Edgar County, Illinois Records

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

Edgar County, Illinois (Map It) was created on January 3, 1823 from Clark County. Edgar County was named for John Edgar (c. 1750–1832), Illinois delegate to the Northwest Territory legislature; at time, wealthiest man in Illinois .

Edgar County is bordered by  Vermilion County (north), Vermillion County, Indiana (northeast), Vigo County, Indiana (southeast), Clark County (south), Coles County (southwest), Douglas County (northwest), Champaign County (northwest)

Edgar County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Chrisman, Paris, Brocton, Hume, Kansas, Metcalf, Redmon, Vermilion.

Edgar County Townships include  Kansas, Hunter, Embarrass, Edgar, Elbridge, Grandview, Buck, Brouilletts Creek, Prairie, Paris, Shiloh, Ross, Stratton, Symmes, Young America. View the Edgar Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.

A Edgar 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.

Edgar County, Illinois Courthouse Records

Edgar County, Illinois Courthouse
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Edgar County, IL Courthouse

The Edgar County Courthouse is located in Paris, 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 Edgar 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.

  • Edgar County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1823, Birth & Death Records from 1877 and Land Records from 1823. 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.
  • Edgar County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1823 and Court Records from 1823. 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....
  • Edgar 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

Edgar County, Illinois Census Records

Edgar County, Illinois Vital Records

Edgar County, Illinois Resources

Edgar County, Illinois External Links

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