Richland County, Illinois Records

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

Richland County, Illinois (Map It) was created on February 24, 1841 from Clay County and Lawrence County. Richland County was named for Richland County, Ohio, itself named for its rich soil.

Richland County is bordered by  Jasper County (north), Crawford County (northeast), Lawrence County (east), Wabash County (southeast), Edwards County (south), Wayne County (southwest), Clay County (west)

Richland County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Calhoun, Claremont, Noble, Olney, Parkersburg.

Richland County Townships include German, Bonpas, Claremont, Denver, Decker, Preston, Olney, Noble, Madison. View the Richland Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.

A Richland 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.

Richland County, Illinois Courthouse Records

Richland County, Illinois Courthouse
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Richland County, IL Courthouse

The Richland County Courthouse is located in Olney, 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 Richland 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.

  • Richland County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1841, Birth & Death Records from 1877 / 1842 and Land Records from 1836. 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.
  • Richland County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1841 and Court Records from ?. 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....
  • Richland 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

Richland County, Illinois Census Records

Richland County, Illinois Vital Records

Richland County, Illinois Resources

Richland County, Illinois External Links

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