Piatt County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Piatt County

Parent County

 * 1841--Piatt County was created 27 January 1841 from DeWitt and Macon Counties. County seat: Monticello

Neighboring Counties

 * Champaign
 * DeWitt
 * Douglas
 * Macon
 * McLean
 * Moultrie

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


 * Piatt 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 Piatt County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Piatt 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.

Court
1841-1911 Circuit Court record - IRAD-ISU

1854-1878 Circuit Court Dockets - IRAD-ISU

1859-1878 Circuit Court Default judgement record - IRAD-ISU

Land
1841-1918 Deed Index -IRAD-ISU

1840-1931 Deed Records -IRAD-ISU

18861-1874 Chattel Mortgage Records -IRAD-ISU

1865-1891 Mortgage Record - IRAD-ISU

Military

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


 * - 73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.

Naturalization
1858-1872 Naturalization Record, Circuit Court -IRAD-ISU

1864-1880 Naturalization Record Final, Circuit Court - IRAD-ISU

1864-1880 Naturalization Record Final, County Court - IRAD-ISU

1864-1888 Naturalization record of Soldiers and Minors, Couty Court -IRAD-ISU

1870-1880 Naturalization record of Minors, Circuit Court - IRAD-ISU

1888-1901 Naturaliation of Minors, County Court -IRAD-ISU

Probate
1843-1901 Probate Record - IRAD-ISU

1850-1961 Probate Will Record - IRAD-ISY

1859-1915 Probate Guardian's record - IRAD-ISU

1861-1869 Probate Inventory, Appraisement and Sale Record - IRAD-ISU

1869-1905 Probate Inventory Record - IRAD-ISU

Taxation
1835-1854 Taxable lands Lists - IRAD-ISU

Web Sites

 * Piatt County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Piatt County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)