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''United States Illinois  Warren County

Historical Facts
Warren County was named for the physician and soldier, He served at Lexignton and was a Major general of the Massachusetts militia. He died at the battle of Bunker Hill.

County Boundary Changes

 * 1825 – Warren County was created 13 January 1825 from Pike County.
 * 1825–1826 – Attached to Schuyler County
 * 1826– 830 – Attached to Peoria County

Neighboring Counties

 * Fulton
 * Henderson
 * Knox
 * McDonough
 * Mercer

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 Warren County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Warren 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 of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Warren 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
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. ; ; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Warren County on page 188.]

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

History

 * The Past and present of Warren County, Illinois : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, general and local statistics, map of Warren County, history of Illinois, Constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, etc., etc. Chicago: H.F. Kett &amp; Co., 1877. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
 * Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Warren County. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1903. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Military

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


 * - 36th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company C.
 * - 50th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, C, D, and K.
 * - 59th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
 * - 61st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company I.
 * - 83rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, C, F, and H.

Web Sites

 * Warren County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Warren County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)