New books about thomas lincoln and pike county in the. It has two interstate highways, i72, with bridges spanning both rivers to enter the county, and i172 which extends about 300 feet 91 m into the county to its intersection with i72. Henderson county was formed from warren county in 1841. Maps and text covering the historical boundaries, names, organization, and attachments of every county, extinct county and unsuccessful county proposal from the creation of the first county through december 31, 2000. I am thrilled to be the new volunteer coordinator for adams and scott county illinois and of course the longtime coordinator for pike county and i will do my best to add to the online collection of data. Ballance and a great selection of related books, art and collectibles available now at. Pages illinois atlas of historical county boundaries project.
You will find information and links on this website regarding pike county government agencies and officials, elections, property and roadway planning, community development, permits, law and courts, emergency management, the health department, food and restaurants, recycling and other online services. By then the state was near bankruptcy because of government financing of canals and railroad construction. Zebulon pike the first american settlers came about 1820. This land includes the present counties of adams, brown, calhoun, fulton, hancock, henderson, knox, mcdonough, mercer, peoria, schuyler, stark, and warren. Daniel cravens taylors book, thomas lincoln, abrahams father, is the first full biography of the 16th president. History, index, clinton co, il clinton county illinois. The pike county archives and history society was founded in 1986 and is a 501 c3 taxexempt, nonprofit organization. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. Jensen, professor emeritus of history at the university of illinois at chicago, is the author of several books, including grass roots politics. Since the old jail was built in 1883 they felt tearing it down would be a waste and a loss of county history. After more than 40 years of active campaigning, illinois women gained the right to vote in many statewide races in 19. These counties, among the first settled in illinois, were located in the western part of the state between the illinois and mississippi rivers. Map, available online, 1800 to 1899, landowners, illinois.
The new county which bore the name of the author of the declaration of independence was to contain sixteen townships. The new philadelphia association researches, preserves and celebrates the history of new philadelphia, pike county, illinois. Below you will find a thematic book list for a study on illinois. Biographies should have the name of the book, an authors name or the publishing. Acclaim press is a publishing and book selling agency that publishes the works of authors of lincoln connection pike county, illinois books. This beautiful 300 page hardcover book features over 100 historic. Illinois digital archives henderson county historical. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. Plat book of pike county, illinois standard atlas of pike county, illinois includes indexes, map of the united states, and map of illinois.
Please allow three to six weeks for delivery of books. My name is ginger hayes, i am the coordinator for pope county. John wood is regarded as the founding father of adams county. History of pike county, illinois book including 1191 family biographies. Includes indexes, map of the united states, and map of illinois. Hi, this is the new printed in 2003 history and photos of persons having ties to warren county, il. It is located in henderson county historical society museum, raritan, illinois. Pope county has a long and rich history and is a beautiful place to visit. Plat book of pike county, illinois library of congress. Marriage records pike county illinois genweb history. Adams county is located on the banks of the mississippi river in west central illinois. Woodford history of woodford county, illinois, 1877 past and present of woodford county, illinois, 1878 portrait and biographical album of woodford county, illinois, 1889 the biographical record of woodford county, illinois, 1900 history of woodford county.
Pike county, illinois genealogy and family history linkpendium pike county il genealogy free online genealogy indexes for those big old county histories. Our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers. The sly fox bookstore is an independent bookstore in virden, il, specializing in childrens books, mysteries, books about illinois, and books for reading groups. Oquawka is the county seat of henderson county, which was formed in 1841 county which was formed from warren county, according to. Authors of two new books about the father of abraham lincoln and representatives of a special pike county book project will speak about their research and findings from 4. Index of pike county, illinois will records 18801892. Jan 16, 2017 handbook of old gallatin county this includes the 1887 history of gallatin county plus everything we could find from other 19th and early 20th century history books about the parent county of most of southeastern illinois. A copy of the book is in the librarys genealogy section, and a pdf of the book is available at. History of hancock county, illinois, together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws. Copies of books found in the familysearch catalog may be found in. Heartland lodge, located in extreme south pike county, and including land in adjacent calhoun county, is in one of three scenic portions of the state of illinois that geologists believe was never glaciated. Standard atlas of will county illinois 1909 1910 including a plat book. The county was established january, 1825 and named for president john quincy adams.
