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''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois]][[Image:Gotoarrow.png]]'' '''Vermilion County'''
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| building address = 6 N. Vermilion<br>Danville, IL 61832-5879<br>217-431-2607
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| building address = '''Vermilion County Courthouse'''<br>6 N. Vermilion<br>Danville, IL 61832<br>(217) 431-2607<br>[http://www.co.vermilion.il.us/ Vermilion County Website]
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{{Illinois-stub}}''[[United States|United States]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] [[Illinois|Illinois]] [[Image:Gotoarrow.png]] Vermilion County''
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== Vermilion County Organization  ==
  
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=== County Courthouse  ===
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Vermilion County's civil records start the following years:
  
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=== History ===
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[Vermilion County, Illinois#Births|Birth]]'''
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[Vermilion County, Illinois#Marriages|Marriage]]'''
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[Vermilion County, Illinois#Deaths|Death]]'''
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[Vermilion County, Illinois#Census|Census]]'''
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[Vermilion County, Illinois#Land|Land]]'''
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | '''[[Vermilion County, Illinois#Probate_Records|Probate]]'''
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1877<br>
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1826<br>
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1830<br>
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| width="16.6%" align="center" | 1826<br>
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County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Vermilion County are kept, see the [[Vermilion County, Illinois Courthouse|Vermilion County Courthouse]] page.
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=== Historical Facts ===
  
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The county was named after the Vermilion River.
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Vermilion County was named after the Vermilion River of which the branches have a presence in the county.  
  
 
=== Parent County  ===
 
=== Parent County  ===
  
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*'''1826--'''Vermilion County was created 18 January 1826&nbsp;from unorganized territory and [[Edgar County, Illinois|Edgar]] County.'''County seat:''' Danville <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
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*'''1826--'''Vermilion County was created 18 January 1826,&nbsp;from unorganized territory and [[Edgar County, Illinois|Edgar]] County.'''County seat:''' Danville <ref name="Handybook">''The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America'',10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).</ref>
  
 
=== Boundary Changes  ===
 
=== Boundary Changes  ===
  
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1823-1826 Edgar
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:1823-1826 Edgar
  
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1819-1823 Clark
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:1819-1823 Clark
  
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1816-1819 Crawford
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:1816-1819 Crawford
  
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1815-1816 Edwards
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:1815-1816 Edwards
  
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1812-1815 madison
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:1812-1815 madison
  
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1801-1812 St. Clair
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:1801-1812 St. Clair
  
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1790-1803 Knox, Northwest Territory
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:1790-1803 Knox, Northwest Territory
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See an interactive map of Vermilion County [http://www.n2genealogy.com/illinois/il-maps.html boundary changes].
  
 
=== Record Loss  ===
 
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For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:  
  
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*[[Burned Counties Research]] <br>  
 
*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424]
 
*[http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424 http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424]
  
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== Records and Resources ==
  
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=== Biography  ===
  
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=== Neighboring Counties  ===
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[http://www.archive.org/details/portraitbiograph00chapm Portrait andd Biographical Album of Vermillion and Edgar Counties, Illinois ]1889&nbsp;&nbsp;[http://www.archive.org/ Internet Archives]  
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*[[Benton County, Indiana|Benton County, Indiana]]
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*[[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign]]
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*[[Douglas County, Illinois|Douglas]]
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*[[Edgar County, Illinois|Edgar]]
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*[[Ford County, Illinois|Ford]]
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*[[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois]]
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*[[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion County, Indiana]]
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*[[Warren County, Indiana|Warren County, Indiana]]
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*[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records
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*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard131.pdf Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research] describes what records are&nbsp;at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
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*[[African-American Resources for Illinois]]
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=== Archives and Libraries ===
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'''Illinois Regional Archives Depository'''
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Illinois State Universtiy<br>2016 Warehouse Road Campus<br>Box 1520 <br>Normal, Illinois 61802 <br>Phone: 309-452-6027
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Illinois Regional Archives Depository System - [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad.pdf Local Governmental Records Listings Arranged by County]  
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=== Cemeteries  ===
 
=== Cemeteries  ===
  
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Illinois&nbsp;cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.  
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Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.  
  
 
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the&nbsp;name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.&nbsp; Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.&nbsp; May&nbsp;give obituaries,&nbsp;names of&nbsp;family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
 
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs& Find A Grave] can be searched by the&nbsp;name of a person or family to find where a person is buried.&nbsp; Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.&nbsp; May&nbsp;give obituaries,&nbsp;names of&nbsp;family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.
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*[http://www.illinoisgenealogy.org/cemeteries.htm Illinois Cemeteries] by county.
 
