Peoria County IL Genealogy

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Peoria Records by Type

Birth Records (4)
Cemetery Records (285)
Census Records (66)
Church Records (20)
City Directories (160)
Death Records (30)
Histories and Genealogies (84)
Immigration Records (5)
Land Records (9)
Map Records (39)
Marriage Records (16)
Military Records (15)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (3)
Newspapers and Obituaries (129)
Probate Records (7)
School Records (85)
Tax Records (2)

Peoria County Records by City/Town

Akron Genealogy (36)
Bartonville Genealogy (35)
Brimfield Genealogy (41)
Chillicothe Genealogy (55)
Dunlap Genealogy (33)
Elmwood Genealogy (60)
Glasford Genealogy (33)
Hallock Genealogy (36)
Hollis Genealogy (31)
Jubilee Genealogy (36)
Kickapoo Genealogy (31)
Limestone Genealogy (37)

Logan Genealogy (34)
Medina Genealogy (33)
Millbrook Genealogy (35)
Peoria Genealogy (394)
Peoria Heights Genealogy (33)
Princeville Genealogy (73)
Radnor Genealogy (32)
Rosefield Genealogy (31)
Timber Genealogy (31)
Trivoli Genealogy (43)
West Peoria Genealogy (29)

Overview of Peoria County Records

Peoria County was created in 1825 from Fulton County.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The Peoria County Clerk has death records starting from 1877 to 1916, birth records from 1877 to 1916, and marriage records from 1825.
The Peoria County Circuit Court Clerk has probate and court records starting in 1825.
The Peoria County Recorder has land records from 1818.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.