Calhoun County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois Calhoun County

Parent County

 * 10 January 1825: -- Calhoun County was created from Pike

Places/Localities
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.

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

Biography

 * Portrait and biographical album of Pike and Calhoun counties, Illinois: containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the county...
 * Portrait biographical album of Pike and Calhoun counties, Illinois; reprint 19823 with index

Cemeteries
Find A Grave, list of cemeteries. Additional information can be found at local level (city, township, etc.)
 * Calhoun 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.
 * Calhoun County cemeteries 1981
 * Cemeteries of Calhoun Co., Ill.; pub. 19--?
 * Cemeteries of Calhoun County, Illinois 1978
 * Honor roll, Calhoun County, state of Illinois, Veterans' Commission, 1956.

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


 * Calhoun County, Illinois 1830 census.
 * United States census, 1850, Calhoun County, Illinois
 * U. S. census, Calhoun County, Illinois, 1860, indexed
 * Ancestry.com (FI$)
 * heritagequestonline.com (LAR)

State

 * State census, 1855 and 1865 Ancestry.com (FI$)
 * State census, 1855 Historical Collections index,
 * State census, 1865
 * Name index to early Illinois records

Civil War
Civil War service men from Calhoun 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 Calhoun County.


 * - 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.


 * Genealogy Trails. (Civil War) Military Data for Calhoun County. (accessed 31 May 2011)

Websites

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