*[http://www.illinoisgenealogy.org/cemeteries.htm Illinois Cemeteries] by county.
  
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*The [http://www.familysearch.org/Eng/Library/FHLC/frameset_fhlc.asp Family History Library Catalog] lists {{FHL|395337|subject-id|disp=some&nbsp;records of cemeteries in Vermilion County}}.&nbsp; Some of the books or others may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.
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*The [https://www.familysearch.org/#form=catalog Family History Library Catalog] lists {{FHL|395337|subject-id|disp=some&nbsp;records of cemeteries in Vermilion County}}.&nbsp; Some of the books or others may be on [http://books.google.com/advanced_book_search Google Books] or available at public libraries.
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*[http://www.vermilioncounty.info. Illiana Cemetery Genealogical website]-Digital photos of headstones in Cemeteries in Vermilion County and surrounding Counties
  
 
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6746&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=92&stateAbbv=&stateName= ePodunk list of Vermilion 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.
 
*[http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6746&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down&sec=0&qty=92&stateAbbv=&stateName= ePodunk list of Vermilion 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.
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==== 1840 Pensioners ====
  
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*''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 [http://books.google.com/books?id=W7JYAAAAMAAJ&pg=PA188&lpg=PA188 Google Books]. [See Illinois, Vermilion County on page 188.]
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*[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/history/other/1892ross9ms.txt 1892 Rossville City Census ]- USGenWeb
  
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=== Land ===
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=== Church Records ===
  
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=== Local Histories ===
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[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/vermilion/quakers_elwood.html Elwood Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes&nbsp;]
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[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/vermilion/quakers_georgetown.html Georgetown, Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes]
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=== Court Records ===
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Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See [[Illinois Court Records]] for more information about using court records.
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The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through the [[The Family History Library|Family History Library]] or the [http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/iradsrch.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)] located at the Illinois State University (ISU) - search for Vermilion County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the [[IRAD - Illinois State University|ISU IRAD Wiki page.]]
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[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/vermcor.html Coroner's Inquest Files Index, 1908-1956&nbsp;]&nbsp; [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/archives.html Illinois State Archives]
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=== Ethnic Research  ===
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==== African American  ====
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The following have information concerning African American research.
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*[[African American Research]] (US) has more information about the kinds of records
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*[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/publications/pdf_publications/ard131.pdf Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research] describes what records are&nbsp;at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
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*[[African-American Resources for Illinois]]
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*[http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~blackcoalminers/ African American Coal Miner]&nbsp; Information Center
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=== Genealogy  ===
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=== History  ===
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=== Land and Property  ===
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Original land records are held in the office of the County Clerk . See [[Illinois Land and Property]] for more information about using land records.
  
 
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=== Military Records ===
  
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*'''Civil War'''<br>Civil War service men from Vermilion County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments&nbsp;that were formed from men of Vermilion County.
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For information about using Military records see [[Illinois Military Records|Illinois Military Records]]
  
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:- [[38th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|38th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Company K.
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==== Revolutionary War  ====
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:- [[51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry|51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Company E.
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:- [[71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry|71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Company A.
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:- [[73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry|73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Companies C and E.
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:- [[73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry|73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Company E.
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:- [[79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], Company A.
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=== Newspapers  ===
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[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/1835pensioners6.htm 1835 Revolutionary War Pensioners]
  
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=== Probate  ===
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[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/revwar3.html#vermilion Veteran Burials]
  
