Effingham County IL Genealogy
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Effingham County Records by City/TownAltamont Genealogy (56)Beecher City Genealogy (45) Dieterich Genealogy (52) Edgewood Genealogy (38) |
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Overview of Effingham County Records
- Effingham County was created in 1831 from Fayette and Crawford counties.
- Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- The Effingham County Clerk has death records starting from 1878 to 1916, birth records from 1878 to 1916, land records starting from 1833, and marriage records from 1833.
- The Effingham County Circuit Court Clerk has probate records from 1838 and court records from 1833.
- Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.