Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. Click here and draw a rectangle over the map to precisely define the search area. Go with traditional pike county plat books or information heavy pike county il gis county. These surveys represent one of the earliest detailed maps for illinois. Cartographers used the original maps in consultation with the field notebooks to create a more complete map of the township. The acrevalue logan county, il plat map, sourced from the logan county, il. County maps, atlases, and plat books can be retrieved by filling out a call slip for each item that you need and presenting it at the second floor reference desk. Snyders real estate map of cook and dupage counties, illinois. Population table by counties shows hancock with 483 people in 1830.
They may be borrowed, with appropriate id, for two hours. Boundary changes of illinois counties from 1790 to 1869. Illinois 10 largest cities are chicago, aurora, rockford, joliet, naperville, springfield, peoria, elgin, waukegan and cicero. In the military tract the core counties of peoria and adams were the destinations figures 34. The indiana state library has an extensive collection of maps, atlases, and plat books of indiana counties. Perry county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki.
Map resources libraries western illinois university. Montgomery county plat maps crawfordsville district. For animated maps illustrating illinois county boundary changes, rotating formation illinois county boundary maps 17901869 may be viewed for free at the website. Indexes of marriage records have been kept by the illinois department of health, division of vital records from 1962 through the present, but only verification will be made. The state of wisconsin was created from wisconsin territory on may 29, 1848, with 28 counties. List of convicts in the illinois state penitentiary in alton. The largest of these by population is cook county, home to chicago and the secondmost populous county in the united states, while the smallest is hardin county. Old historical city, county and state maps of indiana. Lc land ownership maps, 108 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Illinois landcover in the early 1800s clearinghouse.
Map, available online, 18301839, ohio library of congress. This map shows the boundaries of coles county from 1830 to 1843, which included douglas and cumberland counties. Entered according to act of congress in the year 1890 by f. The acrevalue illinois plat map, sourced from illinois tax assessors, indicates. Most counties in illinois were named after early american leaders, especially of the american revolutionary war, as well as soldiers from the battle of tippecanoe and the war of 1812. Illinois mcdonough county maps, mcdonough county plat.
The map collection has a wide variety of maps available for the state of illinois and the west central illinois region, including county plat books and highway maps. The acrevalue mcdonough county, il plat map, sourced from the mcdonough county, il tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. State map of illinois showing the location of each illinois county is on hearthstone. The federal township plats of illinois, 18041891 site, developed by the illinois state archives, makes available the 3,457 handdrawn plat maps of illinois townships. List of counties in illinois simple english wikipedia, the. Less recent plat books for illinois counties published by the rockford map company are located in the main stacks stx and normal borrowing. Smaller counties may have either a county executive or a county administrator. Information on the fips county code, county seat, year of establishment, origin, etymology, population, area and map of each county is included in the table below. State voters chose twentyseven representatives, or electors, to the electoral college, who voted for president and vice president. Some are named after natural features or counties in other states.
The cdpl reference and local history department has digitized and indexed the montgomery county, indiana assessors plat map books. This historical indiana map collection are from original copies. These instructions will show you how to find historical maps online. Centennial celebration july 30august 6, 1950 first methodist church carmi, ill. The indiana state library holds plat maps and atlases from 1875 to present for the various counties.
Ramsey lake state recreation area is located in the northwest part of this county. Counties in wisconsin are governed by county boards, headed by a chairperson. High maps birdseye directories history illustrations. Jan 30, 2015 counties in the pioneer period 1932 in 1932 charles n.
The redrafted versions were created in the 1850s at the regional glo office in st. Less recent plat books for illinois counties published by the rockford map. There are 102 counties in the american state of illinois. Isp public information office may 1, 2019 217 5242500 isp. Counties in the pioneer period 1932 in 1932 charles n. The largest by area is mclean county while the smallest is putnam county. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image.
The red dashed line indicates the current day boundaries of each county. County history and genealogy books hearthstone legacy. The list is in alphabetical order by the name of the county. Shows venus no commerce or carthage yet and warsaw. Over the years ive noticed that most articles on that topic are vague. Check out the new look and enjoy easier access to your favorite features.
Edgar county lists county of births on the 1850 census. Lennan in the office of the librarian of congress in washington. John logan, a country doctor and early settler, and the father of john a. These plat maps and field notebooks contain a wealth of information about what the landscape was like before the flood of settlers came into the state. When two or three counties are covered, the plat book is listed under. However, many more land ownership maps were published in 1876 for michigans centennial. Knox county, indiana territory, also included some population in what is now illinois. Historical atlases we have images of old american atlases during the years 1750 to 1900.
Search images maps play youtube news gmail drive more. These are scanned from the original copies so you can see the states and counties as our ancestors saw them over a hundred years ago. This database details those persons enumerated in the 1830 united states federal census, the fifth census of the united states. The usgenweb archives digital map library illinois maps index. My genealogy hound has free access to historic county maps for most illinois counties. Books on the shelf jacksonville area genealogical and. Map of the county of stephenson illinois entered according to act of congress in the year 1859 by h. Walling in the clerks office of the district court of the united states for the southern district of new york. A set of current plat books for illinois counties published by the rockford map company is located behind the circulation desk in the map library. Lc land ownership maps, 2 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. It is these plat maps that the illinois natural history survey used to create our early 1800s land cover land cover map. Map, available online, 1830 to 1839, illinois library of. David rumsey map collection for illinois contains a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. Illinois illinois state atlas 1876 lakeside building cor.
