Winnebago County, Illinois Genealogy

United States  Illinois  Winnebago County

Parent County

 * 1836--Winnebago County was created 16 January 1836 from Jo Daviess County. County seat:  Rockford

Neighboring Counties

 * Boone
 * DeKalb
 * Green County, Wisconsin
 * Ogle
 * Rock County, Wisconsin
 * Stephenson

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.

Illinois Cemeteries page provides explanations of the following online Winnebago County resources:


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Rockford

Land
Family Maps of Winnebago County, Illinois (2007) plats the land of many nineteenth-century Winnebago County residents. The publisher's bookstore includes a free online surname index.

Local Histories

 * Carr, Edson Irving, The History of Rockton, Winnebago County, Illinois, 1820 to 1898, (Rockton, IL: Herald Office Print, 1898). Digital Version at Internet Archives; ;

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Winnebago 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 Winnebago County.


 * - 44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
 * - 45th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies F and G.
 * - 52nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
 * - 55th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.
 * - 65th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (Scotch Regiment), Company K.
 * - 90th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A.

Newspapers
Newspaperarchive.com ($) has historical newspapers available on-line. Their database has Freeport City newspapers from the late 1800's and early 1900's that covered local news on residents from Winnebago County. The Rock Island Public Library provides free access to this database at its library.

Vital Records

 * Information about how to obtain birth, marriage, and death records through the Winnegabo County Clerk is explained at RootsWeb.

Marriage Records

 * 1837-1900 Illinois Statewide Marriage Index at Illinois State Archives; Index

Death Records

 * 1916-1950 Database of Illinois Death Certificates at Illinois State Archives; Index

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Winnebago County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)
 * Winnebago County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History(Linkpendium)