Adams County
Where to Start
For the most up to date resources, please use the Library Catalog. The Dewey call number for Adams County typically starts with "977.344". Some common subject headings for Adams County are:
Adams County (Ill.) --Biography.
Adams County (Ill.) --History.
Adams County (Ill.) --Maps.
If you have questions about using the online catalog or subject headings, please see Using the Library. We've provided a few areas below to start you off. County Histories are available at the Main Stacks and/or the Illinois History and Lincoln Collections (IHLC), Atlases are available at the IHLC.
County Histories
Collins, William Herzog. Past and present of the city of Quincy and Adams County, Illinois / by William H. Collins and Cicero F. Perry. Chicago, S.J. Clarke, 1905.
Find at the University of Illinois Library
The history of Adams County Illinois. Chicago : Murray, Williamson & Phelps, 1879.
In Library IHLC/Main Stacks Call Number: 977.344 H62
Portrait and biographical record of Adams County, Illinois. Chicago, Chapman Brothers, 1892.
In Library IHLC Call Number: 977.344 P838
Wilcox, David F. Quincy and Adams County History and Representative Men. Chicago and New York, Lewis, 1919.
In Library IHLC Call Number: 977.344 W64Q
Census
UIUC affiliates or patrons using computers on-campus can access past census data via:
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A subset of the record collections in Ancestry.com. Includes: U.S. Decennial Census enumeration forms (1790-1940); city directories (1821-1989); 1850 and 1860 slave schedules (from the Seventh and Eighth U.S. Decennial Censuses); Indian census rolls (1885-1940); U.S. Decennial Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 (availability of records varies by state); and U.S. Decennial Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 (emphasis on agriculture schedules and manufacturing/industry schedules).
Atlases
Andreas, Lyter & Co. Atlas map of Adams County, Illinois. Quincy, IL : Great River Genealogical Society, 1997. Reprint.
Call Number: Q. 912.77344 AN2A1997
Standard atlas of Adams County, Illinois. 1957-58 / cartography, photography, lithography by Artcraft Company. Quincy, Ill., 1958.
Call Number: F. 912.77344 Ar75s
Hixson W.W. & Co. Plat book of Adams County, Illinois. Rockford, 1932.
Call Number: 912.77344 H64p2007
Ogle, George A. & Co. Standard atlas of Adams County, Illinois… Chicago, 1901.
Call Number: F. 912.77344 OG5S
Further Information
More information can be found on our Web Resources Page as well as in the Illinois County Bibliography, which is shelved with 016.9773.
Alexander County
Where to Start
For the most up to date resources, please use the Library Catalog. The Dewey call number for Alexander County typically starts with "977.39". Some common subject headings for Alexander County are:
Alexander County (Ill.) --History.
Alexander County (Ill.) --Maps.
If you have questions about using the online catalog or subject headings, please see Using the Library. We've provided a few areas below to start you off.
County Histories
Perrin, William Henry. History of Alexander, Union and Pulaski Counties, Illinois. Chicago, Ill., O.L. Baskin & Co., 1883.
Call Number: 977.39 P42H1975A
WINNETKA, ILL. PUBLIC LIBRARY--GENEALOGY PROJECTS COMMITTEE. AN INDEX TO THE NAMES OF PERSONS APPEARING IN HISTORY OF ALEXANDER, UNION AND PULASKI COUNTIES, ILLINOIS. THOMSON, 1973.
Call Number: 977.39 P42HINDEX
Census
UIUC affiliates or patrons using computers on-campus can access past census data via:
- Heritage Quest Online This link opens in a new window
- This link opens in a new window
A subset of the record collections in Ancestry.com. Includes: U.S. Decennial Census enumeration forms (1790-1940); city directories (1821-1989); 1850 and 1860 slave schedules (from the Seventh and Eighth U.S. Decennial Censuses); Indian census rolls (1885-1940); U.S. Decennial Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1885 (availability of records varies by state); and U.S. Decennial Census Non-Population Schedules, 1850-1880 (emphasis on agriculture schedules and manufacturing/industry schedules).
Atlases
General Map Company, Rockford, Ill. Plat book, Alexander County, Illinois. Rockford, c1950.
Call Number: Q. 912.773999 G28P
Hixson W. W. & Co. Plat book of Alexander County, Illinois. Rockford, 1926.
Call Number: Q. 912.773999 H64P
Rockford Map Publishers, Rockford Ill. Land atlas & plat book, Pulaski-Alexander Counties, Illinois. Rockford, 1972-
Call Number: Q. 912.773998 R59A
Rockford Map Publishers, Rockford Ill. FARM PLAT BOOK WITH INDEX TO OWNERS, ALEXANDER COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ROCKFORD, 1962.
Call Number: Q. 912.773999 R59F1962
Further Information
More information can be found on our Web Resources Page as well as in the Illinois County Bibliography, which is shelved with 016.9773.