Warren County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Warren County

Warren County Organization
Warren 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 Warren County are kept, see the Warren County Courthouse page.

Historical Facts


Warren County is named for Joseph Warren who had a leading role in the American patriot organizations in the early days of the Revolution. He was a General in the war, but during the battle of Bunker Hill he fought as a private soldier and was killed during this engagement.

Parent County

 * 1825--Warren County was created 13 January 1825 from Pike County. County seat:  Monmouth

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Warren County boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties

 * Fulton
 * Henderson
 * Knox
 * McDonough
 * Mercer

Biography

 * The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a Warren County edition. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of Warren County residents. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.

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.

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.]

Court Records

 * 1832–1930 Circuit Court Execution DocketsIRAD–WIU
 * 1847–1907 Circuit Court Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1856–1956 Justice of the Peace Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1929 County Court DocketsIRAD–WIU
 * 1859–1922 County Court Execution Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1869–1940 Jail Registers IRAD–WIU
 * 1872–1955 Justice's Transcript RecordIRAD–WIU
 * 1872–1949 Jury ListsIRAD–WIU
 * 1873–1920 Jury RegistersIRAD–WIU
 * 1874–1950 Circuit Court Judgment Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1893–1945 Insanity Dockets IRAD–WIU
 * 1893–1964 Insanity Record IRAD–WIU\
 * 1905–1964 Dependent and Delinquent Children Record IRAD–WIU
 * 1916–1950 Feeble-Minded DocketsIRAD–WIU
 * 1916–1949 Feeble-Minded RecordIRAD–WIU

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 ($).

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.


 * - 17th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
 * - 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.
 * - 102nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A and B.

Newspapers and Obituaries

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Burlington, Iowa newspapers dating back to the mid 1800's that may have included Warren County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

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

Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)
IRAD is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Archives, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. Western Illinois University houses the records for Warren County.

Web Sites

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