Historical encyclopedia of illinois volume 2, starz and history of piatt county. Home browse united states illinois piatt county 1875. Piatt county, il free public records black book online. For the names of residents living in the dwellings in many counties, consult atlases published by either directory service company or farm and home publishers when available in the database. Piatt county museum local business monticello, illinois. To use this print tool, the browser popup blocker must be disabled for our site. Entry blanks are in the fair book and copies may be made. Internet archive history of piatt county 1883 source. The gis data within this application is intended to be used as a general index to spatial information and not intended for detailed, sitespecific analysis or resolution of legal matters. Search the full text of american county histories il only. Free listings of piatt county free public records and home ownership records. Another 145 words 10 lines of text covering the years 27, 1504, 1510, 1600, and 1611 are included under the topic early piatt history in all our pdf extended history products and printed products wherever possible. Early history of the piatt family this web page shows only a small excerpt of our piatt research. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios.
Illinois historical aerial photographs are available freeofcharge via. History of piatt county download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. As the europeans settled the eastern united states many tribes were displaced. Gallatin county biographies more than 250 biographies will be included here pulled from the 1876 state atlas of illinois, the 1883 history of white county which included chapters on the northern two townships of gallatin, the 1887 history of gallatin county, the 1905 memoirs of the lower ohio valley and the 1912 history of southern illinois.
Piatt, published by shepard and johnson printers, 1883. The first series documents the piatt county school district administration. History of pike county, centennial address given at pittsfield, illinois, on july 4, 1876. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. After the county, the date is the most important item. Piatt county historical and genealogical society rootsweb. The settlement of piatt county began in 1830 when some settlers came from ohio. Excerpt from historical encyclopedia of illinois, and history of piatt county, vol. Free phone directory for piatt county, il address and phone. A resolution was adopted providing for a committee of fifteen persons, ten to be chosen by the piatt county.
Brief history of jasper county work during the world war i, 19141918. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes. Better piatt county website for genealogy express please contact me if you need anything fixed right away. The university of illinois, champaignurbana, chicago historical society. I hope this will resolve any problems that may have occurred in your research in this county. Statewide collections are found on the illinois land records page. The first settler was george haworth, a quaker, followed by james martin, abraham hanline, solomon carter and william cordell. Easily find free criminal records, free court records, free arrest records, free arrest warrants search, free corporation records, free divorce records, free marriage records, free. The dewey call number for piatt county typically starts with 977. He went into the army from ohio in the 140th ohio reg. Internet archive historical encyclopedia of illinois and history of piatt county source.
Every name index to history of piatt county, illinois. At the time of european contact the illiniwek were the tribe that lived in this part of north america. It is the responsibility of the county s township assessors to assess the properties in their jurisdictions. Together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time by emma c. Email us piatt county sheriffs office 1216 raymond rd monticello, il 61856 ph 217 7625761. Portrait and biographical album of dewitt and piatt counties, illinois 1891 internet archive. Browse the full text of american county histories il only. The methodist episcopal church of bement was the first in the village. Genealogy and local history books jasper county public. The mission of the piatt county museum is to preserve piatt county heritage by deepening our knowledge of. Internet archive past and present of piatt county, illinois 1903 source.
History of piatt county, illinois by emma c piatt 1883 660 pages history of sangamon county, illinois by interstate publishing co. Tract book of land entries through 1845, jasper county, indiana. Books online piatt county historical and genealogical society. Biography from historical encyclopedia of illinois and history of piatt county vol.
The historical encyclopedia of illinois has a piatt county edition. The county is 34 miles long, containing 279,680 acres. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of piatt county residents. Abraham lincoln practiced law in piatt county as a circuit lawyer. Piatt past and present of piatt county, illinois, together with biographical sketches of many prominent and influential citizens by charles mcintosh historical encyclopedia of illinois. History of illinois detailed in books by arcadia publishing. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Mclean county, illinois genealogy history bloomington, il. Read history of piatt county together with a brief history of illinois from the disc absolutely for free at. Mailed entries must be postmarked no later than monday, june 3, 2019. Guide to piatt county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
Piatt 2015, hardcover at the best online prices at ebay. Guide to piatt county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death. Entries may also be made in person at the office on the fairgrounds on saturday, june 1, 2019 between 11. Book of taxable lands, 18351854, and patentees family history library deeds, 18411954 family history library land atlas and plat book, piatt county, illinois, 1987 family history library. Past and present of piatt county, illinois, 1903 living history of. Click download or read online button to get history of piatt county book now. History of piatt county, together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time by emma c.
