Crawford County, Illinois Welcome to the Illinois Genealogy Trails Website for Crawford County. This website is dedicated to the Genealogy and History of Crawford County, Illinois. This county is currently being hosted by Kevin. If you have any data to contribute to this site:  family histories and genealogies, biographies, births, marriages, deaths, obituaries, cemetery and census data, county and town histories, newspapers, family, group or class pictures, old postcards, &c., Please email me at  ortmank@yahoo.com You are welcome to browse the information on these pages to garner the data needed to continue your research into your family history. However, please remember that this information, in many cases, represents years of painstaking research on the part of the many generous volunteers who have donated their information to this site. You can show your respect for these efforts by not taking things to use on other websites and/or to claim as your own (see below). We thank you in advance for your consideration. WE REGRET THAT WE ARE UNABLE TO DO PERSONAL RESEARCH FOR YOU. WE DO OUR BEST TO PRESENT FREE MATERIAL THAT WILL HELP YOU RESEARCH YOUR FAMILY IN ILLINOIS AND MANY TIMES, FOREGO OUR OWN PERSONAL RESEARCH TO DO SO. WE HAVE SET UP A RESEARCH HELP PAGE TO ANSWER MOST OF THE FREQUENTLY ASKED QUESTIONS ABOUT RESEARCH IN ILLINOIS. PLEASE REFER TO THIS PAGE BEFORE CONTACTING US FOR HELP. THANKS! Recent Updates About the Genealogy Trails Group Need help with your research in Illinois? Visit the Illinois Genealogy Trails research help page . Lots of pointers and suggestions on locating records. About Crawford County Crawford County was established December 31, 1816 (Territorial Laws, 1815–16, p. 21), formed from Edwards County, Illinois Territory.  Sometimes known as "Great Crawford County", its area extended from the Wabash to the middle of Illinois, and from its present southern border almost to the Canadian border. Townships in Crawford County Licking, Prairie, Hutsonville, Oblong, Robinson, Lamotte, Martin, Honey Creek, Montgomery Large towns include: Hutsonville Palestine Robinson Stoy Oblong Flat Rock   Other towns (past and present) include: Annapolis Bellair Bird Chauncey Crawfordsville Dogwood Duncansville Gordon Green Brier Hardinville Heathsville Kibbie, Landes Morea New Hebron Oil Center Oil Grove Pierceburg Porterville Port Jackson Richwoods Riddleville Russellville  Trimble Villas West Union West York       Lawrence & Richland Counties lie to the south, the state of Indiana lies to the east, Clark County lies to the north, and Jasper County lies to the west Census Data 1818 Crawford County Census - Complete!!! Servitude and Emancipation Records from the 1818 and 1820 Census Document showing Residents of Palestine in 1826 1850 Federal census Excerpts 1850 Mortality 1860 Federal Census Excerpts (Higgins surname only so far) 1870 Federal Census Excerpts 1880 Federal Census Excerpts 1900 Federal Census Excerpts 1920 Federal Census Excerpts Cemeteries Names and Locations (from GNIS) Cemetery Listings Vital Records (Deaths, Births, Marriages) Deaths Marriages Schools 1911 Annapolis Grade School Class Picture School near Porterville Unknown School Class- 1928 Military Revolutionary War Burials Residents at Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home & Illinois Soldiers' Widows' Home Crawford County Soldiers Listed in the Illinois Roll of Honor Civil War Soldiers' Burials WW II Casualties Korean War Casualties Vietnam War Casualties Newspapers Published Administrative Notices (Estate Settlement, Chancery to Divorce, Sheriff Sale notices, etc.) Newspaper Stories concerning Crawford county residents. First female execution in the state of Illinois! "Grandma" Canada celebrates 100th Birthday - 1932 Early History Gleanings from the Newton Press Obituaries Lawrence White "Grandma" Deborah Canada Carrie Grace Cobb Biographies and Family Histories Canada Family Miscellaneous Online Data Queries Important Addresses Crawford County Clerk 1 Courthouse Square Robinson, IL 62454 (618) 546-1212 or 618-544-2590 Website Crawford County Circuit Court Clerk's Office 1 Courthouse Square Robinson, IL 62454 618-544-3512 Website Crawford County Genealogical Society CLOSED Crawford County Historical Society P.O. Box 554 Robinson, Il 62454 Telephone: (618) 544-3087 E-Mail Website  All the cemeteries were gleaned in the 1970s and an every name index is online at the Hist. Soc. web site. The index gives name, township, name of cem. and page #. Send this info to the Hist. Soc. and they will copy the transcription for a nominal fee. Robinson Public Library 606 North Jefferson Street Robinson, IL 62454 Phone: 618-544-2917; FAX: 618-544-7172 E-Mail Website (Has links to the other Crawford county libraries) Search this site* powered by FreeFind *For your convenience, this will search Clark, Crawford & Edgar Counties Visit the Illinois Genealogy Trails websites for the counties surrounding Crawford: Illinois Counties: Jasper Clark Richland* Lawrence* Indiana Counties:   Knox* Sullivan* *Available for Adoption County Selection Map See which other counties we have online at the Main Illinois Trails Page, you will find much more data, including: Military Data Census Data Illinois State Data  Illinois Events Help for your Illinois Research Illinois Trails Volunteer Information Copyright and Disclaimer The information contained on the pages of this site is free for your personal use, however the original data remains copyrighted by the individual contributors.  The particular compilation  of the data in the format presented herein is copyrighted by L. 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