Wabash County, Illinois Records
Wabash County, Illinois (Map It) was created on December 27, 1824 from Edwards County. Wabash County was named for the Wabash River .
Wabash County is bordered by Lawrence County (north), Knox County, Indiana (northeast), Gibson County, Indiana (east), White County (southwest), Edwards County (west), Richland County (northwest)
Wabash County Cities, Towns & Villages include Mount Carmel, Allendale, Bellmont, Keensburg
Wabash County Precincts include Bellmont, Coffee, Compton, Friendsville, Lancaster, Lick Prairie, Mt. Carmel, Wabash. View the Wabash Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.
A Wabash 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.
Wabash County, Illinois Courthouse Records
Wabash County, IL Courthouse
The Wabash County Courthouse is located in Mount Carmel, Illinois. Most records lost (1824–1857) due to a Fire on April 5, 1857. 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 Wabash 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.
- Wabash County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1857, Birth & Death Records from 1877 and Land Records from 1857. 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.
- Wabash County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1851 and Court Records from 1857. 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....
- Wabash 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
Wabash 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
Wabash 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.
Wabash County, Illinois Resources
- State of Illinois Archives and Societies
- RAOGK Volunteers for Illinois
- Eastern Illinois University
- Wabash County, Illinois Message Boards
Wabash County, Illinois External Links
- Illinois Historical Newspapers - Newspapers.com
- Map of Wabash County and its civil and congressional townships
- Wabash County, Illinois Books - Amazon
- Orio Cemetery - Wabash Presbyterian Cemetery
- Wabash Co., Illinois - FindaGrave
- Illinois Indexed Historical Records - Familysearch
- Fact Sheet for Wabash County - Illinois State Archives
- Wabash County, Illinois Links - Cyndi's List
- Historical Newspapers from Illinois (1808 - 1922)
- Wabash Co. ILGenweb
- Wabash County, Illinois Ancestry Database Collections
- Wabash County, Illinois Military Records