Union County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Union County

History
Many early residents of Union County came into the area from Rowan County, North Carolina.

Parent County

 * 1818--Union County was created 2 January 1818 from Johnson County. County seat:  Jonesboro

Places / Localities
To see a list of places in Union County, click on [Show], in the bar above. The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.

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
The Illinois Cemeteries page provides general explanations of the following online Union County resources:

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, Union County on page 188.]

Catholic
FamilySearch has made parish records from two Belleville Diocese Catholic churches in Union County available online. The records include first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths:


 * , browsable online (no index); courtesy: FamilySearch.
 * , browsable online (no index); courtesy: FamilySearch.

Court
Order book, 1818-1848 First of 2 films.

Darrell Dexter abstracted nineteenth-century guardianship records. His compilation is available online, courtesy: Genealogy Trails.

Land

 * 1796-1907U.S General Land Office Records at Ancestry–($)
 * Illinois Public Land Purchase Recordsat Ancestry–($)

Jeana Gallagher compiled a list of Original Settlers of Union County, Illinois - Preemption before 1817. The list is available online, courtesy: Genealogy Trails.

Family Maps of Union County, Illinois (2005) plats the land of many Union County residents. The publisher's bookstore includes a free online surname index.

1818-1887 Deeds First of 21 films.

Local Histories
The online Shawnee Community College Local History Project includes a dozen personal interviews that give you a taste of historic Union County. Was your relative one of the interviewed individuals?

Military

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


 * - 30th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company B.
 * - 31st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies E and H.
 * - 60th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, and F.
 * - 81st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.

Birth

 * 1867-1939 Index - IRAD-EIU Search for Union records. How to use IRAD
 * 1877-1916 - IRAD-EIU Search for Union records. How to use IRAD
 * 1878-1907 Birth index
 * 1851-1915 Birth record First of 30 films.

Marriage

 * 1818-1907 - IRAD-EIU Search for Union records. How to use IRAD
 * 1819-1873 Marriage consents First of 2 films.
 * 1818-1907 Marriages, 1818-1907 First of 5 films.
 * 1851-1900 Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900 at Ancestry–($);Index, INCOMPLETE
 * To-1850 Illinois Marriages to 1850 at Ancestry–($);Index, INCOMPLETE
 * 1790-1860 Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 at Ancestry–($);Index, INCOMPLETE

Death

 * 1877-1915 - IRAD-EIU Search for Union records. How to use IRAD
 * 1877-1915 Death records First of 2 films.
 * 1916-1947 Deaths and Stillbirths
 * Pre-1916 Statewide Death Index
 * 1916-1950 Database of Illinois Death Certificates

Web Sites

 * Union County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Union County, Illinois Genealogy Trails
 * Union County, Illinois Genealogy Trails