Carroll County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois Carroll County

Quick Dates
Carroll County's civil records start the following years:

County Courthouse
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Carroll County are kept, see the Carroll County Courthouse page.

Historical Facts
The county is named after (1737-1832), a signer of the Declaration of Independence.

Parent County

 * 22 February 1839: - Carroll County was created from Jo Daviess County.

Places/Localities
To see a list of places in Carroll County, click on [Show], above. The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

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

Archives and Libraries

 * Libraries
 * Lanark Public Library.

Biography

 * Carroll County Biography &amp; Business Directory, 1922
 * Carroll County Biography &amp; Business 1930

Cemeteries
Find A Grave, list of cemeteries. Additional information can be found at local level (city, township, etc.)


 * Carroll 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.


 * Cemeteries of Carroll County, Illinois.


 * Cemetery Location Project, Illinois State Genealogical Society, Carroll County, Illinois.


 * Welcome To The Carroll County Cemeteries.

Federal
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.


 * 1840, United States Census HeritageQuest Online no index, browse only (LAR)
 * 1840, United States Census Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1850, United States Census FamilySearch
 * 1850, United States Census HeritageQuest Online (LAR)
 * 1850, United States Census Ancestry ($)
 * 1860, United States Census FamilySearch Index only, links to images located at Footnote.com
 * 1860, United States Census HeritageQuest Online (LAR)
 * 1860, United States Census Ancestry ($)
 * 1870, United States Census FamilySearch Includes images.
 * 1870, United States Census HeritageQuest Online (LAR)
 * 1870, United States Census Ancestry ($)
 * 1880, United States Census FamilySearch, Index only.
 * 1880, United States Census HeritageQuest Online (LAR)
 * 1880 United States Census Ancestry ($)
 * 1900, United States Census FamilySearch Includes images.
 * 1900, United States Census HeritageQuest Online (LAR)
 * 1900 United States Census Ancestry ($)
 * 1910, United States Census FamilySearch
 * 1910, United States Census HeritageQuest Online (LAR)
 * 1910, United States Census Ancestry ($)
 * 1920, United States Census FamilySearch
 * 1920, United States Census HeritageQuest Online (LAR)
 * 1920, United States Census Ancestry ($)
 * 1930, United States Census FamilySearch
 * 1930, United States Census HeritageQuest Online (LAR)
 * 1930, United States Census Ancestry ($)

State

 * 1855, State Census FamilySearch Index only
 * 1855, Name index to early Illinois records
 * 1855, State Census
 * 1865, State Census

1840 Pensioners

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. ; ; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Carroll County on page 186.]

Church History and Records

 * Carroll County Churches.

Directories

 * Carroll County Biography &amp; Business Directory, 1922
 * Carroll County Biography &amp; Business 1930

History

 * Portrail and Birgraphical Album of Carrol County Illinois(1889) Biographies.
 * Carroll County, Illinois Biography (WorldCat)
 * Pioneer Families of Carroll County Illinois
 * Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois (1913); digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * The History Of Carroll County, Illinois, containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc. (1878); digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Portrait and Biographical Album of Jo Daviess and Carroll Counties, Illinois. $ (This site is available for free use at Family History Centers). Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Carroll County: A Goodly Heritage. Mt. Morris, Ill.: Kable Print. Co., 1968. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Land and Property

 * Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Carroll 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 Carroll County.


 * - 34th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 45th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A and E.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company H.
 * - 61st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A and B.
 * - 71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
 * - 91st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 92nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C and I.

World War I

 * World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. $

World War II

 * United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942.
 * U. S, Word War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946. $

Naturalizations
The Carroll County Genealogical Society's website includes several naturalization collections:


 * Index to Naturalizations from the Carroll County Circuit Court
 * Declarations of Intention: First Papers of Naturalization Carroll County, Illinois
 * Miscellaneous Naturalization Documents

Newspapers

 * Carroll County Democrat, March 16, 1898


 * Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Freeport City newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Carroll County. The Rock Island Public Library provides free access to this database at its library.

Probate Records
Illinois Probate Records for description of the records

The Clerk of the Circuit Court has responsibility for the probate records of Carroll County. Carroll County is building a free, searchable database of all Closed Probate Records. (id: probate; password: cccc)

Births

 * Carroll County Births.
 * Carroll County Birth Certificates Index, 1877-1913.

Marriages

 * Ilinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1796-1900.
 * Carroll County Marriages 1839-1847, courtesy: ILGenWeb

Deaths

 * Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916.
 * Illinois Statewide Death Index (1916-1950).
 * 1850, Mortality Schedule, covers June 1, 1849 to May 31, 1850.

Websites

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