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1826-1860 Probate Case Files -IRAD-ISU
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==== War of 1812  ====
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/warof1812/other/somemili515gmt.txt Military Land Grants ]in Vermillion Coutny, Illinois for Soldiers of the War of 1812 - USGenWeb
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==== Blackhawk War  ====
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/edgar/military/otherwar/rosters/u2ndbriga125nmt.txt Captain Robert Griffin's Company ]- USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/otherwar/rosters/ucolmoore160gmt.txt Captain John B. Thomas' Company ]- USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/otherwar/rosters/ucolmoore160gmt.txt Captain Eliakem Ashton's Company ]- USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/otherwar/rosters/ucolmoore163gmt.txt Captain Morgan L. Payne's Company ]- USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/otherwar/rosters/ucolmoore164gmt.txt Captain James Palmer's Company ]- USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/otherwar/rosters/ucolmoore165gmt.txt Captain I.M. Gillispie's Company ]- USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/sangamon/military/otherwar/rosters/uindepend293gmt.txt Captain Jacob M. Earley's Company]- USGenWeb
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==== Indian Wars  ====
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/indian/other/somemili516gmt.txt Military Land Grants ]in Vermillion County, Illinois for Soldiers of the Indian Wars - USGenWeb
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==== Civil War  ====
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Civil War service men from Vermilion 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 Vermilion County.
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'''Cavalry'''
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:-[[4th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry|4th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/acm/cav004-f.html Company F].
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'''Infantry'''
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:- [[12th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months, 1861)|12th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months, 1861]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/012-3c-in.html Company C].
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:- [[12th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|12th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/012-c-in.html Company C].
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:- [[25th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|25th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/025-b-in.html Company B].
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:-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/028_reg.html 28th Regiment, (Consolidated), Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/028C-g-in.html Company G.]
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:- [[35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/035-d-in.html Company D], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/035-e-in.html Company E], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/035-f-in.html Company F], and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/035-i-in.html Company I].
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:- [[37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/037-k-in.html Company K].
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:- [[51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry|51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/051-e-in.html Company E].
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:- [[71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry|71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/071-a-in.html Company A].
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:- [[73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry|73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/073-c-in.html Company C], and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/073-c-in.html Company&nbsp;E].&nbsp;&nbsp;
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:- [[79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/079-a-in.html Company A].
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:-[[125th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|125th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/125-a-in.html Company A], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/125-b-in.html Company B], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/125-c-in.html Company C], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/125-d-in.html Company D], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/125-g-in.html Company G], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/125-i-in.html Company I], and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/125-k-in.html Company K]
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:- [[133rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)|133rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/133-k-in.html Company K]
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:- [[135th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864)|135th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/135-d-in.html Company D], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/135-e-in.html Company E], and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/135-k-in.html Company K]
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:- [[149th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1865)|149th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/149-e-in.html Company E]
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:- [[150th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1865)|150th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/150-e-in.html Company E], and [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/150-k-in.html Company K]
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'''[[Union Veterans' and Lineage Society Records|Grand Army of the Republic ]](GAR)'''
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A list of [http://suvcw.org/garposts/il.pdf GAR&nbsp;Post for Illinios], additional site for post list,[http://www.loc.gov/rr/main/gar/ Library of Congress]
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/rosters/garcharl703nmt.txt Charles A. Clark Post], Ridge Farm 1913 - USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/rosters/gargentj604nmt.txt General T.J. Hendrson Post], 1913 - USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/rosters/garharmo661nmt.txt Harmon Post], Hoopeston 1913 - USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/rosters/garkenes642nmt.txt Kenesaw Post], Danville 1913 - USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/rosters/garkyger711nmt.txt Kyger Post], Georgetown 1913 - USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/rosters/garlawto608nmt.txt Lawton Post], Danville 1913 - USGenWeb
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/rosters/gartrisl615nmt.txt Trisler Post], Sidewll 1913 - USGenWeb
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'''Pensions'''
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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/1883verm.txt 1883 Federal Pension ]- USGenWeb
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==== World War I  ====
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[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6482&cj=1&path=Illinois.Vermilion+County&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918]
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[http://search.ancestry.com/Browse/list.aspx?dbid=6482&cj=1&path=Illinois.Danville+City&o_xid=0001546952&o_lid=0001546952 World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918 ]&nbsp;Danville
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==== World War II  ====
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[http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/29/28-2803a.gif Army Casualties Part 1] U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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[http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/29/28-2804a.gif Army Casualties Part 2]&nbsp; U.S. National Archives and Records Administration
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==== Korean War  ====
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilchs/vetmem/korvets.htm Veterans of Korea]
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==== Vietnam War  ====
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilchs/vetmem/vietvets.htm Veterans of Vietnam]
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==== Gulf War  ====
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[http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilchs/vetmem/dsvets.htm Veterans of Desert Storm ]<br>
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=== Naturalization  ===
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Original naturalization records are held in the office of the County Clerk. See [[Illinois Naturalization and Citizenship|Illinois Naturalization Records]] for more information about using naturalization records.
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=== Newspapers and Obituaries  ===
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[http://www.library.illinois.edu/inp/county_results.php?county=Vermilion Newspapers Published in Vermilion County&nbsp;&nbsp;]&nbsp;&nbsp;&nbsp; [http://www.library.illinois.edu/inp/ Illinois Newspaper Project]
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=== Probate Records  ===
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Original estates and wills are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See [[Illinois Probate Records]] for more information about using probate records.
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The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through the [[The Family History Library|Family History Library]] or the [http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/iradsrch.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)] located at the Illinois State University (ISU) - search for Vermilion County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the [[IRAD - Illinois State University|ISU IRAD Wiki page.]]
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'''1826-1860''' Probate Case Files - IRAD-ISU  
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=== Repositories  ===
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[[Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)|IRAD]] is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Archives, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. [[IRAD - Illinois State University|Illinois State University]] houses the records for Vermilion County.
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==== Family History Centers  ====
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Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy. Currently there are no Family History Centers located directly in Vermilion County.
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You may search your address for a center near you on the FamilySearch site. The following centers are located in surrounding counties. Their wiki pages may supply hours and other information.
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*[[Introduction to LDS Family History Centers]]
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*[[Danville Illinois Family History Center]]
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==== County Courthouse  ====
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County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Vermilion County are kept, see the [[Vermilion County, Illinois Courthouse|Vermilion County Courthouse]] page.
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==== Illinois Regional Archives Repository  ====
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Illinois State Universtiy<br>2016 Warehouse Road Campus<br>Box 1520 <br>Normal, Illinois 61802 <br>Phone: 1-309-452-6027
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Illinois Regional Archives Depository System - [http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad.pdf Local Governmental Records Listings Arranged by County]
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==== Public Libraries  ====
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[http://library.public-libraries.org/county/IL/VermilionCounty.html Vermilion County Public Libraries]
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==== Societies  ====
  
