Scott County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Scott County

County Courthouse
No official website Courthouse 101 E Market Street Winchester, IL 62694-1209

Historical Facts
Scott County was established on February 16, 1839 from a portion of Morgan County. It's territory was first part of Illinois County, created by Virginia in 1783. In 1787 this sparsely settled county became part of the Territory Northwest of the Ohio River. In 1790 present day Scott became part of St. Clair County which was one of the initial counties located in Indiana Territory when it was formed in 1800. In 1809, that county became part of the new Illinois Territory and Scott county's territory moved through several county organizations as the population of Illinois began to expand rapidly: first Madison in 1812; next Greene in 1821; and as the last step before becoming its own county it became part of Morgan in 1823. This very rural county retains much the look it had during it's early days. See the diagram of the county's derivation at www.pikecoilgenweb.org/comments.php


 * Scott County was formed 16 February 1839 from Morgan County.
 * Named after Scott County, Kentucky through influence of emigrants from that county.

Parent County

 * 1839--Scott County was created 16 February 1839 from Morgan County. County seat:  Winchester

Boundary Changes

 * No known changes

Populated Places
Cities: Winchester

Towns: Naples Villages: Alsey. Bluffs. Exeter. Glasgow. Manchester

Precincts: Alsey. Bloomfield. East Winchester. Exeter. Glasglow. Manchester. Merritt. Naples. North Bluff. North Winchester. Oxville. Point Pleasant. Sandy. South Bluffs. South Winchester

Unincorporated Community: Riggston

Neighboring Counties

 * Greene
 * Morgan
 * Pike

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 Scott County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Scott 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.


 * Scott County Cemeteries in the Rootsweb site has many cemeteries listed and some have a list of people buried in those cemeteries. The give coordinates, section, township, and range. If there is a township name, that is also listed.


 * 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 Scott 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.


 * The Scott County website of ILGenWeb has many pages of information on the county's cemeteries at www.pikecoilgenweb.org/index.php.

Military

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


 * - 61st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
 * - 91st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.

Naturalization and Citizenship
IRAD Holdings


 * Natutalization Records, Circuit Court 1859 to 1904
 * Naturalization Records, County Court 1864 to1906

Vital Records
Marriages were first recorded in Scott County in 1839--when the county was organized. The early marriage records may or may not contain the marriage application (which would contain parent names). Birth records were first recorded in Scott County in 1860; deaths were first recorded in 1877. It was not until 1916 that the recording of births and deaths became mandatory. These vital records are available through the Scott County Clerk/Recorder, 35 East Market St., Winchester, IL 62694. Phone: 217.742.3178.

Birth Records
IRAD Holdings


 * Birth Certificates 1880 to 1900
 * Birth Records 1877 to 1903
 * Birth Records Index 1877 to 1903
 * Birth Afftdavit Records, Chidren of Civil War Casualties 1861 to 1875

Marriage Records
Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, for Scott County 1839 to 1900

IRAD Holdings


 * Marriage License Applications 1876 to 1900
 * Marriage Licenses 1876 to 1927
 * Marriage Records 1839 to 1914
 * Marriage Record Index 1839 to1945

Death Records
Index to Illinois Death Certificates, 1916–1950

IRAD Holdings


 * Death Records 1877 to 1913
 * Death Record Index 1877 to 1913

Web Sites

 * Scott County - ILGenWeb/USGenWeb
 * Scott County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Scott County, Illinois Resources (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois) Extensive Atlases, Cemetery, Census, Directories, Local Histories, Military, Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Records, Vital Records
 * Scott County, Illinois Resources (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois) Extensive Atlases, Cemetery, Census, Directories, Local Histories, Military, Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Records, Vital Records