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Livingston County, Illinois
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Location of Illinois in the U.S.
Facts
Founded:	February 27, 1837
County Seat	Pontiac
Courthouse
Address	112 West Madison Street Pontiac, IL 61764 815-844-2006, ext. 128
Website: www.livingstoncountyil.gov
Named for: Edward Livingston

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United States  Illinois Livingston County

County Courthouse

History

The county was named for Edward Livingston, a lawyer and statesman. Mayor of New York City. representive in Congress from New York and Louisian. United States Senator from Louisiana, Secretary of State under President Jackson and United States Minister to France.

Parent County

• 1837--Livingston County was created 27 February 1837 from LaSalle and McLean Counties.

County seat:  Pontiac ^[1]

Boundary Changes

Record Loss

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Neighboring Counties

• Ford
• Grundy
• Kankakee
• LaSalle
• McLean
• Woodford

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

Illinois State Universtiy
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 Livingston County and links to the  information for the individuals buried there.

• Livingston 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 Livingston County.  Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.

• ePodunk list of Livingston 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

1857-1865 Swamp Land Records - IRAD-ISU

Local Histories

Maps

Military

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

- 39th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.

- 44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.

- 52nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D.

- 53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.

Newspapers

Probate

1837-1958 Probate Case Files

1917-1926 Probate Docket Index - IRAD-ISU

School Records

1898-1995 School Pupil Diploma Record - IRAD-ISU

1898-1921 School Student Permanent Record, High School - IRAD-ISU

1935-1972 School Pupil Diploma Record, Prison - IRAD-ISU

Taxation

1872-1876 Tax Lists, Delinquent -IRAD-ISU

Vital Records

Societies and Libraries 

Web Sites

Databases Pertinent to Livingston County
Local Governmental Records Database
Name Index to Illinois Local Governments
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index
Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950
Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database
Federal Township Plats of Illinois
Livingston County Probate Case Files Index (1837–1958)

• USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
• Family History Library Catalog
• Livingston 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.