Index IRAD (SIU)
 * 1855-1863, 1866-1873
 * 1855-1873 Probate Case Files IRAD (SIU)
 * 1857-1914 Probate Will Record Index IRAD (SIU)
 * 1857-1928
 * 1857-1928 Probate Will Record IRAD (SIU)
 * 1864-1869 Probate Appraisement Record IRAD (SIU)

Online Resources


 * Wills Index Clinton County, Illinois, courtesy: ILGenWeb

Vital Records
See Illinois Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Illinois.

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Original birth and death certificates recorded until the year 1916 are kept by the Clinton County Clerk while those recorded after 1916 are kept by the Illinois Department of Public Health. with a copy to the County Clerk. Original marriage records are usually kept by the County Clerk from the establishment of the county to the present. Original divorce records are generally in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk.

The following records may be accessed through online databases, the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Clinton County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.

Births

 * 1867-1941 Birth Record Index, Delayed IRAD (SIU)
 * 1867-1941 Birth Record, Delayed IRAD (SIU)
 * 1874-1915 Delayed birth certificates, 1874-1915; index, 1874-1941
 * 1877-1898 Birth Certificates IRAD (SIU)
 * 1877-1915 Birth Records and IndexIRAD (SIU) and
 * 1884-1887 Falk, Dorothy. Clinton County Illinois Births Jan 1884 - June 3 1887, courtesy: ILGenWeb

Marriages

 * 1763-1900 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
 * 1825-1856 Clinton County, Illinois marriages
 * 1825-1937 Marriage Record IRAD (SIU) and
 * 1886-1914 Marriage applications volumes 2-10
 * 1825-1920 Marriages 1825-1920, courtesy: ILGenWeb (Split into several collections)
 * 1874-1937 Marriage Record Index IRAD (SIU)
 * 1886-1914 Marriage License Applications IRAD (SIU)

Deaths

 * 1877-1903 Death Record Book 1 Index, Clinton County, Illinois December 1877 - June 1903, courtesy: ILGenWeb
 * 1877-1915 Death records, 1877-1915; still birth register, 1878-1911
 * 1877-1915 Death Record and IndexIRAD (SIU)
 * 1878-1916 Death Record, Stillbirths IRAD (SIU)
 * Pre-1916 Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916
 * 1916-1950 Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950

Websites

 * Clinton County, Illinois GenWeb project has extensive resources including cemetery indexes, marriages, deaths, obituaries, biographies, maps, name indexes, history and other information for the county.
 * Clinton County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)