Peoria County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Peoria County

Parent County

 * 1825--Peoria County was created 13 January 1825 from Fulton County. County seat: Peoria

Neighboring Counties

 * Fulton
 * Knox
 * Marshall
 * Stark
 * Tazewell
 * Woodford

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.


 * 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 Peoria County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Peoria 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 Peoria 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.

Church
A brief history of Churches in Peoria County can be found on the Peoria County webpage of Illinois Ancestors. The website host has provided extracts from James Rice's 1912 history of the city and county of Peoria, Illinois.

LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Peoria

Local Histories

 * Bess, F. B. Eine populäre geschichte der stadt Peoria. Peoria, Ill.: unknown, 1906, c1905. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive. English translation: (which includes some biographies): A Popular History of the City Peoria. Digital version of translation at Illinois Ancestors Presents Peoria County.

Military

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


 * - 44th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K.
 * - 53rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company H.
 * - 77th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, E, F, G, I and K.
 * - 82nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
 * - 86th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C, D, H, I and K.

Web Sites

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