Vermilion County, Illinois
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Contents |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
- 1826--Vermilion County was created 18 January 1826 from unorganized territory and Edgar County. County seat: Danville [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
1872 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.
For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:
Places / Localities
Populated Places
Sidell
Neighboring Counties
- Benton County, Indiana
- Champaign
- Douglas
- Edgar
- Ford
- Iroquois
- Vermillion County, Indiana
- Warren County, Indiana
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
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 Vermilion County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.
- Vermilion 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 Vermilion County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.
- 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.
Census
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 65,635 | ||
| 1910 | 77,996 | 18.8% | |
| 1920 | 86,162 | 10.5% | |
| 1930 | 89,339 | 3.7% | |
| 1940 | 86,791 | −2.9% | |
| 1950 | 87,079 | 0.3% | |
| 1960 | 96,176 | 10.4% | |
| 1970 | 97,047 | 0.9% | |
| 1980 | 95,222 | −1.9% | |
| 1990 | 88,257 | −7.3% | |
| 2000 | 83,919 | −4.9% | |
Church
Court
Land
Local Histories
Maps
Military
- 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.
- - 51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
- - 71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.
Newspapers
Probate
Taxation
Vital Records
Pape Funeral Homes Obiturary Records for Vermilion County, Illinois
Societies and Libraries
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Vermillion County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
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