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Illinois County List

Although Illinois was considered a free state, Illinois planters/ farmers did hold enslaved persons. Workplaces are grouped by county. Each workplace name is followed by the owner's surname(s). Places without formal names are given the owner's name. Counties formed after 1865 are omitted.


ADAMS

Formed in 1825 from Pike Co.

 

ALEXANDER

Formed in 1819 from Union Co.

 

BOND

Formed in 1818 from Madison Co.

 

BOONE

Formed in 1836 from Winnebago Co.

 

BROWN

Formed in 1837 from Schuyler Co.

 

BUREAU

Formed in 1837 from Putnam Co.

 

CALHOUN

Formed in 1825 from Pike Co.

 

CARROLL

Formed in 1839 from Jo Daviess Co.

 

CASS

Formed in 1837 from Morgan Co.

 

CHAMPAIGN

Formed in 1833 from Vermilion Co.

 

CHRISTIAN

Name changed from Dane Co. in 1840; Dane formed from Montgomery, Sangamon, & Shelby Co.s in 1839

 

CLARK

Formed in 1819 from Crawford Co.

 

CLAY

Formed in 1824 from Crawford, Fayette, & Wayne Co.s

 

CLINTON

Formed in 1824 from Bond & Washington Co.s

 

COLES

Formed in 1830 from Clark & Edgar Co.s

 

COOK

Formed in 1831 from Putnam Co.

 

CRAWFORD

Formeed in 1816 from Edwards Co. (prior to IL statehood)

 

CUMBERLAND

Formed in 1843 from Coles Co.

 

DEKALB

Formed in 1837 from Kane Co.

 

DEWITT

Formed in 1839 from Macon & McLean Co.s

 

DOUGLAS

Formed in 1859 from Coles Co.

 

DUPAGE

Formed in 1839 from Cook Co.

 

EDGAR

Formed in 1823 from Clark Co.

 

EDWARDS

Formed in 1814 from Gallatin & Madison Co.s (prior to IL statehood)

 

EFFINGHAM

Formed in 1831 from Crawford & Fayette Co.s

 

FAYETTE

Formed in 1821 from Bond, Clark, Crawford, & Jefferson Co.s

 

FORD

Formed in 1859 from Vermilion Co. (unorganized)

 

FRANKLIN

Formed in 1818 from Gallatin & White Co.s (prior to IL statehood)

 

FULTON

Formed in 1823 from Pike Co.

 

GALLATIN

Formed in 1812 from Randolph (prior to IL statehood)

 

GREENE

Formed in 1821 from Madison Co.

 

GRUNDY

Formed in 1841 from LaSalle Co.

 

HAMILTON

Formed in 1821 from White Co.

 

HANCOCK

Formed in 1825 from Pike Co.

 

HARDIN

Formed in 1839 from Gallatin & Pope Co.s

 

HENDERSON

Formed in 1841 from Warren Co.

 

HENRY

Formed in 1825 from Fulton Co. (unorganized)

 

Iroquois 1833 unorganized (Vermilion)

 

Jackson 1816* Johnson, Randolph

 

Jasper 1831 Clay, Crawford

 

Jefferson 1819 Edwards, White

 

Jersey 1839 Greene

 

JoDaviess 1827 Henry, Putnam

 

Johnson 1812* Randolph (IT)

 

Kane 1836 unorganized (LaSalle), Cook

 

Kankakee 1853 Ford, Iroquois, Will

 

Kendall 1841 LaSalle, Kane

 

Knox 1825 unorganized (Fulton), Fulton, Henry

 

Lake 1839 McHenry

 

LaSalle 1831 Putnam, unorganized (Tazewell)

 

Lawrence 1821 Crawford, Edwards

 

Lee 1839 Ogle

 

Livingston 1837 LaSalle, McLean, unorganized (Vermilion?)

 

Logan 1839 McLean, Sangamon, Tazewell

 

Macon 1829 unorganized (Shelby)

 

Macoupin 1829 unorganized (Greene), Madison

 

Madison 1812* St. Clair (IT)

 

Marion 1823 Fayette, Jefferson Salem Kim Randolph

Marshall 1839 Putnam, LaSalle Lacon Rick Elgin

Mason 1841 Menard, Tazewell Havana Jeanne Weaver

Massac 1843 Johnson, Pope Metropolis Barbara Freeman

McDonough 1826 Schuyler Macomb Melissa Calhoun

McHenry 1836 Cook, unorganized (LaSalle) Woodstock Joe Markovich

McLean 1830 Tazewell, unorganized (Tazewell) Bloomington Carol Genung

Menard 1839 Sangamon Petersburg Jeanne Weaver

Mercer 1825 unorganized (Pike) Aledo Jenny Bethurem

Monroe 1816* Randolph, St. Clair Waterloo Sharon Hackworth

Montgomery 1821 Bond, Madison Hillsboro Tim Casey

Morgan 1823 unorganized (Greene), Sangamon Jacksonville Linda Lee

Moultrie 1843 Macon, Shelby Sullivan Greg Hamblin

Ogle 1836 Jo Daviess, unorganized (LaSalle) Oregon Roger Cramer

Peoria 1825 Fulton, unorganized (Fulton) Peoria Lori Laird

Perry 1827 Jackson, Randolph Pickneyville Wayne Hinton

Piatt 1841 DeWitt, Macon Monticello Richard Howland

Pike 1821 Madison Pittsfield Barbara Freeman

Pope 1816* Gallatin, Johnson Golconda Ginger Hayes

Pulaski 1843 Alexander, Johnson Mound City Angela DiBlasi

Putnam 1825 unorganized (Edgar, Fulton) Hennepin Adopt Me!

Randolph 1795* St. Clair, Northwest Territory Chester Sharon Hackworth

Richland 1841 Clay, Lawrence Olney Scott Burow

Rock Island 1831 Jo Daviess Rock Island Adopt Me!

Saline 1847 Gallatin Harrisburg Jon Musgrave

Sangamon 1821 Bond, Madison Springfield Cheryl Rothwell

Schuyler 1825 Pike, unorganized (Pike) Rushville Judi Gilker

Scott 1839 Morgan Winchester Mike St. Clair

Shelby 1827 Fayette Shelbyville Tim Casey & Sue Tolbert

Stark 1839 Knox, Putnam Toulon Adopt Me!

St. Clair 1790* Northwest Territory Belleville Diane Walsh

Stephenson 1837 Jo Daviess, Winnebago Freeport Karen Smith-Schottenbauer

Tazewell 1827 unorganized (Peoria), Fayette Pekin Gail Meyer Kilgore

Union 1818 * Johnson, Jackson Jonesboro Tim Casey

Vermilion 1826 unorganized (Edgar) Danville Kristie Setser

Wabash 1824 Edwards Mount Carmel Adopt Me!

Warren 1825 unorganized (Pike) Monmouth Kathleen Calkin

Washington 1818* St. Clair Nashville Wayne Hinton

Wayne 1819 Edwards Fairfield Dianna Williams

White 1815* Madison (IT) Carmi Cindy Birk-Conley

Whiteside 1836 Jo Daviess, Henry Morrison Adopt Me!

Will 1836 Cook, Iroquois Joliet Deb Haines

Williamson 1839 Franklin Marion Angela Place

Winnebago 1836 JoDaviess, unorganized (LaSalle) Rockford Katy Hestand

Woodford 1841 McLean, Tazewell Eureka Carol Genung

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