Cass County, Illinois Records

Cass County, Illinois (Map It) was created on March 30, 1837 from Morgan County. Cass County was named for Lewis Cass (1782–1866), second governor of Michigan Territory, fourteenth United States Secretary of War .

Cass County is bordered by  Mason County (northeast), Menard County (east), Sangamon County (southeast), Morgan County (south), Brown County (west), Schuyler County (northwest)

Cass County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Beardstown, Virginia, Arenzville, Ashland, Bluff Springs, Chandlerville, Newmansville, Philadelphia.

Cass County Townships include  Hagener, Bluff Springs, Ashland, Arenzville, Beardstown, Chandlerville, Philadelphia, Panther Creek, Newmansville, Sangamon Valley, Virginia. View the Cass Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.

A Cass 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.

Cass County, Illinois Courthouse Records

Cass County, Illinois Courthouse
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Cass County, IL Courthouse

The Cass County Courthouse is located in Virginia, 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 Cass 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.

  • Cass County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1837, Birth & Death Records from 1874 and Land Records from 1826. 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.
  • Cass County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1837 and Court Records from 1837. 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....
  • Cass 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

Cass County, Illinois Census Records

Cass County, Illinois Vital Records

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