Source Information

Ancestry.com. Edgar County, Illinois History [database on-line]. Provo, UT, USA: Ancestry.com Operations Inc, 2004.
Original data: The History of Edgar County, Illinois. Chicago, IL, USA: Wm. Le Baron, Jr., 1879.

About Edgar County, Illinois History

This database contains a history of Edgar County, Illinois. Edgar County is located on the eastern side of the state, bordering Indiana. It was created in 1823 from Clark County. This history includes the following items and topics: a history of the county's cities and towns; a directory of its taxpayers; a war record of its volunteers in the Civil War; portraits of the early settlers and prominent men; general and local statistics; a map; a history of the state of Illinois and the northwest; and other miscellaneous matter.

Historical works contain valuable information that can be a great addition to your genealogical research. Although historical works will generally not mention your ancestors specifically (unless they were prominent individuals in the community), they do provide information on the time and place in which your ancestors lived, which will help you place your ancestors in a historical context.