Jefferson county, illinois genealogy and history presented. History of pike county, illinois book including 1191 family biographies. Aug 05, 2012 history of sangamon county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships. The new philadelphia association researches, preserves and celebrates the history of new philadelphia, pike county, illinois. Together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history. Will book 18801892 at the pike county illinois courthouse contributed by kathy robinson. Abe lincoln in pike county welcome to pike county, illinois. Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Obituaries and death related items abstracts from the golden new era newspaper of golden, adam county, illinois, 18951900. Index of pike county, illinois will records 18801892. You will find information and links on this website regarding pike county government agencies and officials, elections, property and roadway planning, community development, permits, law and courts, emergency management, the health department, food and restaurants, recycling and other online services. The pike county archives and history society pcahs. A resource of the living history of illinois and chicago community.
Completing and submitting the application with supporting documentation. Maps and text covering the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of the first county through december 31, 2000. This state page of our website provides direct links to free illinois genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on illinois genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. History of will county, illinois, 1878, genealogy, book. History of sangamon county, illinois 1881 edition open. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of murfreesboro, bills, gentry, nathan village, new hope, rock creek, royston, star of the west, stellville, wolf creek, ar. Washington county historical society home facebook. Plat book of pike county, illinois standard atlas of pike county, illinois includes indexes, map of the united states, and map of illinois. Illinois county history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds.
The first county seat was coles grove, a post town, in what later became calhoun county. Pike county, situated in the western portion of the state, lying between the illinois and mississippi rivers, having an area of 795 square miles named in honor of the explorer, capt. Together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Cindy ford the county of jefferson was organized in 1819, a few months after illinois became a state. Hancock county was created on january, 1825 and was formed from pike county. After more than 40 years of active campaigning, illinois women gained the right to vote in many statewide races in 19. History of pike county, illinois 1880 edition open library. If you have not already done so, mark your calendars for friday, april 24 and the best of illinois history awards gala, the night the illinois state historical society celebrates the people, organizations, authors, museums, and historical societies that made history in the prairie state in 2019. Hi, this is the new printed in 2003 history and photos of persons having ties to warren county, il. Title page plat book of pike county, illinois standard atlas of pike county, illinois. Pike county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps. An informative and historical overview of pike county, arkansas with 48 pages including 71 family biographies plus 36 different pike county communities on 4 different maps.
Randolph county, illinois genealogy, books, cds, maps. This land includes the present counties of adams, brown, calhoun, fulton, hancock, henderson, knox, mcdonough, mercer, peoria, schuyler, stark, and warren. Local history books on illinois arcadia publishing. By then the state was near bankruptcy because of government financing of canals and railroad construction. The dewey call number for pike county typically starts with 977. Adams county ilgenweb adams county illinois genealogy. The organization is dedicated to collecting and preserving materials which brings together the unique history of pike county. Plat book of pike county, illinois library of congress. Oct 08, 2012 clinton county, illinois was erected from washington, bond and fayette counties, and was named in honor of the distinguished statesman, dewitt clinton, of new york. This beautiful 300 page hardcover book features over 100 historic.
Atlases of the united states, 4192 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. With such a long history in the area along with my love of genealogy, it seems only natural that i volunteer to assist iltidbits in the area. The abe lincoln project of pike county is taking preorders for their new book, the lincoln connection, projected to be available in june of 2019. Washington county historical society, nashville, illinois. Pike county historical society, pike county, illinois. It goes to support the warren county genealogical society and to offset costs on the printing of the book. History of pike county, centennial address given at. Adams county is located on the banks of the mississippi river in west central illinois. I hope this will resolve any problems that may have occurred in your research in this county. Many immigrants to this area came from henderson county, kentucky and their influence led to naming the county after their kentucky home county. New books about thomas lincoln and pike county in the.
