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Vermilion County, Illinois
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Location of Illinois in the U.S.
Facts
Founded:	January 18, 1826
County Seat	Danville
Courthouse
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Address	6 N. Vermilion Danville, IL 61832-5879 217-431-2607
Website: www.co.vermilion.il.us
Named for: Vermilion River

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United States Illinois Vermilion County

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:

• Burned Counties Research
  
• http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

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

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.

- 73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C and E.

- 73rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.

- 79th 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

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