Sangamon County IL Genealogy

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Sangamon Records by Type

Birth Records (16)
Cemetery Records (284)
Census Records (61)
Church Records (141)
City Directories (119)
Court Records (12)
Death Records (60)
Histories and Genealogies (73)
Immigration Records (5)
Land Records (17)
Map Records (40)
Marriage Records (46)
Military Records (21)
Minority Records (1)
Miscellaneous Records (10)
Newspapers and Obituaries (159)
Probate Records (15)
School Records (68)
Tax Records (5)

Sangamon County Records by City/Town

Auburn in Sangamon County Genealogy (58)
Ball Township Genealogy (33)
Cartwright Genealogy (33)
Chatham Genealogy (54)
Clear Lake Genealogy (32)
Cooper Genealogy (30)
Cotton Hill Genealogy (32)
Curran Genealogy (31)
Divernon Genealogy (36)
Fancy Creek Genealogy (31)
Gardner Township Genealogy (32)
Glenarm Genealogy (32)
Illiopolis Genealogy (43)
Island Grove in Sangamon County Genealogy (33)

Loami Genealogy (36)
Mechanicsburg Genealogy (36)
New Berlin Genealogy (53)
Pawnee Genealogy (49)
Pleasant Plains Genealogy (41)
Riverton Genealogy (36)
Rochester Genealogy (48)
Salisbury Genealogy (32)
Sherman Genealogy (32)
Springfield Genealogy (527)
Williams Genealogy (31)
Williamsville Genealogy (41)
Woodside Genealogy (31)

Overview of Sangamon County Records

Sangamon County was created in 1821 from the Northwest Territory.
Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
The Sangamon County Clerk has death records starting from 1877 to 1916, birth records from 1877 to 1916, and marriage records from 1821.
The Sangamon County Recorder has land records from 1822.
The Sangamon County Circuit Court Clerk has probate and court records starting in 1821.
Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.