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Livingston County Facts

Established February 27, 1837

Online Data

Story of Civil War Veteran Albert Cashier, aka Jennie Hodgers


1878: 10th Battalion Roster of the Illinois National Guard,
stationed in Livingston Co.

Odell Sesquicentennial History - 1854-2004

Happenings in Dwight from November 1890 to January 1, 1892

Newspaper Stories

Browse the Obituaries

Obituary Index (New!)

Livingston County Convicts in the Joliet Prison

Cemetery Listings
Ancona	Chatsworth	Hadleys	Morris	Paynes	Spence	Sullivan Center
Avoca	Cooper	Houder	Mt. Olivet	Philips	Springer	Sunbury
Bayou	Cornell	Ill State Prison Cem.	Mt. Zion	Pike	St. John's	Sunny Slope
Blackstone	Defenbaugh	Indian Grove	Nevada	Pleasant Ridge	St. Joseph's	Swygert
Broughton	Dwight Old Town	Johnson	New Michigan	Pontiac City	St. Mary's	Union
Calder	Earp	Long Point	Nigh Chapel	Rooks Creek	St. Patrick's	Walden Farm
Calvary	Fairview	McDowell	No. Apostolic Church	Round Grove	St. Paul's	Waldo
Camp	Forest	McMillan	Oak Lawn	Rowe	St. Petri	West Lawn
Campbell	Germanville	Memorial Park	Odell	Sacred Heart Catholic	St. Rose
Center	Graceland	Moon's Point	Patty	Saunemin	Strawn

Livingston County Courthouse 112 West Madison Street Pontiac, IL 61764 County Clerk (815) 844-2006, ext. 128 Circuit Clerk (815) 844-2602, ext. 139 Recorder (815) 844-2006, ext. 128

Campus, Chatsworth, Cornell, Cullom, Emington, Fairbury, Flanagan, Forrest,
Long Point, Odell, Pontiac (county seat), Saunemin, Strawn

Livingston County Townships: source: IRAD Amity Avoca Belle Prairie Broughton - Name changed from Broughtonville on October 3, 1860. Charlotte - Formed from Saunemin in 1865. Chatsworth - Name changed from Olivers Grove on October 11, 1859. Dwight Eppards Point Esmen Fayette - Formed from Belle Prairie on February 22, 1870. Forrest - Formed from Chatsworth as Forrestville in 1861; renamed Forrest in 1865. Germanville - Formed as Germantown from Chatsworth in September, 1868; name changed to Germanville on July 22, 1879. Indian Grove - Name changed from Worth on May 11, 1858. Long Point Nebraska Nevada Newtown Odell Owego Pike Pleasant Ridge - Formed from Saunemin in April, 1859. Pontiac Reading Rooks Creek Round Grove Saunemin Sullivan - Formed from Saunemin in 1863. Sunbury Union - Formed from Odell in 1864. Waldo - Formed as Kansas from Nebraska on September 12, 1860; the name was changed to Waldo because of a name conflict with a township in another county. Township Map (off-site link to IRAD site)

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Helpful Links [off site]

Marriages: Illinois Statewide Marriage Index Deaths: Illinois Statewide Death Index 1916-1950 Social Security Death Index Land Sales: Federal Township Plats of Illinois Illinois Public Domain Land Tract Sales DataBase Military: Database of Illinois War of 1812 Veterans Database of Illinois Winnebago War Veterans Database of Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans Database of Illinois Mexican War Veterans Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans Database of Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy Database of Illinois Spanish–American War Veterans Database of the 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor Database of Illinois Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Residents

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