Coles County, Illinois Genealogy

United States  Illinois  Coles County

Parent County

 * 1830--Coles County was created 25 December 1830 from Clark and Edgar Counties. County seat: Charleston

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark
 * Cumberland
 * Douglas
 * Edgar
 * Moultrie
 * Shelby

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
 * Photographic Images and the History of African Americans in Coles County Illinois (Eastern Illinois University)


 * 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 Coles County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


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

Military

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


 * - 54th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, C, G, I and K.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
 * - 59th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company H.
 * - 62nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C, E, and K.

Web Sites

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