Marriage records pike county illinois genweb history. Biographies should have the name of the book, an authors name or the publishing. These books may be found at your local public or school library. Pike county, illinois genealogy and family history linkpendium pike county il genealogy free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories. History of pike county, illinois 1974 edition open library. Net proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the historical research and preservation work of. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Clinton county had become the home of permanent and bona fide settlers as early as 1814, when the first land entries were made. Illinois genealogy express piatt county, illinois biographies. History, index, clinton co, il clinton county illinois.
Since the old jail was built in 1883 they felt tearing it down would be a waste and a loss of county history. These counties, among the first settled in illinois, were located in the western part of the state between the illinois and mississippi rivers. Guide to pike county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth, marriage. My ancestor daniel shinn was a part of the early settlement and im using the book to document family history. Oct 05, 2007 i bought this book for my husband because he is a big illinois history person. Oza high live on the old john pool place, one mile northwest of chambersburg, on the summit school road. The usgenweb archives digital map library illinois maps. This page is a forum to showcase places, communities, and other historical material for. Pike county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. Free records for family researching in pike county, illinois. Illinois maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully. Illinois county land ownership maps and atlases illinois state library.
Copies of books found in the familysearch catalog may be found in. Woodford history of woodford county, illinois, 1877 past and present of woodford county, illinois, 1878 portrait and biographical album of woodford county, illinois, 1889 the biographical record of woodford county, illinois, 1900 history of woodford county. Plat book of clark county illinois, published by w. It has two interstate highways, i72, with bridges spanning both rivers to enter the county, and i172 which extends about 300 feet 91 m into the county to its intersection with i72.
When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land ownershipmaps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. Oquawka is the county seat of henderson county, which was formed in 1841 county which was formed from warren county, according to. The illinois woman suffrage association iwsa was founded in 1869 and in the early 20th century changed its name to illinois equal suffrage association iesa. The gazetteer of illinois and missouri, published in 1822, mentioned chicago as a village of pike county containing 12 or 15 houses and about 60 or 70 inhabitants. The list is in alphabetical order by the name of the county. Located in the henderson county historical society museum, raritan, illinois. Plat book of henry county, illinois library of congress. When two or three counties are covered, the plat book is listed under. They contacted our society and together we went to work to create something for displaying and preserving pike history. Ballance and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Zebulon pike the first american settlers came about 1820.
The paperback of the history of pike county, illinois by chas. Standard atlas of will county illinois 1909 1910 including a plat book. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. The sly fox bookstore is an independent bookstore in virden, il, specializing in childrens books, mysteries, books about illinois, and books for reading groups. Everyday discount prices and great customer service.
Illinois state atlas 1876 illinois historical atlas. Parties, issues, and voters, 18541983 and the winning of the midwest. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. Since we have many different county history, genealogy, and map cds, please be sure to specify that you wish to order the history, genealogy and maps of pike county, illinois cd.
History of pike county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. Heartland lodge, located in extreme south pike county, and including land in adjacent calhoun county, is in one of three scenic portions of the state of illinois that geologists believe was never glaciated. If you know of other books available, please email me with the titles and publishing information. Pike county illinois genweb genealogy history biographies. Daniel cravens taylors book, thomas lincoln, abrahams father, is the first full biography of the 16th president. Pike county history by jess m thompson chapter 98 mr.
Koni proctor pike county ilgenweb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. Livingstons law register, 1851 pike county lawyers source. My name is ginger hayes, i am the coordinator for pope county. Free family records for researching ancestry in pike county illinois. Collection americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbana. He did make a comment about the book that i thought was different,every book i read on illinois history is similar but told completely different. It is located in henderson county historical society museum, raritan, illinois. Chapman, 1880, by thomas gregg page images at hathitrust filed under. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. The warren county genealogical society put this together and are selling them. Foot locker this is a world war ii inside of a foot locker used by davis shaner of henderson county, illinois during his tour of duty. Jensen, professor emeritus of history at the university of illinois at chicago, is the author of several books, including grass roots politics. Putnam randolph richland rock island saline sangamon schuyler scott shelby stark. History of pike county gave me the history of the early settlement of pike county illinois.
