Fulton County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois Fulton County

County Organization
Fulton County's civil records start the following years:

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

Historical Facts
Fulton County was named for who is credited for developing the first success steamboat on American waters.

Boundary Changes

 * 1823--Fulton County was created 28 January 1823 from Pike


 * See an interactive map of Fulton County boundary changes.

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


 * Fulton 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.

Census
For information and tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois 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, Fulton County on page 186.]

Circuit Court

 * Fulton County Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1825-1876 (courtesy: Illinois State Archives)

Directories

 * Prairie Farmers Reliable Directory. Illinois, USA: Prairie Farmers Publishing Company, 1917. Ancestry ($). Covers Fulton County.

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

History

 * The 1879 History of Fulton County, Illinois:  gives an overview of the history of Fulton County as of that date, and includes biographies and a few photos of prominent citizens. See or on-line digitally at BYU's Lee Library Digital Collection or book.google.com; or Ancestry ($); or Internet Archive; or Genealogy Trails


 * Portrait and Biographical Album of Fulton County, Illinois: Containing Full Page Portraits and Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the County: Together with Portraits and Biographies of All the Presidents of the United States, and Governors of the State. Chicago: Biographical Pub. Co., 1890. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Genealogy Trails; Internet Archive.
 * Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Fulton County. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1908, c1905. Digital version at Ancestry ($)

Military

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


 * - 28th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company H
 * - 50th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A and D.
 * - 70th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.
 * - 72nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 84th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B and F.
 * - 85th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B, F, G, H and I.
 * - 97th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.

Repositories

 * County Courthouse

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


 * Family History Center


 * Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD-WIU)

For information and tips, see IRAD-Western Illinois University.


 * Public Libraries

Web Sites

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