McHenry County IL Genealogy
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Overview of McHenry County Records
- McHenry County was created in 1836 from Cook County.
- Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- The McHenry County Clerk has death records starting from 1877 to 1916, birth records from 1877 to 1916, and marriage records from 1837.
- The McHenry County Recorder has land records from 1841.
- The McHenry County Circuit Court Clerk has court records from 1836 and probate records from 1840.
- Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.