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Clinton County from Sectional map of Illinois, J.H. Colton & Co., 1836; Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

Clinton County

Clinton County was formed on 27 December 1824 from Bond, Fayette, and Washington counties.


Communities: Albers, Aviston, Bartelso, Beckemeyer, Breese, Brookside, Carlyle, Centralia, Clement, Damiansville, Germantown, Hoffman, Huey, Irishtown, Keyesport, Lake, Looking Glass, Meridian, New Baden, Saint Rose, Santa Fe, Sugar Creek, Shattuc, Trenton, Wade, Wamac, Wheatfield

Map: Clinton County from Sectional map of Illinois, J.H. Colton & Co., 1836; Library of Congress, Geography and Map Division

Virtual Libraries

Portrait and Biographical Record of Clinton, Washington, Marion and Jefferson Counties, Illinois (Chicago, Illinois : chapman Publishing, 1894)

History of Marion and Clinton Counties, Illinois (Philadelphia : Brink, McDonough and Co., 1881)

Clinton County Farm Bureau, Farm Plat Book and Business Guide (Clinton County, Illinois : Rockford Map Publishers, 1950)

Institutions, Societies, and Government Websites

Vital Records and Substitutes

Birth

Birth records, 1877-1915
(Family Search)

Delayed birth certificates, 1874-1915; index, 1874-1941 (Family Search)

Marriage

Clinton County, Illinois,
Marriage records, 1825-1937
(Family Search)

Death

Death records, 1877-1915; still birth register, 1878-1911 (Family Search)

Property & Tax Records

Clinton County, Illinois, Deeds, 1818-1915
(Family Search)

Clinton County, Illinois,
Mortgage records, 1858-1890
(Family Search)

Probate Records

Clinton County, Illinois
Probate records, 1825-1899
(Family Search)

Estate files, 1855-1863, 1866-1873
(Family Search)

Will Record, 1857-1928
(Family Search)

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