Hamilton County IL Genealogy

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Hamilton County Records by City/Town

Broughton Genealogy (37)
Dahlgren Genealogy (45)
Dale Genealogy (29)


McLeansboro Genealogy (76)
Thurber Genealogy (30)

Overview of Hamilton County Records

  • Hamilton County was created in 1821 from White County.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  • The Hamilton County Clerk has death records starting from 1878 to 1916, birth records to 1878 to 1916, and marriage records from 1821.
  • The Hamilton County Recorder has land records from 1835.
  • The Hamilton County Circuit Court Clerk has court and probate records starting in 1821.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.