Coles County IL Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Coles Records by TypeBirth Records (6)Cemetery Records (187) Census Records (51) Church Records (19) City Directories (32) Court Records (1) Death Records (26) Histories and Genealogies (29) Immigration Records (6) Land Records (9) Map Records (34) Marriage Records (22) Military Records (20) Miscellaneous Records (5) Newspapers and Obituaries (67) Probate Records (4) School Records (27) Tax Records (15) 
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Coles County Records by City/TownAshmore Genealogy (38)Charleston Genealogy (122) Humboldt Genealogy (37) Hutton Genealogy (49) Lerna Genealogy (32) Mattoon Genealogy (122) |
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Overview of Coles County Records
- Coles County was created in 1830 from Clark and Edgar counties.
- Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- The Coles County Clerk has death records starting from 1878 to 1916, birth records from 1878 to 1916, land records starting from 1830, and marriage records from 1830.
- The Coles County Circuit Court Clerks has court records from 1831.
- The Coles County Courthouse has probate records from 1830.
- Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.