History of will county, illinois, 1878, genealogy, book. Plat book of henry county, illinois library of congress. Washington county historical society, nashville, illinois. Ilgenweb project adoption information to adopt this county please fill out our contact form. History of pike county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history, portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. Historical markers can be cosponsored by various local organizations, such as historical societies, churches, schools, businesses, municipalities, or other interested entities. Illinois maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully. Published 1881 by interstate publishing company in chicago. In march 2012 the pike county commissioners came up with the idea of a county museum using the old jail. Randolph county, illinois genealogy, books, cds, maps. Foot locker this is a world war ii inside of a foot locker used by davis shaner of henderson county, illinois during his tour of duty.
The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. History of pike county, centennial address given at. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Containing a history of the northwesthistory of illinoishistory of the county, its early settlement, growth, development, resources, etc. Online shopping from a great selection at books store. The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps. Title page plat book of pike county, illinois standard atlas of pike county, illinois. It is very different from the prairie state imagevast vistas of flat fields of corn and soybeans that many people have of illinois.
Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Abe lincoln in pike county welcome to pike county, illinois. Plat book and illustrated atlas of sangamon county, illinois, 1874, 1894, 1914. Pike county, situated in the western portion of the state, lying between the illinois and mississippi rivers, having an area of 795 square miles named in honor of the explorer, capt. The books and documents within each county are listed in order of the publication date, whenever possible. Please contact your local library to borrow these atlases from the illinois state library. Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. I read in the book that daniel shinns picture is in volume two so ill be ordering it soon. Pike county arkansas genealogy, history, maps with. The first county seat was coles grove, a post town, in what later became calhoun county. City directories can help you to establish your ancestors residence in a certain place at a certain time, and they can give information about a persons occupation, home address, name of a spouse, and names of neighbors. Books for sale pike county ohio genealogy and historical. Located in the henderson county historical society museum, raritan, illinois. The illinois woman suffrage association iwsa was founded in 1869 and in the early 20th century changed its name to illinois equal suffrage association iesa.
The usgenweb archives digital map library illinois maps. Discover librarianselected research resources on illinois history from the questia online library, including fulltext online books, academic journals, magazines, newspapers and more. Chapman, 1880, by thomas gregg page images at hathitrust filed under. Pike county, illinois public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Wood and his friend willard keyes first settled in the area in 1819. A resource of the living history of illinois and chicago community.
The organization is dedicated to collecting and preserving materials which brings together the unique history of pike county. When two or three counties are covered, the plat book is listed under. List of books and articles about illinois history online. Plat books can be an aid to genealogists for following land ownership in families and locating the names of neighbors of ancestors.
Livingstons law register, 1851 pike county lawyers source. The book arrived well wrapped and it arrived quickly. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. With such a long history in the area along with my love of genealogy, it seems only natural that i volunteer to assist iltidbits in the area. Free records for family researching in pike county, illinois. Cindy ford the county of jefferson was organized in 1819, a few months after illinois became a state. My ancestor daniel shinn was a part of the early settlement and im using the book to document family history. Amazon has every book he ever wanted to read on il. Aug 05, 2012 history of sangamon county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships. Completing and submitting the application with supporting documentation.
History of pike county, illinois 1880 edition open library. Genealogy preserving the past inspiring the future. This page is a forum to showcase places, communities, and other historical material for. City directories are published books that contained lists of names and addresses for people in a specific town or city for a particular year. According to the 2010 united states census, it had a population of 16,430. History of sangamon county, illinois 1881 edition open. The gazetteer of illinois and missouri, published in 1822, mentioned chicago as a village of pike county containing 12 or 15 houses and about 60 or 70 inhabitants. The books listed here are books that were not published by hearthstone legacy publications. Local history books on illinois arcadia publishing. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land ownershipmaps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. An informative and historical overview of pike county, arkansas with 48 pages including 71 family biographies plus 36 different pike county communities on 4 different maps. Includes history and genealogy for the cities of murfreesboro, bills, gentry, nathan village, new hope, rock creek, royston, star of the west, stellville, wolf creek, ar. Lincoln connection pike county, illinois acclaim press.
