Union County IL Genealogy

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Union County Records by City/Town

Alto Pass Genealogy (39)
Anna Genealogy (73)
Cobden Genealogy (71)
Dongola Genealogy (58)


Jonesboro Genealogy (70)
Lick Creek Genealogy (37)
Wolf Lake Genealogy (35)

Overview of Union County Records

  • Union County was created in 1818 from Johnson County.
  • Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
  • The Union County Clerk has birth records starting from 1862 from 1916, death records from 1877 to 1916, and marriage records from 1818.
  • The Union County Recorder has land records from 1818.
  • The Union County Circuit Court Clerk has probate records from 1818 and court records from 1817.
  • Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.