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Jefferson County, Illinois
Map
Location of Illinois in the U.S.
Facts
Founded:	March 26, 1819
County Seat	Mt. Vernon
Courthouse
Address	100 S. 10th Street Mt. Vernon, IL 62864 618-244-8020
Website: www.jeffil.us
Named for: Thomas Jefferson

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United States Illinois Jefferson County

History

Parent County

• 1819--Jefferson County was created 26 March 1819 from Edwards and White Counties.

County seat:  Mount Vernon ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

v • d • e Municipalities and communities of Jefferson County, Illinois County seat: Mount Vernon Townships Bald Hill · Blissville · Casner · Dodds · Elk Prairie · Farrington · Field · Grand Prairie · McClellan · Moore's Prairie · Mt. Vernon · Pendleton · Rome · Shiloh · Spring Garden · Webber Cities Centralia · Mount Vernon · Nason Villages Belle Rive · Bluford · Bonnie · Dix · Ina · Waltonville · Woodlawn Unincorporated Communities Bakerville · Boyd · Camp Ground · Divide · Drivers · Idlewood · Marcoe · Marlow · Miller Lake · Opdyke · Roaches · Summersville · Shady Grove · Texico Neighboring Counties Franklin · Hamilton · Marion · Perry · Washington · Wayne

To see a list of places in Jefferson County, click on [Show], in the bar above. The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

Resources

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

Cemeteries

The Illinois Cemeteries page provides general explanations of the following online Jefferson County resources:

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. FHL 973 X2pc 1840; FHL 2321; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Jefferson County on page 187.]

Church

Catholic

FamilySearch has made parish records from two Belleville Diocese Catholic churches in Jefferson County available online (free registration is required). The records include first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths:

• Church Records of St. Barbara Parish, Scheller, Jefferson County, Illinois 1898-1931, browsable online (no index); courtesy: FamilySearch.
• Church Records of St. Mary Parish, Mount Vernon, Jefferson County, Illinois 1875-1956, browsable online (no index); courtesy: FamilySearch.

Court

Jefferson County, Illinois Circuit Court Records FHL Film 1698207 item 14 FHL Book 977.3793 P22z

Land

• 1796-1907U.S General Land Office Records at Ancestry–($)
• Illinois Public Land Purchase Records at Ancestry–($)

• 1822-1904 Deeds FHL Film 1003250First of 32 films.
• 1822-1927 Index - IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD
• 1822-1922 - IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD

Cindy Ford compiled an extensive list of Jefferson County Illinois Early Land Sales, which is available online, courtesy: Genealogy Trails.

Jefferson County, Illinois Early Land Sales and Land Grants available through USGENWEB

Local Histories

• Continental Historical Bureau. History of Jefferson County, Illinois, 1810-1962. Mt. Vernon, Ill.: Continental Historical Bureau, 1962. Digital version at Ancestry ($). FHL Fiche 6078617
• Perrin, William Henry. History of Jefferson County, Illinois. Chicago: Globe Pub. Co., 1883. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive. FHL Film 825579
• Wall, John A. Wall's History of Jefferson County, Illinois. Indianapolis, Ind.: B.F. Bowen & Co., 1909. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive. Reprint: FHL Book 977.3793 H2w

Maps

Military

• Civil War
  Civil War service men from Jefferson 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 Jefferson County.
  

- 44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.

- 60th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C, D, G, and I.

- 70th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.

Newspapers

Probate

• Flannigan, Misty. Will Book Index Jefferson County Illinois Record Book Index - A 1886-1898, courtesy: ILGenWeb

Taxation

Vital Records

Illinois Vital Records for more information.

Indexes for birth, death, and marriage, prior to 1 January 1916 are in the custody of the county clerk.

Births

• 1877-1902 Index - IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD
• 1877-1915 - IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD
• 1870-1920 Index Delayed Birth certificates- IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD
• 1870-1920 Delayed Birth certificates- IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. [[Illinois Archives and
• 1867-1915 Birth certificates- IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD
• 1877-1915 Births - FHL film 1004706 First of 6 films; Index at ILGenWeb
  
• 1877-1902 Birth index
• 1867-1915 Birth certificates - FHL film 1004712 First of 15 films
• 1870-1920 Delayed birth certificates - FHL film 1004727 First of 10 films
• 1870-1920 Delayed birth certificate index - FHL film 1004727

Marriages

• 1819-1850 Jefferson County, Illinois marriages
• 1891-1916 Index - IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD
• 1819-1916 - IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD
• 1819-1916 Marriages - FHL film 1004738 First of two films
• 1891-1916 Marriage index - FHL film 1004738
• To-1850 Illinois Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry–($);Index, INCOMPLETE
• 1851-1900 Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 at Ancestry–($);Index, INCOMPLETE
• 1790-1860 Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 at Ancestry–($);Index, INCOMPLETE

There are several marriage collections at ILGenWeb.

Deaths

• Pre-1916 Illinios Statewide Death index
• 1877-1902 Index - IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD
• 1877-1915 - IRAD-EIU Search for Jefferson records. How to use IRAD
• 7 December 1877-1915 Death register FHL Book 977.3793 V2zi Two Volumes; FHL Film 795918 items 13-14
• 1877-1915 Death records FHL Film 1004737
• 1916-1950 Database of Illinois Death Certificates

Societies and Libraries

Jefferson County Historical Society
1411 N 27th St.
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864
Phone: (618) 246-0033
E-mail: jchsvip@mvn.net

Jefferson County Genealogical Society
c/o C.E. Brehm Memorial Library
101 S. 7th Street
Mt. Vernon, IL 62864

Web Sites

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Jefferson County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

References

1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 195. (FHL Collection Ref Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.