Iroquois County, Illinois Genealogy

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Parent County
1833--Iroquois County was created 26 February 1833 from Vermilion County. County seat: Watseka

Record Loss

 * Marriage records in Iroquois County before October 1866 were destroyed by a courthouse fire. Marriages before October 1866 were entered from the Iroquois Journal and St. John the Baptist Catholic Church records. (source: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index)

Neighboring Counties

 * Benton County, Indiana
 * Ford
 * Kankakee
 * Newton County, Indiana
 * Vermilion
 * Warren 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

Web Sites

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