Williamson County, Illinois Genealogy

United States   Illinois    Williamson County

Parent County

 * 1839--Williamson County was created 28 February 1839 from Franklin County. County seat:

Record Loss
May 30, 1875 -- 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

 * Franklin
 * Jackson
 * Johnson
 * Pope
 * Saline
 * Union

African American
United States African Americans Illinois African Americans


 * Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records

Cemeteries
The Illinois Cemeteries page provides explanations of the following online resources:

Census
1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880, 1900, 1910, 1920, and 1930 federal population schedules of Williamson County are available online. For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.

Military

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


 * - 56th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.

Societies and Libraries
Marion Carnegie Library 206 South Market Street Marion, IL 62959 618/993-5935

Web Sites

 * Williamson County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Williamson County, ILGenWeb genealogy resources, queries
 * Williamson County, ILGenWeb genealogy resources, queries