 
=== Taxation  ===
 
=== Taxation  ===
  
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==== School Records ====
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'''1912-1938''' School Student Permanent Record, High School - IRAD-ISU
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=== Social Groups Online  ===
  
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1912-1938 School Student Permanent record, High School - IRAD-ISU
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=== Societies  ===
  
 
=== Vital Records  ===
 
=== Vital Records  ===
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See [[Illinois Vital Records]] for more information about Vital records in Illinois.
  
 
The website of the [http://www.co.vermilion.il.us/ctyclk.htm Vermilion County Clerk] explains how to order copies of birth, marriage, and death records.  
 
The website of the [http://www.co.vermilion.il.us/ctyclk.htm Vermilion County Clerk] explains how to order copies of birth, marriage, and death records.  
  
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==== Birth Records ====
  
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1877-1901 Birth Record Index - IRAD-ISU
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'''1877-1901''' Birth Record Index - IRAD-ISU  
  
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1877-1903 Birth Record - IRAD-ISU
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'''1877-1903''' Birth Record - IRAD-ISU  
  
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1906-1907 Birth Records for the city of Indianola - IRAD-ISU
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'''1906-1907''' Birth Records for the City of Indianola - IRAD-ISU  
  
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==== Marriage Records ====
  
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1826-1903 Marriage Record Index - IRAD-ISU
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:*'''1763-1900''' [http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/marriagesrch.jsp Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900]
  
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1826-1858 Marriage Licenses - IRAD-ISU
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'''1826-1903''' Marriage Record Index - IRAD-ISU  
  
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1826-1900 Marriage Record - IRAD-ISU
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'''1826-1858''' Marriage Licenses - IRAD-ISU  
  
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1833-1852 Marriage Licenses, Minors - IRAD-ISU
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'''1826-1900''' Marriage Record - IRAD-ISU
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'''1833-1852''' Marriage Licenses, Minors - IRAD-ISU  
  
 
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==== Death Records  ====
  
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1877-1907 Death Record Index - IRAD-ISU
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:*'''Pre-1916''' [http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/deathsrch.jsp Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre-1916]
  
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1877-1903 Death Records- IRAD-ISU
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:*'''1916-1950''' [http://www.ilsos.gov/isavital/idphdeathsrch.jsp Database of Illinois Death Certificates, 1916-1950]
  
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1878-1917 Death Records, Stillbirths - IRAD-ISU
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'''1877-1907''' Death Record Index - IRAD-ISU  
  
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[[Illinois mortuary records in Vermilion County|Pape Funeral Homes Obiturary Records]] for Vermilion County, Illinois  
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'''1877-1903 '''Death Records- IRAD-ISU
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'''1878-1917''' Death Records, Stillbirths - IRAD-ISU
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[http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/vitals/deaths/vermdea.htm Index to Death Register Volume 1] - USGenWeb
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<br>[[Illinois mortuary records in Vermilion County|Pape Funeral Homes Obiturary Records]] for Vermilion County, Illinois  
  
 
[http://www.papemortuary.com/database.asp Pape Mortuary], 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois this site has 275,000 records, list of death records from 1800's to the pressent. The records included surrounding areas including some near by Indiana counties.  
 
