Vermilion County, Illinois
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| − | | building address = 6 N. Vermilion<br>Danville, IL 61832 | + | | building image cap = Photo courtesy [[Illinois Regional Archives Depository]], [[Illinois State Archives]] |
| − | + | | 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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== Vermilion County Organization == | == Vermilion County Organization == | ||
| + | Vermilion County's civil records start the following years: | ||
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=== Historical Facts === | === Historical Facts === | ||
| − | + | 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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[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/vermilion/quakers_elwood.html Elwood Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes ] | [http://genealogytrails.com/ill/vermilion/quakers_elwood.html Elwood Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes ] | ||
| − | [http://genealogytrails.com/ill/vermilion/quakers_georgetown.html Georgetown, Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes] | + | [http://genealogytrails.com/ill/vermilion/quakers_georgetown.html Georgetown, Quaker Monthly Meeting Minutes] |
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=== Court Records === | === Court Records === | ||
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[http://genealogytrails.com/ill/1835pensioners6.htm 1835 Revolutionary War Pensioners] | [http://genealogytrails.com/ill/1835pensioners6.htm 1835 Revolutionary War Pensioners] | ||
| − | [http://genealogytrails.com/ill/revwar3.html#vermilion Veteran Burials] | + | [http://genealogytrails.com/ill/revwar3.html#vermilion Veteran Burials] |
*'''War of 1812''' | *'''War of 1812''' | ||
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'''Infantry<br>''' | '''Infantry<br>''' | ||
| − | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/012_reg.html 12th Regiment,(3 months), Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/012-3c-in.html Company C] | + | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/012_reg.html 12th Regiment,(3 months), Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/012-3c-in.html Company C] |
| − | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/012-3c-in.html 12th Regiment,(3 years), Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/012-c-in.html Company C] | + | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/012-3c-in.html 12th Regiment,(3 years), Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/012-c-in.html Company C] |
| − | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/025_reg.html 25th Regiment, Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/025-b-in.html Company B] | + | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/025_reg.html 25th Regiment, Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/025-b-in.html Company B] |
| − | :-[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] | + | :-[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] |
:- [[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]. | :- [[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]. | ||
:- [[37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/037-k-in.html Company K]. | :- [[37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|37th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r050/037-k-in.html Company K]. | ||
:- [[51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry|51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/051-e-in.html Company E]. | :- [[51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry|51st Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/051-e-in.html Company E]. | ||
:- [[71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry|71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/071-a-in.html Company A]. | :- [[71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry|71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/071-a-in.html Company A]. | ||
| − | :- [[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 E]. | + | :- [[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 E]. |
| − | :- [[79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/079-a-in.html Company A]. | + | :- [[79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry|79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry]], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r100/079-a-in.html Company A]. |
| − | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/125_reg.html 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] | + | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/125_reg.html 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] |
| − | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/133_reg.html 133rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/133-k-in.html Company K] | + | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/133_reg.html 133rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/133-k-in.html Company K] |
| − | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/135_reg.html 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] | + | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/135_reg.html 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] |
| − | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/149_reg.html 149th Regiment, Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/149-e-in.html Company E] | + | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/149_reg.html 149th Regiment, Illinois Infantry], [http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/r155/149-e-in.html Company E] |
:-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/150_reg.html 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] | :-[http://civilwar.ilgenweb.net/reg_html/150_reg.html 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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[http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/1883verm.txt 1883 Federal Pension ]- USGenWeb | [http://files.usgwarchives.net/il/vermilion/military/civilwar/1883verm.txt 1883 Federal Pension ]- USGenWeb | ||
| − | *'''World War I | + | *'''World War I''' |
[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] | [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] | ||
| − | [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 ] Danville | + | [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 ] Danville |
*'''World War II''' | *'''World War II''' | ||
| − | [http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/29/28-2803a.gif Army Casualties Part 1] U.S. National Archives and Records Administration | + | [http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/29/28-2803a.gif Army Casualties Part 1] U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |
| − | [http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/29/28-2804a.gif Army Casualties Part 2] U.S. National Archives and Records Administration | + | [http://media.nara.gov/media/images/28/29/28-2804a.gif Army Casualties Part 2] U.S. National Archives and Records Administration |
*'''Korean War''' | *'''Korean War''' | ||
| − | [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilchs/vetmem/korvets.htm Veterans of Korea] | + | [http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilchs/vetmem/korvets.htm Veterans of Korea] |
*'''Vietnam War''' | *'''Vietnam War''' | ||
Revision as of 15:35, 12 August 2011
| Vermilion County, Illinois | |
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 Location of Illinois in the U.S. | |
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| Founded: | January 18, 1826 |
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| County Seat | Danville |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Vermilion County Courthouse 6 N. Vermilion Danville, IL 61832 (217) 431-2607 Vermilion County Website |
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Illinois Vermilion County
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.
- 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% | |
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
Coroner's Inquest Files Index, 1908-1956 Illinois StateArchives
Ethnic Research
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
- African American Coal Miner Infromation Center
Genealogy
History
Land and Property
Maps
Military Records
- Revolutionary War
1835 Revolutionary War Pensioners
- 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 Grnats 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
Infantry
- -12th Regiment,(3 months), Illinois Infantry, Company C
- -12th Regiment,(3 years), 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)
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
- Vietnam War
- Gulf War
Naturalization
Newspapers and Obituaries
Newspapers Published in Vermilion County Illinois Newspaper Project
Probate Records
1826-1860 Probate Case Files -IRAD-ISU
Repositories
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.
Family History Centers
Family History Centers FamilySearch
Family History Library holdings
Illinois Regional Archives Repository
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
Public Libraries
Vermilion County Public Lobraries
Societies
Taxation
School Records
1912-1938 School Student Permanent Record, High School - IRAD-ISU
Social Groups Online
Societies
Vital Records
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
- Benton County, Indiana
- Champaign
- Douglas
- Edgar
- Ford
- Iroquois
- Vermillion County, Indiana
- Warren County, Indiana
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)
- 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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