Rock Island County IL Genealogy

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Rock Island County Records by City/Town

Coal Valley Genealogy (39)
Cordova Genealogy (36)
East Moline Genealogy (48)
Edgington Genealogy (33)
Hampton Genealogy (33)
Hillsdale Genealogy (32)
Illinois City Genealogy (31)
Milan Genealogy (42)


Moline Genealogy (234)
Port Byron Genealogy (55)
Rapids Genealogy (33)
Reynolds Genealogy (35)
Rock Island Genealogy (316)
Silvis Genealogy (32)
Taylor Ridge Genealogy (31)

Overview of Rock Island County Records

  • Rock Island County was created in 1831 from Jo Daviess County.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  • The Rock Island County Clerk has birth records starting from 1877 to 1916, marriage records from 1833, and death records from 1878 to 1916.
  • The Rock Island County Recorder has land records from 1835.
  • The Rock Island County Circuit Court Clerk has probate records from 1835 and court records from 1834.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.