Snyder in the office of the librarian congress at washington d. The 1960 united states presidential election in illinois took place on november 8, 1960, as part of the 1960 united states presidential election. Use westcat to search for plat books by county name. Your contributions to the illinois digital map library are both needed and appreciated. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to the actual images of the 1830 federal census, copied from the national archives and records administration microfilm, m19, 201 rolls. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. In addition to the generally available indexes in print and online see page 3, a card index for cook county developed by bernice c. List of counties in illinois simple english wikipedia. The historical maps online collection contains images of maps charting the last 400 years of historical development in illinois and the northwest territory, including historic topographic maps of illinois. The first map of michigan that listed landownership was the john farmer 1855 wayne county plat map. Thompson created this map, showing when each county in indiana was formed, for the society of indiana pioneers.
Full text of the settlement of illinois from 1830 to 1850. Find mcdonough county maps il to get accurate illinois property and parcel map boundary data based on parcel id or apn numbers. Marriage records were the first vital records kept by illinois counties, some of them commencing with the formation of the county. I decided to divide the records book into two time spans, 18301979 and 19802001. Jesse white secretary of state index department 111 e. This interactive map of illinois counties show the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of illinois in 17901869. Please contact your local library to borrow these atlases from the illinois state library. The map above is a landsat satellite image of illinois with county boundaries superimposed. Edgar county 1870 illinois historical atlas historic map works. History and facts of illinois counties my counties.
Illinois population 2020 demographics, maps, graphs. The university of illinois, champaignurbana, chicago historical society. The usgenweb archives digital map library illinois maps. Clark county plat maps, plat book of clark county illinois, published by w. Free illinois state records for family ancestry research. Includes inset showing map of the lead mine region east of the mississippi river at the junction of illinois, ouisconsin t. Adams county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki.
County history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. They also indicate township and county boundaries and can include photos of county officers, landholders, and some buildings and homes. Includes population tables of counties for the states of ohio, indiana, illinois and the michigan territory in 1830. Mason, brown, cass and menard counties map, havana, clinton city. The burton historical collection and the library of michigan each have large michigan map collections on hand. Find pike county maps il to get accurate illinois property and parcel map boundary data based on parcel id or apn numbers. Old historical city, county and state maps of michigan. In addition, the names of those listed on the population schedule are linked to the actual images of the 1830. Counties with a population of 500,000 or more must also have a county executive. In addition to the call number and title, please indicate on the call slip the size of map. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. Plat book and complete survey of perry county, illinois 1920. You can further adjust the search by zooming in and out. Zoom in and out with the buttons or use your mouse or touchpad natively.
The 1880 census cook county patients at the illinois. These are scanned from the original copies so you can see the states and counties as our ancestors saw them. The acrevalue illinois plat map, sourced from illinois tax assessors, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. White county, illinois by fay, mary smith, 1915genealogical records of mclean, white and will counties, illinois by wheeler, gertrude s. For current information about a center near you, go to the family history center map. Map, 18001899, landowners, illinois library of congress. Contemporary commercial plat book publishers tend to focus on specific geographic regions.
These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Statements like, iowa is a great state for huge bucks are common. University of iowa libraries iowa maps digital collection historical maps and county. Search results for map, illinois, available online, 1850. Illinois pike county maps, pike county plat books and. A book published in 1940 devoted to reporting on the aspects of pioneer life, trivial and notsotrivial, throughout the counties in illinois. Dates of county formation, shown with an o, fall between 1790 and 1844. After the county, the date is the most important item. In 1810, the returns for the two counties of illinois territory included some settlements in presentday wisconsin. Liberia maps 1830 1870 library of congress geography and map divisionamerican memory. Illinois regional archives depository irad edit edit source irad is a system of illinois regional archives depositories managed by the illinois state archives, housing the archival records of local illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school. Learn more about historical facts of illinois counties. Kane county map, du page county map, nearly all of cook county map kankakee county map.
Type the place name in the search box to find the exact location. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, illinois library of. Go with traditional mcdonough county plat books or information heavy mcdonough county il gis county. When you have eliminated the javascript, whatever remains must be an empty page. They predate our county land ownership maps and atlases. Interactive map of illinois county formation history. Many of those maps list schools, railroads, cemeteries, churches, main roads, and other major landmarks. The northern part of the state was not fully covered by the census until 1830. Clark county plat maps, plat book of clark county illinois. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Illinois also has two counties named after the same person, new york governor dewitt clinton dewitt county, and clinton county. Sanborn maps of macon county at loc basic map of the decatur area birds eye view of the city of decatur, macon county, illinois 1869 federal township maps of illinois 1804 1891 macon co. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps.
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