Perry County IL Genealogy

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Overview of Perry County Records

• Perry County was created in 1827 from Randolph and Jackson counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
• The Perry County Clerk has birth records from 1879 to 1916, marriage records from 1827, and death records from 1879 to 1916.
• The Perry County Recorder has land records from 1817.
• The Perry County Circuit Court Clerk has court and probate records starting in 1827.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.