Edwards 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. Edwards Records by Type Birth Records (5) Cemetery Records (74) Census Records (49) Church Records (16) City Directories (2) Death Records (19) Histories and Genealogies (21) Immigration Records (6) Land Records (10) Map Records (13) Marriage Records (23) Military Records (12) Minority Records (2) Miscellaneous Records (2) Newspapers and Obituaries (26) Probate Records (5) School Records (18)

Overview of Edwards County Records

• Edwards County was created in 1814 from Madison and Gallatin counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
• The Edwards County Clerk has death records starting from 1877 to 1916, birth records from 1877 to 1916, and marriage records from 1815.
• The Edwards County Circuit Court Clerk has probate records from 1827 and court records from 1815.
• The Edwards County Recorder has land records from 1827.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.