Mercer 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. Mercer Records by TypeBirth Records (1)Cemetery Records (77) Census Records (46) Church Records (20) Death Records (10) Histories and Genealogies (23) Immigration Records (2) Land Records (7) Map Records (20) Marriage Records (6) Military Records (5) Miscellaneous Records (3) Newspapers and Obituaries (20) School Records (27) Tax Records (1) 
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Overview of Mercer County Records
- Mercer County was created in 1825 from Pike County.
- Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- The Mercer County Clerk has birth records starting from 1857 to 1916, marriage records from 1835, and death records from 1877 to 1916.
- The Mercer County Recorder has land records from 1833.
- The Mercer County Circuit Court Clerk has probate and court records starting in 1835.
- Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.