Grundy County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Grundy County

History


The county is named after U.S. Attorney General Felix Grundy (1777-1840).

Parent County
1841--Grundy County was created 17 February 1841 from La Salle County. County seat: Morris

Neighboring Counties

 * Kankakee
 * Kendall
 * LaSalle
 * Livingston
 * Will

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 Grundy County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.
 * Grundy 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.
 * There may be some books that list records of cemeteries in Clinton County on Google Books or available at public libraries.
 * ePodunk list of Grundy 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 Grundy 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 Grundy County.


 * - 53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.

Web Sites

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