Stark County IL Genealogy

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Stark County Records by City/Town

Bradford Genealogy (51)
Elmira Genealogy (38)
Essex Township Genealogy (32)
Goshen Genealogy (33)
Osceola Genealogy (35)


Penn Genealogy (32)
Toulon Genealogy (64)
West Jersey Genealogy (35)
Wyoming Genealogy (54)

Overview of Stark County Records

  • Stark County was created in 1839 from Knox and Putnam counties.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  • The Stark County Clerk has birth records starting from 1855 to 1916, marriage records from 1839, and death records from 1878 to 1916.
  • The Stark County Recorder has land records from 1817.
  • The Stark County Circuit Court Clerk has probate and court records starting in 1839.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.