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Edgar County is a county
located in the U.S.
state of Illinois. As of
2000, the population was 19,704. Its county seat is Paris. Edgar County was formed in 1823 out of Clark County. It was named for John Edgar, an
Irish officer in the Royal Navy who shifted his allegiance during the Revolutionary War. Edgar moved to Kaskaskia, Illinois in 1784, becoming a miller and
merchant in that town. Edgar County is located in the
southeastern section of the state of Illinois. It is bounded by: Vermillion county to the North; Clark County to the South; Coles County to the South West; and Douglas County to the North West; with Vermillion and Vigo Counties in the state of Indiana
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The following are
names of persons, found within our databases as having been either
born, married or died in this location. Names in dark red denote direct ancestral
lines. To find out more
about each surname listed click on the corresponding Link. |
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Bradshaw;
Brown; Meade |
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About 1825-26 Robert Brown moved his family from Kentucky to Edgar
County, Illinois where he is recognized as one of the original settlers of Paris
Township. Robert probably lived in
this location up until the early part of 1851. |
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Paris
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map: 39°37′50″N 87°42′34″W; Driving Directions: N/A |
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NAME /
DESCRIPTION: Paris is a city in Paris Township, Edgar County, Illinois, USA, 165 miles south of Chicago, and 90 miles west of Indianapolis. Paris was founded in
1853. In 1900, 6,105 people lived in
Paris, Illinois; in 1910, 7,664; and in 1940, 9,281. The population was 8,837
at the 2010 census. It is the county seat of Edgar County. The County Clerk’s
Office is located at 115 W. Court Street – Room J
Paris, Illinois 61944. |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): Paris, Illinois
- Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia |
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Paris Township
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LOCATION: Coordinates/Map:
39°37′50″N 87°42′34″W; Driving Directions: N/A |
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NAME /
DESCRIPTION: In April 1823 the Edgar County Commissioners
approved the seat of justice for the County was to be located on twenty-six
acres of land, the property of Samuel Vance, and to be known by the name of
Paris. In 1856 Paris Township was
formed along with the other 14 municipalities. Paris Township covers 45.4 square
miles. In 2000 its population was 10,
692. |
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ANCESTORS ASSOCIATED WITH THIS GEN-SITE: Robert Brown |
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INTERNET WEB LINK(S): Paris Township |
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gazetteer
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The list below will assist in your research
regarding the matching of your ancestor’s birth, marriage, death dates and
the place(s) within this locality at which these events may have occurred. |
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Profiles for 32 cities, towns and other populated
places in Edgar
County, Illinois |
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Edgar County Physical,
Cultural & Historic Features | Schools Edgar County ZIP Codes
| Area Codes Edgar County Land -
Property, Farms & Ranches |
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Edgar County, Illinois,
United States
Details | Resources | Townships | Cities | Cemeteries | Surveys | |
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Links To Populated Places Within This County |
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Cities
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Chrisman ·
Paris Villages
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Brocton ·
Hume ·
Kansas ·
Metcalf ·
Redmon |
Edgar County is divided into fifteen townships: |
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Find Physical Features* Within This County |
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* includes but not limited to
Cemeteries, Churches, Locales, Schools, Military
Installations; Populated Places, Post
Offices, Streams, and Trails |
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County boundary
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Conducting genealogical research in the
United States requires an understanding of county boundaries. As the population grew more counties were
created to meet the public’s need for localized governments. This phenomena was
common in all states during the 17th, 18th and 19th centuries. As such you must be sure that you are not
