Welcome  To
Putnam County, Illinois History and Genealogy

Updated December 2, 2007

Hi, my name is Nancy Piper and I am the host for Putnam, Bureau, LaSalle and Marshall Counties. My ancestors came to Illinois over 150 years ago and settled in the tiny village of Florid, which is no longer even a name on a map.  I've always been a "history buff" and these pages let me help share the world my "findings". On these pages you will find the information pertaining to the history of Putnam County.  Our goal is to have available free of charge as much information as possible and will be adding continuously to these pages, so check back often.    

Due to increased responsibility and I change in hours at my "regular" job, I am unable to do any personal research.  

Illinois Trails is now part of the Genealogy Trails project.  
We're exciting about our new project and are hoping to expand to every state in the union.   So -- if you are interested in hosting a county, state or just donating new information that you feel would be of interest to others, please visit
Genealogy Trails.

If you have any information to add for Putnam County, please E-mail me.  

Putnam County Threshing Crew Early 1900's

County History
Updated

What's In this Section

  • Bureau County Photos

  • Pioneers  (Biographies , News Articles and Obituaries)  Updated

  • County Disasters

  • Photos

  • Medical (Doctors, Diseases and Epidemics)

  • County Government (Voters and Tax Payers, Tax Lists, Real Estate Transactions, Probate Court, Court News, Township Elections, Supervisor Board Proceeding),

  • (History and Histoical Sketches)

  • Newspaper and News Articles Updated

  • Postal Routes & Offices

  • Schools

  • Transportation (Railroads, Roads & Highways, River Boat News)

  • Military  History

Township History

What's In this Section

  • Voters and Tax Payers

  • Township Disasters

  • Farmer's Directory

  • Township Elections

  • History and Historical Sketches

  • News Articles

  • Township Pioneers

  • Photos

Village History

What's In this Section

  • Village Businesses and Manufacturing

  • Burglaries and Thefts

  • Fires and Disasters

  • Village History and Historical Sketches

  • Prominent Citizens and Early Pioneers

  • Photos

Genealogical Information

What's In this Section

  • Births (Includes Vital records and newspaper announcements)

  • Deaths (Includes Vital records, Mortality Indexes and newspaper announcements)

  • Marriages (Includes Vital records and newspaper announcements)

  • Anniversaries

  • Cenus Records

  • Cemetery Listings

Family History
Updated

What's In this Section

Links and Research Information

What's In this Section

  • Putnam County Links to Village and other Information Sources

  • Surrounding Counties

  • Information Sources

SEARCH PUTNAM, MARSHALL, LASALLE AND BUREAU COUNTIES!!  Putnam, Marshal, and Bureau counties now have a search engine!  It will search any pages pertaining to these counties.

PicoSearch

Links and Information Sources

The Putnam County Historical Society now has their own website.  You'll find contact information, upcoming events, and much much more.

The Putnam County History Society

Surrounding Counties and Helpful Links

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