Portraits of prominent persons and biographies of representative citizens. Obituaries and death related items abstracts from the golden new era newspaper of golden, adam county, illinois, 18951900. Parties, issues, and voters, 18541983 and the winning of the midwest. Pike county chamber of commerce pike county books and primary sources new philadelphia association free frank new. Putnam randolph richland rock island saline sangamon schuyler scott shelby stark. History of pike county, illinois 1974 edition open library. If you know of other books available, please email me with the titles and publishing information. Pike county was formed on january 31, 1821 out of madison county. These books may be found at your local public or school library. Jefferson county, illinois genealogy and history presented. Pike county is located on the highlands between the illinois river, which forms its eastern border, and the mississippi river, which borders missouri. This is an 1973 reprint by will county bicentennial commision.
I hope this will resolve any problems that may have occurred in your research in this county. Illinois genealogy express piatt county, illinois biographies. History of pike county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history. Pike co illinois il 1895 atlas plat book genealogy history.
Oct 08, 2012 clinton county, illinois was erected from washington, bond and fayette counties, and was named in honor of the distinguished statesman, dewitt clinton, of new york. The abe lincoln project of pike county is taking preorders for their new book, the lincoln connection, projected to be available in june of 2019. If you have not already done so, mark your calendars for friday, april 24 and the best of illinois history awards gala, the night the illinois state historical society celebrates the people, organizations, authors, museums, and historical societies that made history in the prairie state in 2019. Please email any corrections or additions to the state coordinator statewide societies friends of newberry library genealogy society of southern illinois illinois state genealogical society isgs. Pike county historical society, pike county, illinois. Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. Resources and links pittsfield library pittsfield public library. He did make a comment about the book that i thought was different,every book i read on illinois history is similar but told completely different. Plat books contain maps of each township with land parcels outlined with the. The paperback of the history of pike county, illinois by chas. Collection americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbana.
This state page of our website provides direct links to free illinois genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on illinois genealogy, whether they exist on our site, or across the web. Plat book of clark county illinois, published by w. They contacted our society and together we went to work to create something for displaying and preserving pike history. Washington county historical society home facebook. Together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history. Hancock county was created on january, 1825 and was formed from pike county. Illinois county history and genealogy books the books in this section are all printed books most are hardbound, and are not cds or dvds. Illinois county land ownership maps and atlases illinois state library. An informative and historical overview of pike county, illinois with 966 pages including. Atlases of the united states, 4192 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Illinois state atlas 1876 illinois historical atlas. For help with the interactive maps, see our using the atlas page.
History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. If you have questions about using the online catalog or subject headings, please see using the library. Guide to pike county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth, marriage. Clinton county had become the home of permanent and bona fide settlers as early as 1814, when the first land entries were made. Books are listed in no particular order, except that at the end of the list, i have included two books on warren county history and biography. Adams county ilgenweb adams county illinois genealogy. Together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political. Pike county history by jess m thompson chapter 98 mr.
Koni proctor pike county ilgenweb is a free genealogical site about the history of the county. Welcome to pike county ohio genealogy and historical society. The 19th century county atlasplat book is more popular than ever, not only with genealogists, but with newer audiences finding them useful for historic site and environmental research. It was named in honor of zebulon pike, leader of the pike expedition in 1806 to map out the. It goes to support the warren county genealogical society and to offset costs on the printing of the book. Oza high live on the old john pool place, one mile northwest of chambersburg, on the summit school road. Aug 05, 2012 history of pike county, illinois together with sketches of its cities, villages and townships, educational, religious, civil, military, and political history. Please consider contributing your pieces of pike county family history. Gallatin county biographies more than 250 biographies will be included here pulled from the 1876 state atlas of illinois, the 1883 history of white county which included chapters on the northern two townships of gallatin, the 1887 history of gallatin county, the 1905 memoirs of the lower ohio valley and the 1912 history of southern illinois. Pike county, illinois land ownership map, 1860 family history library pike county, illinois swamp land records, 18521854 family history library standard atlas of pike county, illinois.
History of pike county gave me the history of the early settlement of pike county illinois. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of ancestors and relatives from pike county. Many immigrants to this area came from henderson county, kentucky and their influence led to naming the county after their kentucky home county. If youre a little bit country then pope county is the place for you. Net proceeds from the sale of this book will benefit the historical research and preservation work of. Free family records for researching ancestry in pike county illinois.
The list is in alphabetical order by the name of the county. The dewey call number for pike county typically starts with 977. Oct 05, 2007 i bought this book for my husband because he is a big illinois history person. Standard atlas of will county illinois 1909 1910 including a. Since we have many different county history, genealogy, and map cds, please be sure to specify that you wish to order the history, genealogy and maps of pike county, illinois cd.
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