[http://www.papemortuary.com/database.asp Pape Mortuary], 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois this site has 275,000 records, list of death records from 1800's to the pressent. The records included surrounding areas including some near by Indiana counties.  
  
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Sidell
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*[[Benton County, Indiana|Benton County, Indiana]]
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*[[Champaign County, Illinois|Champaign]]
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*[[Douglas County, Illinois|Douglas]]
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*[[Edgar County, Illinois|Edgar]]
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*[[Ford County, Illinois|Ford]]
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*[[Iroquois County, Illinois|Iroquois]]
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*[[Vermillion County, Indiana|Vermillion County, Indiana]]
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*[[Warren County, Indiana|Warren County, Indiana]]
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'''Databases Pertinent to Vermilion County''' <br>[http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/iradsrch.html Local Governmental Records Database ]<br>[http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/niilgsrch.html Name Index to Illinois Local Governments ]<br>[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/marriage.html Illinois Statewide Marriage Index ]<br>[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/idphdeathindex.html Illinois Statewide Death Index, 1916–1950 ]<br>[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/data_lan.html Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales Database ]<br>[http://landplats.ilsos.net/ Federal Township Plats of Illinois ]<br>[http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/vermcor.html Vermilion County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1908–1956)]  
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Revision as of 16:14, 4 February 2013

United States Gotoarrow.png IllinoisGotoarrow.png Vermilion County

Hand and keyboard.jpg Illinois
Online Records


Vermilion County, Illinois
Map
Map of Illinois highlighting Vermilion County
Location in the state of Illinois
Map of the U.S. highlighting Illinois
Location of Illinois in the U.S.
Facts
Founded: January 18, 1826
County Seat Danville
Courthouse
Vermilion County Courthouse.gif
Photo courtesy Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Illinois State Archives
Address Vermilion County Courthouse
6 N. Vermilion
Danville, IL 61832
(217) 431-2607
Vermilion County Website

Contents

Vermilion County Organization

Vermilion County's civil records start the following years:

                                     Beginning Dates for Vermilion County Records
Birth Marriage Death Census Land Probate
1877
 1826
 1877
 1830
 1826
 1826

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Vermilion County are kept, see the Vermilion County Courthouse page.

Historical Facts

Vermilion County was named after the Vermilion River of which the branches have a presence in the county.

Parent County

  • 1826--Vermilion County was created 18 January 1826, from unorganized territory and Edgar County.County seat: Danville [1]

Boundary Changes

1823-1826 Edgar
1819-1823 Clark
1816-1819 Crawford
1815-1816 Edwards
1812-1815 madison
1801-1812 St. Clair
1790-1803 Knox, Northwest Territory

See an interactive map of Vermilion County boundary changes.

Record Loss

1872 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


Records and Resources

Biography

Portrait andd Biographical Album of Vermillion and Edgar Counties, Illinois 1889  Internet Archives

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.

Census

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
190065,635
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191077,99618.8%
192086,16210.5%
193089,3393.7%
194086,791−2.9%
195087,0790.3%
196096,17610.4%
197097,0470.9%
198095,222−1.9%
199088,257−7.3%
200083,919−4.9%

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, Vermilion County on page 188.]
  • 1892 Rossville City Census - USGenWeb

Church Records

Elwood Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes 

Georgetown, Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes

Court Records

Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Court Records for more information about using court records.

The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through the Family History Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Illinois State University (ISU) - search for Vermilion County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the ISU IRAD Wiki page.

Coroner's Inquest Files Index, 1908-1956   Illinois State Archives

Ethnic Research

African American

The following have information concerning African American research.

Genealogy

History

Land and Property

Original land records are held in the office of the County Clerk . See Illinois Land and Property for more information about using land records.

Maps

Military Records

For information about using Military records see Illinois Military Records

Revolutionary War

1835 Revolutionary War Pensioners

Veteran Burials

War of 1812

Military Land Grants in Vermillion Coutny, Illinois for Soldiers of the War of 1812 - USGenWeb

Blackhawk War

Captain Robert Griffin's Company - USGenWeb

Captain John B. Thomas' Company - USGenWeb

Captain Eliakem Ashton's Company - USGenWeb

Captain Morgan L. Payne's Company - USGenWeb

Captain James Palmer's Company - USGenWeb

Captain I.M. Gillispie's Company - USGenWeb

Captain Jacob M. Earley's Company- USGenWeb

Indian Wars

Military Land Grants in Vermillion County, Illinois for Soldiers of the Indian Wars - USGenWeb

Civil War

Civil War service men from Vermilion 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 Vermilion County.