Maps in this atlas contain names of the property owners. The usgenweb archives digital map library illinois maps index. Settlement increased but slowly in the county and in 1850 the population was but 1,600 source. Piatt county illinois genealogy and history presented by. For a full list of all published atlases of this area, browse the collection by state. Piatt county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki. Illinois genealogy express piatt county, illinois history.
Piatt county 1875 illinois historical atlas historic map works. Piatt county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. The county government was organized in 1840 with monticello, a village of one hundred inhabitants, as the county town. Native americans were the first to live in the area later known as piatt county. When two or three counties are covered, the plat book is listed under each county.
Piatt county is part of the champaignurbana, il metropolitan statistical area. Farmer, voorhies, is a native of ohio, who moved from there directly to illinois and settled in piatt county, in 1869. Past and present of piatt county, illinois, together with biographical sketches of many prominent and influential citizens by charles mcintosh. County board districts 2010 county board districts 2000 state congressional district. To print a map with imagery, the layer must be turned on with the checkbox control under the aerial imagery layers. History of piatt county, illinois, 1883 past and present of piatt county, illinois, 1903. Piatt county, illinois free public records directory chronicling. Biographies of piatt county, il genealogy trails history. According to the 2010 united states census, it had a population of 16,729. Historical encyclopedia of illinois, and history of piatt.
Take advantage of our free phone book to research home ownership records and current and previous addresses for thousands of residents in and near piatt county, il. The 19th century county atlasplat book is more popular than ever, not only with genealogists, but with newer audiences finding them useful for historic site and environmental research. Welcome to piatt county, illinois history and genealogy our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical. Piatt and jesse warner, were instrumental in forming the county. Early days in macon county and trousdale county, tn, are recalled in this 42page spiral bound booklet primarily excerpted from the rare 1887 book.
Shop arcadia publishing to find the best history books about illinois and its great contributions. History of tennessee, originally published by goodspeed publishing co. Piatt county, illinois piatt county polozaj okruga u saveznoj drzavi ilinois savezna drzava. The society members strive to learn about and preserve the history of piatt county for future generations. Books online piatt county historical and genealogical. Piatt county history together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time by emma c. Together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time. Piatt county, illinois free public records searches at black book online. Together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time piatt, emma c on. Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. Every name index to history of piatt county, illinois, 1883 and past and present of piatt county, illinois, 1903 source.
The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Piatt county was formed in 1841 from macon and dewitt counties. Piatt county was formed january 27, 1841 from macon and dewitt counties. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. History of piatt county together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time. Approximately 91% of this area is cropland, 3% pasture, 1% woodland and. Historical encyclopedia of illinois volume 2, starz and history of piatt county source. Approximately 91% of this area is cropland, 3% pasture, 1% woodland and 5% other municipalities, waterways, highways. Mclean county, illinois history and genealogy 1080 pages of mclean county, illinois history and genealogy including biographical information for 1257 families an informative and historical overview of mclean county, illinois with the full 1879 wm. Sales information is compiled from the transfer declarations recorded in the. Serving the communities of atwood, bement, cerro gordo, hammond, ivesdale, laplace. A book entitled the good life in piatt county, a history of piatt county, illinois published in 1968 and edited by jessie borror morgan, states that when the county was organized in 1841, there were about 700 people living there. The piatt county historical and genealogical society donated the collection to the illinois historical survey, predecessor of the illinois history and. The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps.
Your resource for local history piatt county historical. Illinois power company was a major electric utility in central illinois, centered. The list is in alphabetical order by the name of the county. Douglas planned their presidential debates in piatt county in 1858, one of which is ornamented by a marker just south of monticello the first courthouse was built in 1843.
The societys library and research space is located in the piatt county office building formerly the old kirby hospital in monticello, illinois. State census including 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 mortality 5. If you have any trouble with the interactive map please contact dee lund. The office of the supervisor of assessments was created by state law to provide statistical assessment performance data to the illinois department of revenue. Piatt county administration, pemble elementary school, and dublin elementary school. This collection consists of items relating to piatt county, illinois, including newspaper clippings, historical writings on the history of piatt county, photo album, posters, and other items. Illinois county land ownership maps and atlases illinois state library. Illinois genealogy express piatt county, illinois biographies. If you have questions about using the online catalog or subject headings, please see using the library. Google books historical encyclopedia of illinois volume 2, starz and history of piatt county source. Piatt county does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or suitability of gis data for any purpose. Collection americana digitizing sponsor university of illinois urbanachampaign contributor university of illinois urbanachampaign language english. Publications piatt county historical and genealogical society. Do a free background check here using free online public records searches in piatt county.
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