Gallatin County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Gallatin County

Gallatin County Organization
Gallatin County's civil records start the following years:

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Gallatin County are kept, see the Gallatin County Courthouse page.

Boundary Changes

 * 14 September 1812: Gallatin County was created from Randolph County.

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * Register of Slaves (Indentures) and Emancipation of Slaves - provided by the Illinois State Genealogical Society; originally published in 1978.
 * 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 Gallatin County resources:

Census
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.

1830


 * Census, 1830, Gallatin County, Illinois. n.p.: n.p., 1900. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

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, Gallatin County on page 187.]

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


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Court Records
Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Probate Records for more information about using court records.

The following records may be accessed through the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Gallatin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.


 * 1813-1839 Circuit Court Order Books IRAD (SIU)
 * 1813-1820 Court records, Gallatin County, Illinois
 * 1814-1920 Circuit Court Case Files IRAD (SIU) and {{FHL|833824|item|disp=FHL film 2132368–2132374

History

 * History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin, and Williamson Counties, Illinois: From the Earliest Time to the Present, Together with Sundry and Interesting Biographical Sketches, Notes, Reminiscences, Etc., Etc. Chicago: Goodspeed, 1887. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive.

Land and Property
Original land records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Land Records for more information about using land records.

The following records may be accessed through the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Gallatin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.


 * 1813-1900 Deed Index IRAD (SIU) and
 * 1813-1911 Deed Record IRAD (SIU)
 * 1813-1917 Land records
 * 1820-1914 County recorder's miscellaneous instruments, Gallatin County, Illinois land related records IRAD (SIU) and
 * 1829-1865 Early Illinois land records
 * 1987 Gallatin County (Illinois) land atlas and plat book, 1987 Other Libraries (WorldCat) and

Online Resources


 * Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales See Illinois Land and Property for more information about this database. Also available at Ancestry ($)
 * [ http://www.cyberdriveillinois.com/departments/archives/irad/township_maps/gallatin_map.html Gallatin County Federal Township Plats]

Military

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


 * - 56th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies D and F.

Naturalization
The following records may be accessed through the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Franklin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.


 * 1839-1906''' Naturalization Papers IRAD (SIU)
 * 1859-1888 Naturalization Record, Final IRAD (SIU)
 * 1859-1893 Naturalization Declarations of Intent IRAD (SIU)
 * 1859-1893 Naturalization records: intentions, vol. A, 1859-1893; final papers, Vol. A; soldiers and minors, vol B, 1881-1953; papers, box 112, 1802-1906
 * 1881-1886 Naturalization Record of Soldiers IRAD (SIU)

Probate Records
Original estates and wills are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk (618) 439-2011. See Illinois Probate Records for more information about using probate records.

The following records may be accessed through the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Gallatin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.

IRAD (SIU) and IRAD (SIU) IRAD (SIU)
 * 1813-1928 Probate Case Files
 * 1813-1838 Order book
 * 1813-1931 An unspecified number of Gallatin County probate records are available in
 * 1814-1847 Will Record I, Gallatin County, Illinois, November 1814-January 1847 Other Libraries (WorldCat) and
 * 1814-1931 Probate Will Record IRAD (SIU) and
 * 1815-1860 Probate files
 * 1815-1900 Probate Case Files Index
 * 1817-1893 Early Gallatin County, Illinois probates Other Libraries (WorldCat) and
 * 1821-1838 Records of Gallatin Co., Illinois; some early records of estates in Gallatin County.
 * 1838-1908 Early Saline County, Illinois court records administrator's records, books B-F. Some of the early Saline estates may be located in Gallatin County. Other Libraries (WorldCat) and
 * 1847-1849 Probate Dockets
 * 1849-1859 Gallatin County, Illinois wills & estates, October 1849-November, 1859, book A Other Libraries (WorldCat) and
 * 1860-1887 Probate Record IRAD (SIU) and

County Courthouse
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Gallatin County are kept, see the Gallatin County Courthouse page.

Marriages
USGenWeb spotlights a few obscure Gallatin County marriage indexes.

Web Sites

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