Cavalry

-4th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company F.

Infantry

- 12th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months, 1861, Company C.
- 12th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.
- 25th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
-28th Regiment, (Consolidated), Illinois Infantry, Company G.
- 35th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D, Company E, Company F, and Company I.
- 37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K.
- 51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
- 71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.
- 73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C, and Company E.  
- 79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.
-125th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A, Company B, Company C, Company D, Company G, Company I, and Company K
- 133rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K
- 135th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company D, Company E, and Company K
- 149th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E
- 150th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E, and Company K

Grand Army of the Republic (GAR)

A list of GAR Post for Illinios, additional site for post list,Library of Congress

Charles A. Clark Post, Ridge Farm 1913 - USGenWeb

General T.J. Hendrson Post, 1913 - USGenWeb

Harmon Post, Hoopeston 1913 - USGenWeb

Kenesaw Post, Danville 1913 - USGenWeb

Kyger Post, Georgetown 1913 - USGenWeb

Lawton Post, Danville 1913 - USGenWeb

Trisler Post, Sidewll 1913 - USGenWeb

Pensions

1883 Federal Pension - USGenWeb

World War I

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918

World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Danville

World War II

Army Casualties Part 1 U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Army Casualties Part 2  U.S. National Archives and Records Administration

Korean War

Veterans of Korea

Vietnam War

Veterans of Vietnam

Gulf War

Veterans of Desert Storm

Naturalization

Original naturalization records are held in the office of the County Clerk. See Illinois Naturalization Records for more information about using naturalization records.

Newspapers and Obituaries

Newspapers Published in Vermilion County      Illinois Newspaper Project

Probate Records

Original estates and wills are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Probate Records for more information about using probate records.

The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through the Family History Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Illinois State University (ISU) - search for Vermilion County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the ISU IRAD Wiki page.

1826-1860 Probate Case Files - IRAD-ISU

Repositories

IRAD is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Archives, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. Illinois State University houses the records for Vermilion County.

Family History Centers

Family History Centers (FHCs) are branches of the Family History Library in Salt Lake City, Utah (United States) and are located all over the world. Their goal is to provide resources to assist you in the research and study of your genealogy. Currently there are no Family History Centers located directly in Vermilion County.

You may search your address for a center near you on the FamilySearch site. The following centers are located in surrounding counties. Their wiki pages may supply hours and other information.

County Courthouse

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Vermilion County are kept, see the Vermilion County Courthouse page.

Illinois Regional Archives Repository

Illinois State Universtiy
2016 Warehouse Road Campus
Box 1520
Normal, Illinois 61802
Phone: 1-309-452-6027

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

Public Libraries

Vermilion County Public Libraries

Societies

Taxation

School Records

1912-1938 School Student Permanent Record, High School - IRAD-ISU

Social Groups Online

Societies

Vital Records

See Illinois Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Illinois.

The website of the Vermilion County Clerk explains how to order copies of birth, marriage, and death records.

Birth Records

1877-1901 Birth Record Index - IRAD-ISU

1877-1903 Birth Record - IRAD-ISU

1906-1907 Birth Records for the City of Indianola - IRAD-ISU

Marriage Records

1826-1903 Marriage Record Index - IRAD-ISU

1826-1858 Marriage Licenses - IRAD-ISU

1826-1900 Marriage Record - IRAD-ISU

1833-1852 Marriage Licenses, Minors - IRAD-ISU

Death Records

1877-1907 Death Record Index - IRAD-ISU

1877-1903 Death Records- IRAD-ISU

1878-1917 Death Records, Stillbirths - IRAD-ISU

Index to Death Register Volume 1 - USGenWeb


Pape Funeral Homes Obiturary Records for Vermilion County, Illinois

Pape Mortuary, 10 E. Williams Street, Danville, Illinois this site has 275,000 records, list of death records from 1800's to the pressent. The records included surrounding areas including some near by Indiana counties.

Places / Localities

Populated Places

Sidell

Neighboring Counties


Web Sites

Databases Pertinent to Vermilion 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
Vermilion County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1908–1956)

References

  1. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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