looking for records in the wrong county or state. The web-site for the Atlas of
Historical County Boundary Project provides interactive maps for all states. This Atlas is meant to be a
resource for people seeking records of past events, and people trying to analyze, interpret and display
county-based historical data like Land Records, Probate Records, Court Records, Tax Records, and Vital Records that document birth, death, and marriage. Listed below are the boundary changes for
this county, the dates they occurred, as well as the government statute that
decreed the change. To see actual
changes in a mapping format follow this LINK to the Atlas of Historical County Boundary Project . |
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EDGAR COUNTY: Map(s) and descriptions of
Historical Boundary Changes Click on thumbnails for Map
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1/3/1823 to 12/24/1830 |
03 Jan 1823 - EDGAR
created from CLARK. Non-County Area 4 attached to EDGAR for administrative and
judicial purposes. 13 Jan 1825 – EDGAR lost
part of attached Non-County Area 4 to creation of PUTNAM. 18 Jan 1826 – Part of
Non-County Area 4 attached to EDGAR lost to creation of VERMILION; remainder
of Non-County Area
4 was detached from EDGAR, attached to VERMILION. 25 Dec 1830 -
EDGAR lost to creation of COLES. |
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12/24/1830 to 12/31/2000 |
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changes of county boundaries in all
50 U.S. States. |
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State-Wide Resources
For more information about the U.S. State in
which this county is located click on
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Resources which enhance
our knowledge of the places inhabited by our ancestors are almost as
important as their names. This |
LINK will take you to Maps, Gazetteers, and other helpful resources that will assist you in discovering
Ancestral Locations. |
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gen tool-kit
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Our “Gen-Tool Kit” has been primarily designed for those researchers who may be traveling to this location to perform on-site studies of their family history, or to just visit some of the interesting historical sites located in the area. It can be very satisfying to mix research with sightseeing at historical and scenic spots. Such activity not only gives you an understanding of the land but a needed break from intense research sessions. When visiting an ancestral county for genealogical research we’ve found that the three most important places to visit are the county courthouse; the county library; and the county historical and/or genealogical societies. It is also good to plan ahead by contacting any site you intend visiting in order to ascertain where it is and when it will be open. This is especially true with regard to historical and genealogical societies. We hope that the following information will provide you with a better idea of what resources are available, within this county, to the family historian. |
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Cemeteries
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Edgar County, Tombstone
Transcription Project ·
Edgar County Cemetery Records ·
Augustus
Cemetery Grandview
Township ·
Barr-Johnson
Cemetery Grandview
Township ·
Beatty Cemetery Grandview
Township ·
Camerer Cemetery Brouilletts Creek Township |
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Cemetery
Internee Record, Page 316 Paris Township ·
Confederate
Soldiers Buried in Edgar County ·
Edgar County Illinois
Cemetery Transcription & Photo Project ·
Illinois
Gravestone Photo Project Edgar County ·
Littlefield
Cemetery Brouilletts Creek Township ·
Paris Township Surnames
Ross-Sheets ·
Topographic
Maps in Edgar Co. - Identifies cemeteries |
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History
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National
Register of Historic Places listings in Edgar County, Illinois |
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· Edgar County Historical Markers · Edgar County History From the 1876 Warner & Beers Atlas · Every Name Index to History of Edgar Co., Illinois (1879) ·
Early Schools and
Churches of Edgar County, Illinois ·
Paris, Illinois
Weather History · Historical Markers Edgar County · Name Index to Illinois Local Governments Edgar County · The History of Edgar County, Illinois 1879 · Paris and Edgar County, 1823-1973 ·
History of First
Baptist Church, Paris Illinois ·
St. Aloysius
Church North Arm · Historical Sketch of Brouillet Creek Township, Illinois · Historical Sketch of Buck Township, Illinois · Historical Sketch of Edgar Township, Illinois · Historical Sketch of Elbridge Township, Illinois ·
Our 1st 150
