Kane County, Illinois Genealogy

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Parent County

 * 1836--Kane County was created 16 January 1836 from LaSalle County. County seat:  Geneva

Record Loss
1890 -- Courthouse destroyed by fire, March 13, 1890. The records of the recorder's office, the county clerk, and the circuit clerk were locked in fire-proof vaults and were not damaged.

Neighboring Counties

 * Cook
 * DeKalb
 * DuPage
 * Kendall
 * McHenry
 * Will

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 Kane County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Kane 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 records of cemeteries in Kane County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Kane 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.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Aurora
 * Batavia

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
 * Elgin Genealogical Societyis a great gateway to sites to aid researches to this area.
 * Kane County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)