Cumberland County, Illinois Records

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

Cumberland County, Illinois (Map It) was created on March 2, 1843 from Coles County. Cumberland County was named for the Cumberland road, named in its turn from the town Cumberland, Maryland, which derived its name from the mountain range of the same name adopted, presumably, from the Cumberland mountains of Great Britain.

Cumberland County is bordered by  Coles County (north), Clark County (east), Jasper County (south), Effingham County (southwest), Shelby County (west)

Cumberland County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Neoga, Casey, Greenup, Jewett, Montrose, Toledo, Hazel Dell, Walla Walla, Dees.

Cumberland County Townships include  Greenup, Crooked Creek, Cottonwood, Neoga, Spring Point, Union, Sumpter, Woodbury. View the Cumberland Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.

A Cumberland 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.

Cumberland County, Illinois Courthouse Records

Cumberland County, Illinois Courthouse
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Cumberland County, IL Courthouse

The Cumberland County Courthouse is located in Toledo, Illinois. Toledo was named Prairie City until 1874. Total record loss (1843–1885) due to a Fire on November 5, 1885. 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 Cumberland 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.

  • Cumberland County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1880, Birth & Death Records from 1885 / 1844 and Land Records from 1885. 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.
  • Cumberland County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1884 and Court Records from 1885. 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....
  • Cumberland 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

Cumberland County, Illinois Census Records

Cumberland County, Illinois Vital Records

Cumberland County, Illinois Resources

Cumberland County, Illinois External Links

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