Crawford County, Illinois Genealogy

United States  Illinois  Crawford County

Parent County

 * 1816--Crawford County was created 31 December 1816 from Edwards County. County seat: Robinson

Record Loss
March 28, 1999 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Clark
 * Jasper
 * Knox County, Indiana
 * Lawrence
 * Richland
 * Sullivan County, Indiana

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


 * Crawford 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 Calhoun 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 Crawford 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 Crawford County.


 * - 62nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
 * - 63rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
 * - 79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 98th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies D and E.

Web Sites

 * Crawford County, ILGenWeb. Contains a great deal of information related to Crawford County, Illinois. Census transcriptions, court record extractions, marriage records, military records, and probate records are just some of the things you will find.
 * Crawford County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Crawford County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)