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Kankakee County, Illinois
Map
Location of Illinois in the U.S.
Facts
Founded:	January 4, 1817
County Seat	Kankakee
Courthouse
Address	189 East Court Street Kankakee, IL 60901 815-937-2990
Website: www.co.kankakee.il.us
Named for: Kankakee River

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United States Illinois Kankakee County

County Courthouse

History

Parent County

• 1853--Kankakee County was created 11 February 1853 from Iroquois and Will Counties.  County seat:  Kankakee ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Ford
• Grundy
• Iroquois
• Lake County, Indiana
• Livingston
• Newton County, Indiana
• Will

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

Archives and Libraries

Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)

Illinois State Universtiy (ISU)
2016 Warehouse Road Campus
Box 1520
Normal, Illinois 61802
Phone: 309-452-6027

Illinois Regional Archives Depository System - Local Governmental Records Listings Arranged by County

Cemeteries

Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.

• Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.  Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.

• Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Kankakee County and links to the  information for the individuals buried there.

• Kankakee Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks. 

• Illinois Cemeteries by county.

• The Family History Library Catalog lists some records of cemeteries in Kankakee County.  Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.

• ePodunk list of Kankakee County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Census

Church

Court

Land

Local Histories

Maps

Military

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

- 42nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies D and H.

- 53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.

- 76th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies D, F, H and I.

- 88th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.

Civil War Veterans of Kankakee County, Illinois: Department of Illinois, Grand Army of the Republic. by Mary Ann Schatz. FHL Film:  982173 item 5   (Item #270984)     Book 977.363 M2s 

Newspapers

Probate

Original probate records at County Court. The following copies available:

1853-1900 County Court and Probate case files IRAD-ISU

1866-1869 Probate Dockets IRAD-ISU

FHL Collection

1853-1928 Kankakee County Illinois probate and will records on 21 films FHL Film: 2259223 (item 1016348)

Taxation

1858-1858 Tax Sale record IRAD-ISU

Vital Records

Illinois Vital Records for more information

Birth

Original birth records at County Clerk.   The following copies are available:

1863-1905 Birth Record Index IRAD-ISU

1877-1918 Birth Record IRAD-ISU Also availalble at the FHL Film 1839989 (item # 510579) first of 7 films

1864-1910 Birth Certificates, Delayed Also available at the FHL 1863-1915 Film: 1839996 and 1839997 (item 594267)

1864-1926 Birth Certificates, City of Manteno IRAD-ISU

Marriage

Original marriage records at County Clerk.  The following copies are available:

1877-1967 Marriage Record Index IRAD-ISU

1853-1926 Marriage Record IRAD-ISU  Also available at the FHL Film: 1839991 first of 24  (item 594224)

1889-1925 Marriage Licenses IRAD-ISU

1899-1905 Marriage License Applications IRAD-ISU Also available at the FHL Film: 1839993                (item 594234)

Death

Original death records at County Clerk. The following copies are available:

1877-1916 Death Record Index IRAD-ISU Also available at the FHL Film:  1839989 item 6; first of 3 (item 511153)

1916-1958 Death Certificate Index IRAD - ISU Also available at the FHL Film:  2260092  first of 23; (item 1016243)

1877-1915 Death Record IRAD-ISU

1915-1951 Death Certificates IRAD-ISU Also available at the FHL Film: 2260093 (item1016243)

Societies and Libraries

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
• Kankakee 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.