Online shopping from a great selection at books store. List of books and articles about illinois history online. Pike co illinois il 1895 atlas plat book genealogy history. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. I am thrilled to be the new volunteer coordinator for adams and scott county illinois and of course the longtime coordinator for pike county and i will do my best to add to the online collection of data. Pike county was formed on january 31, 1821 out of madison county.
Authors of two new books about the father of abraham lincoln and representatives of a special pike county book project will speak about their research and findings from 4. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. The new county which bore the name of the author of the declaration of independence was to contain sixteen townships. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. The 19th century county atlasplat book is more popular than ever, not only with genealogists, but with newer audiences finding them useful for historic site and environmental research. It is very different from the prairie state imagevast vistas of flat fields of corn and soybeans that many people have of illinois. The pike county archives and history society was founded in 1986 and is a 501 c3 taxexempt, nonprofit organization. Please allow three to six weeks for delivery of books. Genealogy preserving the past inspiring the future. Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, landowners, illinois. History of hancock county, illinois, together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws. Plat book and illustrated atlas of sangamon county, illinois, 1874, 1894, 1914.
The books and documents within each county are listed in order of the publication date, whenever possible. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Below you will find a thematic book list for a study on illinois. Published 1881 by interstate publishing company in chicago. Acclaim press is a publishing and book selling agency that publishes the works of authors of lincoln connection pike county, illinois books. A copy of the book is in the librarys genealogy section, and a pdf of the book is available at. Pike county, illinois public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. John wood is regarded as the founding father of adams county.
An informative and historical overview of pike county, illinois with 966 pages including. Portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. Henderson county was formed from warren county in 1841. The county was established january, 1825 and named for president john quincy adams. Plat books contain maps of each township with land parcels outlined with the.
Aug 05, 2012 history of pike county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history. Pike county chamber of commerce pike county books and primary sources new philadelphia association free frank new. Jan 16, 2017 handbook of old gallatin county this includes the 1887 history of gallatin county plus everything we could find from other 19th and early 20th century history books about the parent county of most of southeastern illinois. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. If you have questions about using the online catalog or subject headings, please see using the library. 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. Please email any corrections or additions to the state coordinator statewide societies friends of newberry library genealogy society of southern illinois illinois state genealogical society isgs. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. City directories can help you to establish your ancestors residence in a certain place at a certain time, and they can give information about a persons occupation, home address, name of a spouse, and names of neighbors. Please contact your local library to borrow these atlases from the illinois state library. The book arrived well wrapped and it arrived quickly.
Wood and his friend willard keyes first settled in the area in 1819. City directories are published books that contained lists of names and addresses for people in a specific town or city for a particular year. Plat books can be an aid to genealogists for following land ownership in families and locating the names of neighbors of ancestors. Pope county has a long and rich history and is a beautiful place to visit. Includes indexes, map of the united states, and map of illinois. I read in the book that daniel shinns picture is in volume two so ill be ordering it soon. Books for sale pike county ohio genealogy and historical. Illinois digital archives henderson county historical. Pike county is located on the highlands between the illinois river, which forms its eastern border, and the mississippi river, which borders missouri. Gallatin county biographies more than 250 biographies will be included here pulled from the 1876 state atlas of illinois, the 1883 history of white county which included chapters on the northern two townships of gallatin, the 1887 history of gallatin county, the 1905 memoirs of the lower ohio valley and the 1912 history of southern illinois. In march 2012 the pike county commissioners came up with the idea of a county museum using the old jail. Pages illinois atlas of historical county boundaries project. Historical markers can be cosponsored by various local organizations, such as historical societies, churches, schools, businesses, municipalities, or other interested entities. According to the 2010 united states census, it had a population of 16,430.
Welcome to pike county ohio genealogy and historical society. Containing a history of the northwesthistory of illinoishistory of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Ilgenweb project adoption information to adopt this county please fill out our contact form. Amazon has every book he ever wanted to read on il. Standard atlas of will county illinois 1909 1910 including a. Please consider contributing your pieces of pike county family history. For help with the interactive maps, see our using the atlas page.
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