Grundy County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Grundy County

History
The county is named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777-1840).

Parent County
1841--Grundy County was created 17 February 1841 from La Salle County. County seat: Morris

Neighboring Counties

 * Kankakee
 * Kendall
 * LaSalle
 * Livingston
 * 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

Archives and Libraries
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)

Illinois State Universtiy (ISU) 2016 Warehouse Road Campus Box 1520 Normal, Illinois 61802 Phone: 309-452-6027

Illinois Regional Archives Depository System - Local Governmental Records Listings Arranged by County

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 Grundy County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.
 * Grundy 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.
 * There may be some books that list records of cemeteries in Clinton County on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Grundy 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.

Court
1846-1963 Circuit Court Case Files IRAD-ISU Search for Grundy County. How to use IRAD

Land
Mixed Land records, 1832-1902 original in the Grundy County Courthouse. 43 films. FHL Film 1412206 first film

Military

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


 * - 53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 76th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.
 * - 91st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.

Newspapers
Grundy, Will, La Salle and Kendall Counties: 1840-1879 deaths, marriages, births as extracted from area newspapers. by Becki Leucht. FHL Film 795992 item 2 or Book 977.32 V2L

Birth
The original Grundy County birth records 1877-1905 are housed at the County clerk office. The following copies are available:

1877-1893 Birth Record Index IRAD-ISU Search for Grundy County Records. How to use IRAD

1877-1905 Birth Records IRAD-ISU

1877-1905 Births records and index - FHL Film 1415754 Items 2-4.

Marriage

The original Grundy County marriage records 1841- 1923 are housed at the County courthouse. The followiang copies are available:

1841-1903 Marriage Records Index IRAD-ISU Search for Grundy County Records. How to use IRAD.

1841-1923 Marriage Records IRAD-ISU

1841-1923 Marriage records - FHL Films 1415755 item 4 -6 and 1415756 Item 1-4

Death

The original Grundy County marriage records 1847-1901 are housed at the County courthouse. The following copies are available:

1878-1904 Death Record Index IRAD-ISU Search for Gurndy County Records. How to use IRAD.

1878-1901 Death Record IRAD-ISU

1878-1901 Death Registers and index - FHL Film 1415755 item 1-3

Web Sites

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