Rock Island County, Illinois Records
Rock Island County, Illinois (Map It) was created on February 9, 1831 from Jo Daviess County. Rock Island County was named for Rock Island.
Rock Island County is bordered by  Clinton County, Iowa (north), Whiteside County (northeast), Henry County (southeast), Mercer County (south), Louisa County, Iowa (southwest), Muscatine County, Iowa (west), Scott County, Iowa (northwest)
Rock Island County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Andalusia, Buffalo Prairie, Campbell's Island (unincorporated), Carbon Cliff, Castle Junction, Coal Valley, Cordova, Coyne Center, East Moline, Edgington, Ginger Hill, Hampton, Hillsdale, Illinois City, Milan, Moline, Oak Grove, Port Byron, Rapids City, Reynolds, Rock Island, Rock Island Arsenal, Taylor Ridge, Silvis.
Rock Island County Townships include  Hampton, Edgington, Buffalo Prairie, Bowling, Blackhawk, Andalusia, Coal Valley, Coe, Canoe Creek, Cordova, Drury, Port Byron, Moline, South Moline, South Rock Island, Rock Island, Rural, Zuma. View the Rock Island Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.
A Rock Island 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.
Rock Island County, Illinois Courthouse Records
Rock Island County, IL Courthouse
The Rock Island County Courthouse is located in Rock Island, 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 Rock Island 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.
- Rock Island County Clerk has Marriage Records from 1833 and Birth & Death Records from 1861 / 1877. The County Clerk maintains records and issues certificates of vital statistics (birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates) for the entire County.
- Rock Island County Recorder of Deeds has Land Records from 1835. The County Recorder of Deeds serves the people of County by 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.
- Rock Island County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1835 and Court Records from 1834. 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....
- Rock Island 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
Rock Island County, Illinois Census Records
- Learn More: State of Illinois Census Records
- U.S. Federal Population Schedules: 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
Rock Island 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.
Rock Island County, Illinois Resources
- State of Illinois Archives and Societies
- RAOGK Volunteers for Illinois
- Colonel Davenport Historial Foundation Rock Island
- Hampton Historical Society, 601 1st Ave, Hampton IL 61256; (309) 755-0362
- Rock Island Arsenal Historical Society
- Rock Island County Historical Society
- Rock Island County IL Genealogical Society
- Western Illinois University Region (WIU), Illinois Regional Archives Depository
- Rock Island County, Illinois Message Boards
Rock Island County, Illinois External Links
- Illinois Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Map of Rock Island County and its civil and congressional townships
- Rock Island County, Illinois Books - Amazon
- Rock Island Co., Illinois - FindaGrave
- Illinois Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Fact Sheet for Rock Island County - Illinois State Archives
- Rock Island County, Illinois Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Illinois (1808 - 1922)
- Rock Island Co. ILGenweb
- Rock Island County, Illinois Ancestry Database Collections
- Rock Island County, Illinois Military Records
