Saline County History & Genealogy part of the Genealogy Trails family Volunteers Dedicated to Free Genealogy This County is available for adoption! If you have the time and desire to transcribe data to place online for the free use of all researchers, and want to become a host for this county, visit our Volunteer Information Page then Email Kim to volunteer to host this site. (A desire to transcribe data and the ability to make a basic webpage are required) Unfortunately, there is no one available to answer your questions about this county. We regret that we do not have the time to perform personal research for anyone. Saline County was formed from Gallatin County in 1847. It is named for the Saline River and the springs from which salt was produced in the early history of Gallatin County The county seat is Harrisburg, Illinois Townships Brushy -- Carrier Mills -- Cottage -- East Eldorado -- Galatia -- Harrisburg Independence -- Long Branch -- Mountain -- Raleigh -- Rector -- Stone Fort -- Tate Cities and Towns Carrier Mills (Morrilsville) -- Eldorado -- Galatia -- Harrisburg -- Ledford Muddy -- Raleigh -- Stonefort   Online Data Biographies Births Cemeteries Census Records Church Records and Histories Court Records Death Records Family Bibles Towns & Cities Marriages Military Newspaper Gleanings (updated!) Obituaries (updated!) Land Records County Pictures and Postcards School Records  Saline County Convicts in the Joliet Prison     Website Updates Oct 2012: Crime news re: BIRGER; Marriage announcements for BIBB-WHITE, BISHOP-ELLIOTT, HOLLIES-MCREYNOLDS; GROVES obit; Gossip and Sick List news; death notice for PIERCE Jan 2012: Obits for MCCOY, REED, THOMAS July 2011: Crime news re: SCAGGS May 2011: Will abstracts; 1883 Pensioners Links and Research Resources Read the Archived Queries Subscribe to the Illinois Trails Mailing List to keep informed of website updates   Data Found At Illinois Genealogy Trails' Main Website: Illinois Genealogy Trails Military Data Revolutionary, War of 1812, Civil War, Korean, WWII Illinois Genealogy Trails Census Census data currently online for all of our counties Illinois State Data Includes History, Maps, Convict Register Project and more! Illinois Events Includes information on Slavery, Epidemics and more! Visit our surrounding counties Hamilton County (north) White County (northeast) Gallatin County (east) Hardin County (southeast) Pope County (south) Johnson County (southwest) Williamson County (west) Franklin County (northwest)   If you would like to find out more about Illinois Genealogy Trails and County adoptions, please visit our Volunteer Information page. Illinois Genealogy Trails is an Independent, "not for profit" organization dedicated to providing free access to Historical and Genealogical Records. Copyright © Genealogy Trails ©2003-2011 Illinois Genealogy Trails © 2000-2001 by Debbie Woolard. All rights reserved. All data on this website is Copyright by Genealogy Trails with full rights reserved for original submitters.