Adams County IL Genealogy

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Adams Records by Type

Birth Records (10)
Cemetery Records (242)
Census Records (62)
Church Records (114)
City Directories (41)
Court Records (17)
Death Records (58)
Histories and Genealogies (50)
Immigration Records (7)
Land Records (31)
Map Records (59)
Marriage Records (41)
Military Records (19)
Minority Records (2)
Miscellaneous Records (20)
Newspapers and Obituaries (110)
Probate Records (24)
School Records (43)
Tax Records (6)

Adams County Records by City/Town

Beverly Genealogy (31)
Burton Genealogy (32)
Camp Point Genealogy (62)
Clayton Genealogy (52)
Coatsburg Genealogy (29)
Columbus Genealogy (33)
Fall Creek Genealogy (29)
Fowler Genealogy (29)
Golden Genealogy (41)

Kellerville Genealogy (32)
Liberty Genealogy (63)
Lima Genealogy (34)
Mendon Genealogy (66)
Payson Genealogy (42)
Plainville Genealogy (33)
Quincy Genealogy (342)
Ursa Genealogy (35)

Overview of Adams County Records

Adams County was created in 1825 from Pike County.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The Adams County Clerk has birth records from 1878 to 1916, death records from 1878 to 1916, marriage records from 1825, and land records from 1817.
The Adams County Circuit Court Clerk has divorce, probate records from 1826, and court records from 1825.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.