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Christian County
Christian County was formed from Sangamon, Montgomery and Shelby counties on
15 February 1839.
Communities: Assumption, Bear Creek, Bolivia, Buckhart, Bulpitt, Clarksdale, Dunkel, Edinburg, Greenwood, Grove City, Harvel, Hewittsville, Jeisyville, Johnson, Kincaid, King, Langleyville, Locust, May, Midway, Millersville, Morrisonville, Mosquito, Mount Auburn, Moweaqua, Old Stonington, Osbernville, Owaneco, Palmer, Pana, Prairieton, Radford, Ricks, Roby, Rosamond, Sharpsburg, Sicily, South Fork, Stonington, Taylorville, Tovey, Vanderville, Velma, Willey Station
Map: Map of Christian County, Illinois, Snyder Brothers, 1872 (click map to enlarge), Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division
Virtual Libraries
Hon. J. C. McBride, Past and Present of Christian County, Illinois (Chicago : S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1904)
Calvin Goudy, History of Christian County, Illinois (Philadelphia : Brink, McDonough and Co., 1880)
Newton Bateman, Paul Selby, Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Christian County, vol. 2 (Chicago : Munsell Publishing Company, 1918)
Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites
Christian County, Illinois Genealogical Society
Maps
Vital Records and Substitutes
Birth
Birth records, 1877-1916
(Family Search)
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Marriage
Marriage records, 1839-1921; index, 1866-1924
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Death
Death records, 1878-1917; index, 1878-1927
(Family Search)
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Property & Tax Records
Deeds, 1839-1914; index, 1839-1886
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Probate Records
Probate Journal, 1839-1886
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Probate records, 1839-1919
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