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WINNEBAGO COUNTY

Established January 16, 1836

Named for the Winnebago Native American tribe who once occupied
that part of northern Illinois.
The Native American wordWinnebago translates to "fish eater."

County Seat: Rockford

Surrounding Counties
Boone
Dekalb
Ogle
Stephenson

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TOWNSHIPS/TOWNS/CITIES/POPULATED PLACES:

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EAST

Laona--no incorporation--includes community of Lake Summerset
Shirland--no incorporation--includes unincorporated village of Shirland
Durand--name changed from Howard (circa 1869)--includes village of Durand
Harrison--no incorporation
Pecatonica --named changed from Lysander (date unknown)-- The name Pecatonica can be traced to the Indian word "peeketolika", meaning "crooked river" --includes village of Pecatonica
Burritt--no incorporation
Seward--no incorporation/includes unincorporated town of Seward
Winnebago--name changed from Elida (circa 1869)--includes village of Winnebago

WEST

Rockton--includes village of Rockton and South Beloit
Roscoe--includes village of Roscoe
Owen--no incorporation
Harlem--includes city of Loves Park and Machesney Park and unincorporated town of Argyle
Rockford--includes city of Rockford and village of New Milford
Cherry Valley--includes village of Cherry Valley

The PAPER VILLAGE of WINNEBAGO

UPDATES

Rockford Airshow, 1911: "Reap the Wild Wind" --various sources

Rockford Tornado Disaster, 1928 --various sources

American Aerial County History Series, Vol., 34 Winnebago County, IL., --John Drury

Forty-Acre Island is Black Hawk Island, A History in the News--various sources

Some History Concerning the Blackhawk Springs Resort --various Sources

Indian Mounds in Rockford --various sources

Rockford and Amelia Earhart --various sources

Online Data

CENSUS RECORDS *Winnebago County Residents in the* *1880 Census of Patients* **at the Illinois Northern Hospital for the Insane 1880 Supplemental Census Schedules 15th Census 1930**	*WINNEBAGO COUNTY* ROCKFORD *Rockford 1857 City Register*	MAPS **1835 ILLINOIS/MISSOURI *** *courtesy of Mr. Michael Eaton, Pecatonica Historical Society
Emigrants from Falkoping area, Skaraborg, Sweden - Winnebago County * *courtesy of Annelie Jonsson , Emigrant.se	BOOKS	FAMILIES The Wetherell Family* Courtesy of Mrs. Muriel Ellis muriel.ellis@virgin.net The Layton and Eleanor Larson Family*
BIRTHS Pre-1855 births 1855-1931 births	DEATHS IN WINNEBAGO *Death index* *1844-1981* Veteran's deaths 1860-1874 *Death Notices*	MARRIAGES Marriages 1836-1956 *Marriage Announcements*
BIOGRAPHIES *Lewis Lemon* *--the only slave in the county*	OBITUARIES	MILITARY DATA *World War II Casualties*
BROTHERS AND SISTERS clubs, fraternal and sororal organizations and other societies	FAITH AND WINNEBAGO COUNTY	CRIME AND PUNISHMENT
NEWSPAPER GLEANINGS Newspaper Stories --*includes birth, marriage and death notices, business, farming, gossip, tragedies, weather and other news stories*	CAMP GRANT *history* *pictures* Camp Grant in the News	SCHOOLS
CEMETERIES	INDUSTRY	Winnebago County *Convicts in the Joliet Prison*
"ODD" WINNEBAGO	SURNAMES *Names submitted by parties researching ancestry*	*Death and Marriage notices* from Winn Scrapbook Contributed to Hamburg Historical Society
	HISTORIC DISTRICTS AND NEIGHBORHOODS Blackhawk Island Guilford Township Morristown--history and the news from Morristown
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Helpful Addresses

County Clerk or Recorder Winnebago County Administration Building 404 Elm Street Rockford, IL 61101 Telephone: County Clerk Recorder (815) 987-3050 (815) 987-3100	Circuit Clerk Winnebago County Courthouse 400 West State Street, Room 101 Rockford, IL 61101 Telephone: (815) 987-2510	IRAD Depository Regional History Center Founders Memorial Library Room 400 Northern Illinois University DeKalb, IL 60115 Telephone: (815) 753-1807
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American Aerial County History Series, Vol., 34 Winnebago County, IL., --John Drury

American Aerial County History Series, Vol., 34 Winnebago County, IL., **--J*ohn Drury***