years: Hunter, Stratton, Elbridge, 1818-1968 · Historical Sketch of Embarras Township, Illinois · Historical Sketch of Goodview Township, Illinois · Horace |
· Kansas centennial, July 16 thru 19, 1953 · Kansas: Our First Hundred Years · Historical Sketch of Paris Township, Illinois · Paris, Illinois Historical Markers · Historical Sketch of Prairie Township, Illinois · Redmon on the edge of the prairie · Historical Sketch of Ross Township, Illinois · Historical Sketch of Shiloh Township, Illinois · Historical Sketch of Sims Township, Illinois · Historical Sketch of Stratton Township, Illinois · Historical Sketch of Young America Township, Illinois ·
Early Schools
and Churches of Edgar County, Illinois ·
History of Brocton High School ·
History of Brocton-Redmon
High School ·
History of Metcalf High School ·
History of Redmon
High School ·
History of Scottland
High School |
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Libaries, Museums, Archives
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Community Memorial Library · Paris Carnegie
Public Library History |
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Family History
Library Holdings ·
Genealogy &
Local History Paris Carnegie Public Library ·
Local
Governmental Records Holdings ·
PERiodical Source Index Search Edgar County |
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Maps and Gazetteers
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Topographic
Maps in Edgar Co. - Identifies cemeteries ·
Douglas, Edgar,
Coles, Cumberland, Clark counties 1870 ·
Edgar County - 1895 U.S. Atlas ·
Edgar County
Post Offices 1846 |
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Edgar County Topo Maps and Aerial Photos ·
Historical Land
Ownership Edgar County, Illinois ·
Map of Edgar
County 1876, Warner & Beers Atlas ·
Map of Edgar County 1876 ·
Map of Paris 1876, Warner & Beers Atlas |
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County Records
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Livingston's
Law Register, 1851 Edgar County Lawyers ·
Edgar County Wills and Estate Records ·
Edgar County Public Domain Land Records ·
Pensioners for
Military Services, 1841 Edgar Co. ·
Edgar County Military Records ·
Civil War Units – Edgar County ·
Edgar County Civil War Records ·
Edgar County Illinois in the Civil War 1861-1865 · 1835 Revolutionary War Pensioners ·
Edgar County, Illinois World
War II Casualties ·
Chronicling America Edgar
County ·
Edgar County - Newspaper Abstracts |
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Newspapers Published in Edgar County ·
Penny Postcards from Illinois ·
Edgar County Marriage Records ·
Edgar County Vital Records Office ·
United States Census (Mortality Schedule),
1850 ·
1830/ U.S. Census Images, Edgar County ·
1840/ U.S. Census Images, Edgar County ·
1880/ U.S. Census Images, Edgar County ·
1900/ U.S. Census Images, Edgar County ·
1910/ U.S. Census Images, Edgar County ·
1920/ U.S. Census Images, Edgar County ·
Edgar County,
Illinois City, County, and Rural Directories |
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genealogical public records
maintained by the government of this county. |
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Societies
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General Resources
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United States Research Wiki – Family Search ·
U.S. County
Resources at Rootsweb ·
Genealogy Trails History Group ·
Genealogy.com: Resources by county ·
Family
Search, USA IGI Batches, Localities ·
Birth & Marriage Records Indexes for
USA ·
Record Search - Family Search.org |
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Genealogy Forum: U.S. States ·
Rootsweb.com –
U.S. Message Boards ·
Cyndi's List –
United States Index ·
Data Base Collections at Ancestry.com$ ·
Histopolis.com – Collaborative Genealogy and History ·
DistantCousin.com - archive of genealogy records ·
Searchable
Death Indexes & Records ·
Census Finder –Free Census and other Records |
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Kindred Trails.com – Edgar County |
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Rootsweb Message Board – Edgar County ·
USGenWeb Archives –
Edgar County |
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have divided our collected into 14 record types as follows: Biographical; Birth;
Cemetery; Census & City Directories; Church; Court; Death; Immigration
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Tax Records. We try not to list any sites that have only
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reference books. Here you may find books
about the history and records of this county and other places such as towns and churches. The collection also contains research works
about military units and personnel during America’s wars, in addition too resource texts about the ethnic and religious groups
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