Crawford County, Illinois Online Records
The following records have been placed online by various individuals, with an interest in Crawford County, Illinois. If you have information that you have placed online or would like to place online, please e-mail the particulars to the coordinator for inclusion on this page.
| Record Group | Record Link |
| Birth/Death | The Crawford County Court holds birth and death records from 1878. The Crawford County Court Site has a link to download a form for ordering a birth or death certificate from them by mail. You can also check the LDS microfilm holdings to see what can be ordered to your local Family History Center. For records after 1907, contact Illinois State Health Department. |
| Cemeteries | A number of burial permits for the time frame of abt. 1902 - abt. 1923. This is not a comprehensive list of all burials for this time period. |
| A listing of GNIS Cemetery Locations, giving longitudes and latitudes. | |
| Check our Cemetery page for a number of Crawford County cemetery extractions. | |
| Illinois State Genealogical Society Cemetery Location Project: Crawford County | |
| Census | 1820 Crawford County Federal Census, pp. 38 thru 48. 1820 Census Index. |
| 1830 Crawford County Federal Census Index | |
| 1840 Crawford County Federal Census Index | |
| 1850 Crawford County Federal Census | |
| 1860 Crawford County Federal Census images. Click here for the census index. | |
| 1880 Federal Crawford County
Census Search on FamilySearch.org. Choose the 1880 United
States Census, then select Illinois as the Census State,
and then Crawford as the Census County. Enter the name
you are searching for and off you go! You can also view a partial transcription of the 1880 census here. |
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| Court Records | Index to Crawford County Court Records (15 Sep 1817 to 9 Oct 1827) |
| Index to Crawford County 1857 Estray Book | |
| The Crawford County Court holds court records from 1820. Check the LDS microfilm holdings, to determine what can be ordered to your local Family History Center. | |
| Deeds/Land Records | The Crawford County Court holds land records from 1818. Check the LDS microfilm holdings, to determine what can be ordered to your local Family History Center. |
| Search Illinois Public Domain Land Grants online. | |
| Search Pre-1908 Illinois Land Patent Grants online. | |
| Colorful map of all Illinois with all counties labeled. | |
| Family Bibles | Bible Records available in the Crawford County USGenWeb Archives. |
| John Washington Baker Family Bible | |
| History | Check out our History page for the transcriptions of some historical articles pertaining to Crawford County. |
| Maps | Federal Township Plats of Illinois (1804-1891) Web Site provided by the Illinois Secretary of State and State Archivist. |
| Marriages | Extracted Marriage Consent Slips from Crawford County Marriage Book A (1817-1850) |
| Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900 - Be aware that some counties are better represented than others. Crawford County dates included are 1821-1849, and 1878-1900. | |
| The Crawford County Court holds marriage records from 1821. The Crawford County Court Site has a link to download a form for ordering a marriage certificate from them by mail. You can also check the LDS microfilm holdings, to determine what can be ordered to your local Family History Center. | |
| Military Records | Revolutionary War Veterans buried in Crawford County |
| Crawford County Revolutionary War Patriot List page from the James Halstead, Sr. Chapter of the DAR, based in Robinson. | |
| War of 1812 | |
| Blackhawk War Veterans of Crawford County | |
| Searchable Database of IL Mexican War Veterans | |
| Civil
War The Civil War in Illinois Companies organized in whole or in part in Crawford County: |
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| Muster Roll for Company F, 5th Illinois Cavalry (5th Cavalry History) | |
| Muster Roll for Company I, 21st Regiment, Illinois Infantry (21st Regimental History) | |
| Muster Roll for Company D, 30th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (30th Regimental History) | |
| Muster Roll for Company D, 38th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (38th Regimental History | Letters written by Ben F. Boring about the battles of this unit; published in the Robinson Argus) | |
| Muster Roll for Company F, 62nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (62nd Regimental History | Order of Consolidation of 62nd Regiment) | |
| Muster Roll for Company G, 63rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (63rd Regimental History) | |
| Muster Roll for Company I, 79th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (79th Regimental History) | |
| Muster Roll for Company D, 98th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (98th Regimental History) | |
| Muster Roll for Company E, 98th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (98th Regimental History) | |
| Muster Roll for Company H, 135th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (135th Regimental History) | |
| Muster Roll for Company H, 152nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (152nd Regimental History) | |
| Muster Roll for Company C, 155th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (155th Regimental History) | |
| Another
Civil War Illinois Company: Muster Roll for Company B, 14th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (14th Regimental History) |
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| List of Crawford County Civil War Pensioners as of 1883. This list is located in the Crawford County USGenWeb Archives. | |
| Transcript of a letter and a diary of two men from Crawford County, Benjamin Boring and William McCamy, respectively. | |
| Searchable Database of IL Spanish-American War Veterans | |
| More information on some Spanish-American War Veterans from Crawford County | |
| Veteran burials in Crawford County | |
| Nationwide listing of war veteran burials | |
| Newspapers | Illinois Newspaper Project Database Search Form, which allows you to see what the IL Newspaper Project currently has in its holdings. These papers have been put on microfilm, and can be ordered via Interlibrary Loan from your nearest public library. Just enter the town in Crawford Co. you are looking for a paper from, the county (Crawford), and state of Illinois. Try Robinson or Palestine, as these were most likely the largest towns at the time and would have the newspapers you are looking for, even in the smaller areas of the county. |
| Newspaper articles available in the Crawford County USGenWeb Archives. | |
| Various transcribed newspaper articles from Crawford County newspapers by wonderful volunteers! | |
| Obituaries | Search the Query Board using "Obituary" as the search criteria, and it will pull up any obituaries that have been listed on the message board. |
| Various Crawford County Illinois Obituaries | |
| Obituaries available in the Crawford County USGenWeb Archives -- Scroll down to "Obituaries", and select the letter of the surname you are looking for. There is some duplication between the Archives and this site's obituary listings. | |
| Robinson Daily News Online Obituary Column. | |
| Photos | Check out the Photo Gallery. You might just find a picture you've always wanted, or be able to help someone else identify the people in their photos! |
| A link to some unknown photos from Crawford County. Check them out and see if you recognize any of them. Scroll down to the bottom of the page for the unidentified photos. | |
| Probates/Wills | Index to Crawford County Probate Records (1821-1829) |
| Index to Crawford County Probate Records (1843-1848) | |
| The Crawford County Court holds probate records from 1821. Check the LDS microfilm holdings, to determine what can be ordered to your local Family History Center. |
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