Gallatin County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Gallatin County

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

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 Franklin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.

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.

Probate Records
An unspecified number of Gallatin County probate records are available in.

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)