part of the Genealogy Trails Group Welcome to Illinois Genealogy Trails Henderson County Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy This county website is available for adoption! If you have the time and dedication to put genealogical data online for the free use of all researchers, visit our Researcher's Information page and then email Kim Henderson  County Population 2000: 8,213 County seat: Oquawka Named for the Henderson River Henderson County covers 379 square miles and was organized in 1841 Henderson County History A county comprising 380 square miles of territory, located in the western section of the State and bordering on the Mississippi River. The first settlements were made about 1827-28 at Yellow Banks, now Oquawka. Immigration was checked by the Black Hawk War, but revived after the removal of the Indians from Warren in 1841, with Oquawka as the county-seat. Population in 1880 was 10,722; In 1890, 9,876. The soil is fertile and underlaid by limestone. The surface is undulating, and well timbered. Population in 1900 was 10,836. "Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 1901" Oquawka - the county seat of Henderson County, situated on the Mississippi River, about 15 miles above Burlington, Iowa, and 32 miles west of Galesburg. It is in a farming region, but has some manufactories. The town has 5 churches, a graded school, a bank and three newspapers. Population in 1900 was 1,010. "Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois, 1901" Online Data Biographies Birth Records Cemeteries Census Church Histories / Records County Records Death Records A-F, G-L, M-R, S-Z Family Bibles County History Marriage Records Military Records Miscellaneous Data Newspaper Gleanings Obituaries and Death Notices School Records Wills/Probate Records Website Updates: Feb 2013: obit for NORTHRUP Jan 2013: obit for WORLEY Previous Updates: obits for SUMMERS, BOWN, MANIFOLD; Sick List News, Birth Announcements for PERRY, MILLER, NEGLEY, BURKETT Obit for PAUL, LOGAN, EDMUNDS, BABCOOK; Sick List news for LOGAN; Anniversary Party news for LOGAN; Pioneer Stories - LOGAN, BARNES; Bio of LOGAN. 1850 Mortality Census; 1854 Business Directory; Old Settlers' Meeting of 1881 Towns and Cities in Henderson County: Bald Bluff Township  Biggsville Township  Carman Township  Dallas City (part)  Gladstone Township  Gulf Port (part)  Lomax Township  Media Township  Oquawka Township  Raritan Township  Rozetta Township  Stronghurst (part)  Terre Haute Township  Townships of Henderson County BALD BLUFF TOWNSHIP   BIGGSVILLE TOWNSHIP    CARMAN TOWNSHIP   GLADSTONE TOWNSHIP   LOMAX TOWNSHIP    MEDIA TOWNSHIP    OQUAWKA TOWNSHIP    RARITAN TOWNSHIP    ROZETTA TOWNSHIP    STRONGHURST TOWNSHIP    TERRE HAUTE TOWNSHIP  Henderson County Courthouse P.O. Box 308 Oquawka, IL 61469-0308 Phone: (309)867-2911     Join the Illinois Genealogy Trails Mailing List to be notified of updates to this website and our other county websites. Henderson County Is Bordered By These Neighboring Counties  HANCOCK McDONOUGH MERCER WARREN Visit the Main Illinois Genealogy Trails Website To see what other counties Illinois Genealogy Trails has online, visit our County Selection Map At the Main Illinois Genealogy Trails Page, you will find much more data, including: Military Data  Census Data  Illinois State Data  Illinois Events  Help for your Illinois Research  Illinois Genealogy Trails Volunteer Information  Return to the Illinois Genealogy Trails Main Page Copyright © Genealogy Trails All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.