Warren County, Illinois Genealogy

United States &gt; Illinois &gt; Warren County

Parent County

 * 1825--Warren County was created 13 January 1825 from Pike County. County seat:  Monmouth

Neighboring Counties

 * Fulton
 * Henderson
 * Knox
 * McDonough
 * Mercer

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.
 * [https://wiki.familysearch.org/en/African-American_Resources_for_Illinois

Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.


 * 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 Warren County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,


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


 * ePodunk list of Warren 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.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Warren County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)