Edgar County, Illinois Records
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, 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
- Learn More: State of Illinois Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 1830, 1840, 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragmented), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940
- U.S. Census Reconstructed Records: Substitutes Index, 1810-1890
- State Population Schedules: 1825-1865
- U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Agriculture Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Selected U.S. Federal Census Industry Schedules: 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880
- Union Veterans Schedules: 1890
Edgar County, Illinois Vital Records
- Learn More: State of Illinois Vital Records
- Birth and Death Records: from  January 1916 to present
- Marriage and Divorce Records: from January 1962 to present.
- Locations:Â Illinois Department of Public Health, Division of Vital Records, 925 East Ridgely Ave., Springfield, IL 62702-2737; (217) 782-6553
- Vital Records Online:Â USAVital or Social Security Death Index
- Vital Records by Mail:  Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications.
Edgar County, Illinois Resources
- State of Illinois Archives and Societies
- RAOGK Volunteers for Illinois
- Edgar County Genealogical Society
- Eastern Illinois University, Booth Library
- Edgar County, Illinois Message Boards
Edgar County, Illinois External Links
- Illinois Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Map of Edgar County and its civil and congressional townships
- Edgar County, Illinois Books - Amazon
- Edgar Co., Illinois - FindaGrave
- Illinois Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Fact Sheet for Edgar County - Illinois State Archives
- Edgar County, Illinois Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Illinois (1808 - 1922)
- Edgar Co. ILGenweb
- Edgar County, Illinois Ancestry Database Collections
- Edgar County, Illinois Military Records