Welcome to Stark County, Illinois Genealogy and History Stark County History Henry Ford's History of Stark County (Taken from the "Earliest Historical Facts of Marshall-Putnam Counties Also Bureau and Stark Counties", Embracing an Account of the Settlement and Early Progress, compiled and published by Mr. Henry A. Ford, 1860 ) Stark County and Its Pioneers by Mrs. E. H. Shallenberger, 1876 (Pages 28-32, Chapter 2 now online) Early Physicians of Stark County Railroad News Items From the Stark County News - 1869 The building of the Dixon, Peoria and Hannibal Railroad History of Stark County Settlements,Towns and Villages History of Camp Grove (NEW) Elmira: The History of Elmira Township School (Taken From the Bradford Republican 75th Anniversary Issue, August 1964) Bradford: Businesses on Main Street in 1869 Owners of Property in the original town of Bradford, as of September 22nd, 1869 Bradford in 1877 (short sketch in the Henry Republican, 1877) Out in the County - A visit to Bradford (Taken From the Henry News Republican October 21, 1869) Ye Olden Times (News From the Past - Taken From the Bradford Republican The Bradford Republican 75th Anniversary Issue, August, 1964 - Containing The History of Bradford, Its People and Surrounding Area (This online transcription by Nancy J. Piper with permission from the Bradford Republican) Page One (Dorgan Girl's Visit with Henry Ford in 1938, Elmiria School Dates Back 1838, 109-Year Landmark Stands As First School Building, Area Farmers Organize Stark Farm Bureau - 1919) Page Two (Jim Dandy Horse Collar Factory "Collars" The Nation's Business, Amaquonsippi Trail Asset To Community, Motion Pictures Big Hit Here, Early School Life) Area Farmers Organize Stark Farm Bureau in 1919 (Taken From the Bradford Republican 75th Anniversary Issue, August 1964) HOME Copyright © Genealogy Trails