Henderson County, Illinois Records

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Henderson County, Illinois Courthouse Records
Henderson County, Illinois Census Records
Henderson County, Illinois Vital Records
Henderson County, Illinois Resources
Henderson County, Illinois External Links

Henderson County, Illinois (Map It) was created on January 20, 1841 from Warren County. Henderson County was named for Henderson County, Kentucky, which was itself named after Richard Henderson.

Henderson County is bordered by  Mercer County (north), Warren County (east), McDonough County (southeast), Hancock County (southwest), Lee County, Iowa (southwest), Des Moines County, Iowa (west)

Henderson County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Biggsville, Dallas City (mostly in Hancock County), Gladstone, Gulf Port, Lomax, Media, Oquawka, Raritan, Stronghurst.

Henderson County Townships include  Gladstone, Biggsville, Bald Bluff, Carman, Raritan, Oquawka, Media, Lomax, Rozetta, Stronghurst, Terre Haute. View the Henderson Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.

A Henderson County, Illinois General Highway Maps includes County, City and Township maps which contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Henderson County, Illinois Courthouse Records

Henderson County, Illinois Courthouse
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Henderson County, IL Courthouse

The Henderson County Courthouse is located in Cambridge, Illinois. Learn More About State of Illinois Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Henderson county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

  • Henderson County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1841, Birth & Death Records from 1877 and Land Records from 1818. The County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds maintains records and issues certificates of vital statistics (birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates) for the entire County. The Recorder's duties are receiving, filing and maintaining all records related to real property in our county. These documents range from all types of conveyance deeds, mortgages, releases and assignments, property liens, as well as, assorted federal, state and local liens. The Recorder’s office is responsible for the recordation and storage of plats of subdivision, land surveys and monument records. Many other types of miscellaneous documents are recorded, such as; foreign birth certificates, foreign marriage licenses, and military discharge paperwork to name a few.
  • Henderson County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1839 and Court Records from 1841. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court, commonly known as the Circuit Clerk, is the keeper of the files and records of the Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk's Office retains documents some of which include criminal law, chancery, support, probate, adoption, ect....
  • Henderson County Treasurer's Office is responsible for the statutory duties required as County Treasurer and as Ex-Officio County Collector of Real Estate Property Taxes and Drainage District Taxes for the entire county.
  • Local Government Records Database provides a listing of the local governmental records held by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system

Henderson County, Illinois Census Records

Henderson County, Illinois Vital Records

Henderson County, Illinois Resources

Henderson County, Illinois External Links

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