Saline County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Saline County

Quick Dates
Saline County's civil records start the following years:

History
Many pioneer settlers migrated into this area from Western Kentucky. Muhlenberg County, Kentucky was the previous residence of several early families that settled in the area that is now Saline County.

Parent County

 * 1847--Saline County was created 25 February 1847 from Gallatin County. County seat: Harrisburg

Boundary Changes
For more information as well as maps of Saline County through time, see Illinois County Maps and Atlases.

Record Loss

 * Census: 1890

Neighboring Counties

 * Franklin
 * Gallatin
 * Hamilton
 * Hardin
 * Johnson
 * Pope
 * White
 * Williamson

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

Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Saline County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Saline Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county.


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Saline County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Census
1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Saline County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census. If you're having trouble finding your ancestors in online indexes, try checking printed indexes. Created by local experts familiar with the area's families, these indexes are often transcribed more accurately than online nationwide indexes. See Illinois Population Schedule Indexes: Fiche, Film, or Book for more information about statewide printed indexes. See Saline County, IL census assignments, including links to transcribed files (The USGenWeb Census Project®).

1850

 * 1850 Census of Saline County, Illinois. Transcription and Index. Courtesy: USGenWeb.
 * Tri-City Genealogical Society (Richland, Wash.). The 1850 Census of Saline County, Illinois. Richland, Wash.: Tri-City Genealogical Society, 1973..

1850-1880 Mortality Schedules
Murphy abstracted Saline County's 1850 to 1880 mortality schedules:


 * Murphy, John V. Saline County, Illinois Deaths. Carrier Mills, Ill.: J. Murphy, 1984. 2 vols. World Cat 11399472; World Cat 11281467, [Volume 2 covers the mortality schedules.]

Online transcripts:


 * Saline County Mortality Schedule 1850, available online, courtesy: USGenWeb.

1855

 * Murphy, John V. Saline County, 1855 Illinois State Census. Carrier Mills, Ill.: J.V. Murphy, 1986..

1860

 * Murphy, John V. Saline County, Illinois, 1860, 8th United States Census Transcribed from National Archives Microfilm Publication, Microcopy 653, Roll No. 223, Population Schedules of the Eighth Census of the United States, 1860; Illinois, Volume 35 (789-1034), Saline County. Carrier Mills, Ill.: J.V. Murphy, 1981..

1865

 * Murphy, John V. Saline County, 1865 Illinois State Census. Carrier Mills, Ill.: J.V. Murphy, 1986..

1870

 * Moore, Bernard W. 1870 Federal Census, Saline County, Illinois. Utica, Ky.: McDowell Publications, 1978..

1880

 * Murphy, John V. and Mary Afton Anderson. Saline County, Illinois, 1880 10th United States Census. Carrier Mills, Ill.: J. Murphy, 1983..

1920

 * Miller-Mathis, Averil. 1920, 14th United States Census, Saline County, Illinois. 3 vols. Eldorado, Ill.: A. Miller-Mathis and R.N. Mathis, 1993..

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Saline 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 Saline County.


 * - 56th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.

Birth
County birth registration began in 1866. The original records are kept at the courthouse. Microfilm copies:. Pait published abstracts of the earliest records:


 * Pait, Guylene. Saline County, Illinois Delayed Births, 1866-1884. Harrisburg, Ill.: Saline County Genealogical Society, 1996..

Online abstracts of births from 1877 to 1903 are available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives. Abstracts of select records (beginning 1877) are also available online, courtesy: USGenWeb.

Marriage
County marriage registration began in 1847. The original records are kept at the courthouse. Microfilm copies:. Records from 1847 to 1900 are indexed in the online Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, courtesy: Illinois State Archives.

Published abstracts:


 * 1847-1850 - Saline County, Illinois Marriages 1847-1850, available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.
 * 1847-1880 - Saline County, Illinois Marriages, 1847-1880, by Bernard W. Moore World Cat 3249020,
 * 1878-1898 - Saline County, Illinois, Marriage Register, Book A-1, 1878-1898, by John V. Murphy World Cat 11060438,
 * 1879-1916 - Saline County, Illinois Marriage Records, by John V. Murphy World Cat 14992369,
 * 1898-1908 - Saline County, Illinois Marriage Register, Book B, 1898-1908, by John V. Murphy World Cat 13328285,
 * 1914-1921 - Saline County, Illinois Marriage Register, Book C, by Mary Douglas Brimm World Cat 57424148

Divorce
The first book of divorces begins in 1897 and is kept at the courthouse. Microfilm copy:.

Death
County death registration began in 1877. The original records are kept at the courthouse. Microfilm copy:. Abstracts:


 * 1877-1922 - Saline County, Illinois Deaths, by John V. Murphy World Cat 11399472; World Cat 11281467,  - includes 1850-1880 mortality schedules
 * 1903-1912 - Saline County, Illinois Death Record Book 2 (1903-1912), by John V. Murphy; available online, courtesy: USGenWeb Archives.

Saline County's USGenWeb page includes online transcripts and links to the 1850 mortality schedule, coroner's reports (1901-1919), obituaries (1917-1919, 1922), and statewide death indexes.

Web Sites

 * Saline County ILGenWeb project
 * Saline County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Saline County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)