Cook County, Illinois Genealogy

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Parent County
Cook County was created in 1831 from Putnam County.

Populated Places

 * Cities: Berwyn . Blue Island . Burbank . Calumet City . Chicago Heights . Chicago . Country Club Hills . Countryside . Des Plaines . Elgin . Elmhurst . Evanston . Harvey . Hickory Hills . Hometown . Markham . Northlake . Oak Forest . Palos Heights . Palos Hills . Park Ridge . Prospect Heights . Rolling Meadows
 * Town: Cicero
 * Villages: Alsip . Arlington Heights . Barrington Hills . Barrington . Bartlett . Bedford Park . Bellwood . Bensenville . Berkeley . Bridgeview . Broadview . Brookfield . Buffalo Grove . Burnham . Burr Ridge . Calumet Park . Chicago Ridge . Crestwood . Deerfield . Deer Park . Dixmoor . Dolton . East Hazel Crest . East Dundee . Elk Grove Village . Elmwood Park . Evergreen Park . Flossmoor . Ford Heights . Forest Park . Forest View . Frankfort . Franklin Park . Glencoe . Glenview . Glenwood . Golf . Hanover Park . Harwood Heights . Hazel Crest . Hillside . Hinsdale . Hodgkins . Hoffman Estates . Homewood . Indian Head Park . Inverness . Justice . Kenilworth . La Grange Park . La Grange . Lansing . Lemont . Lincolnwood . Lynwood . Lyons . Matteson . Maywood . McCook . Melrose Park . Merrionette Park . Midlothian . Morton Grove . Mount Prospect . Niles . Norridge . North Riverside . Northbrook . Northfield . Oak Brook . Oak Lawn . Oak Park . Olympia Fields . Orland Hills . Orland Park . Palatine . Palos Park . Park Forest . Phoenix . Posen . Richton Park . River Forest . River Grove . Riverdale . Riverside . Robbins . Roselle . Rosemont . Sauk Village . Schaumburg . Schiller Park . Skokie . South Barrington . South Chicago Heights . South Holland . Steger . Stickney . Stone Park . Streamwood . Summit . Thornton . Tinley Park . University Park . Westchester . Western Springs . Wheeling . Willow Springs . Wilmette . Winnetka . Woodridge . Worth
 * Townships: Barrington . Berwyn . Bloom . Bremen . Calumet . Cicero . Elk Grove . Evanston . Hanover . Lemont . Leyden . Lyons . Maine . New Trier . Niles . Northfield . Norwood Park . Oak Park . Orland . Palatine . Palos . Proviso . Rich . River Forest . Riverside . Schaumburg . Stickney . Thornton . Wheeling . Worth
 * Communities: La Grange Highlands . Mexico

Neighboring Counties
DuPage | Kane | Lake | McHenry | Will | Lake County, Indiana

Biographies
The following might be helpful with Cook County, Illinois research:


 * The Chicago History Museum has a tremendous collection of on-line resources useful to family history researchers. Of particular interest are the Biographical Dictionary of Chicago, part of the Encyclopedia of Chicago, and a photo index of portraits taken by early Chicago photographers. The Society's collection includes tens of thousands of images from early photographers E.L. Brand and C.D. Mosher, among others, all indexed by the name of the person in the photograph, as well as by photographer and studio. Their collection can be searched at the Chicago Historical Society Research Center.

Vital Records

 * Cook County Genealogy Online -- has more than 8 million birth, marriage, and death records for Cook County available online. (Fees are charged for obtaining copies.)

Web Sites

 * FamilySearch.org Family History Library catalog for Cook County
 * The Cook County ILGenWeb Project, an member of The ILGenWeb Project, an affiliate of The USGenWeb Project.
 * The USGenWeb Archives Project for Cook County
 * Newberry Library Genealogy Collection and Links
 * Ward and ED Maps for 1870-1930 Censuses