Sangamon County, Illinois Genealogy

United States &gt; Illinois &gt; Sangamon County

Parent County

 * 1821--Sangamon County was created 30 January 1821 from the Northwest Territory. County seat:  Springfield

Neighboring Counties

 * Cass
 * Christian
 * Logan
 * Macon
 * Macoupin
 * Menard
 * Montgomery
 * Morgan

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


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


 * ePodunk list of Sangamon 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.


 * Springfield's Oak Ridge Cemetery, famous for being the resting place of Abraham Lincoln, has excellent burial records available on-line through Illinois Digital Archives. The Oak Ridge Cemetery Interment collection includes six volumes, covering the years 1858 - 1940.  The ledger books include name, age, cause of death, place of birth, and location of burial plot.  Additional comments sometimes include the name of a parent or exact place of death (address).

Church
Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church 220 S. Second St. Springfield, IL 62701 (217) 522-8151

Trinity Evangelical Lutheran Church has baptism, marriage, and burial records dating back as far as 1839. For a listing of available records, go to the church's History/Archives page.

Web Sites

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