Hancock County IL Genealogy

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Hancock Records by Type

Birth Records (17)
Cemetery Records (325)
Census Records (63)
Church Records (50)
City Directories (3)
Court Records (13)
Death Records (48)
Histories and Genealogies (61)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (25)
Map Records (60)
Marriage Records (42)
Military Records (11)
Miscellaneous Records (9)
Newspapers and Obituaries (131)
Probate Records (19)
School Records (42)
Tax Records (6)

Hancock County Records by City/Town

Appanoose Genealogy (28)
Augusta Genealogy (46)
Basco Genealogy (30)
Bear Creek Genealogy (29)
Bowen Genealogy (35)
Carthage Genealogy (81)
Chili Genealogy (29)
Dallas City Genealogy (66)
Durham Genealogy (30)
Fountain Green Genealogy (39)
Hamilton Genealogy (42)
Hancock Genealogy (36)
Harmony Genealogy (30)
La Harpe Genealogy (85)
Montebello Genealogy (31)
Nauvoo Genealogy (154)

Niota Genealogy (30)
Pilot Grove Genealogy (28)
Plymouth Genealogy (41)
Pontoosuc Genealogy (31)
Rocky Run Genealogy (32)
Saint Albans Genealogy (34)
Saint Mary's Genealogy (29)
Sonora Genealogy (36)
Sutter Genealogy (29)
Walker Genealogy (32)
Warsaw Genealogy (88)
Webster Genealogy (30)
West Point Genealogy (32)
Wilcox Genealogy (32)
Wythe Genealogy (33)

Overview of Hancock County Records

Hancock County was created in 1825 from Pike County and unorganized territory.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The Hancock County Clerk has death records starting from 1914 to 1916, birth records from 1914 to 1916, and marriage records from 1829.
The Hancock County Recorder has land records from 1817.
The Hancock County Circuit Court Clerk has probate records from 1860 and court records from 1829.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.