Fayette County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois Fayette County

Historical Facts
The county is named after Revolutionary War hero, the Marquis de Lafayette (1757-1834).

Parent County

 * 1821--Fayette County was created 14 February 1821 from Bond, Wayne, Clark and Jefferson Counties.
 * County seat:  Vandalia

Places/Localities
To see a list of places in Fayette County, click on [Show], in the bar above. Localities listed in red have no wiki page yet. 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

Cemeteries
Find A Grave, list of cemeteries. Additional information can be found at local level (city, township, etc.)


 * Fayette 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.

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

1840 Pensioners

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. ; ; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Fayette County on page 186-187.]

Military

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


 * - 35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B, G, H and K.
 * - 41st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.
 * - 54th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K.
 * - 62nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
 * - 68th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.
 * - 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies F, H and I

Websites

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