Historical encyclopedia of illinois volume 2, starz and history of piatt county. Please contact your local library to borrow these atlases from the illinois state library. Piatt county illinois historic aerial photographs, 19361941. Piatt county administration, pemble elementary school, and dublin elementary school. Excerpt from historical encyclopedia of illinois, and history of piatt county, vol. Piatt county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki.
Statewide collections are found on the illinois land records page. Bibles, biographies, cemeteries, census, genealogy. Other champaign county books in searchableprintable pdf format from the university of illinois library. Together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time piatt, emma c on. History of piatt county together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time. Welcome to piatt county, illinois history and genealogy our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical.
History of piatt county, together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time emma c. Piatt past and present of piatt county, illinois, together with biographical sketches of many prominent and influential citizens by charles mcintosh. If you have questions about using the online catalog or subject headings, please see using the library. Better piatt county website for genealogy express please contact me if you need anything fixed right away. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of piatt county residents. Illinois genealogy, champaign county, ilgenweb, the us. P genealogy resources libguides at university of illinois. They store equipment, keep animals safe, and speak to our agricultural impact. History of piatt county, together with a brief history of. To use this print tool, the browser popup blocker must be disabled for our site. Several central illinois counties report first cases of. Sales information is compiled from the transfer declarations recorded in the. Piatt county was formed january 27, 1841 from macon and dewitt counties. The history of mclean county, illinois published by the wm.
Illinois power company was a major electric utility in central illinois, centered in decatur, to the west of piatt county. Guide to piatt county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. Monticello, illinois family law attorneys in piatt county. Including its history, the north state street historic district, the monticello railway museum, and more by. Subscribe to our newsletters to get updates about illinois public medias role in giving voice to local arts, education, new ideas, and community needs, sent straight to your inbox. Search the history of over 424 billion web pages on the internet. Click on a link for more information about paying your bill online. Many of these photos were given to the society by members, patrons, or other public donations. Piatt county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Mclean county, ilgenweb genealogy, history, queries, cemetery and census records plus a whole lot more. The piatt county poor farm contains two hundred and ninty three acres, and is situated about three miles west of monticello. Including its history, the north state street historic district, the monticello railway museum, and more verne, violette on.
Photo galleries piatt county historical and genealogical. Illinois public media premieres a documentary on the history. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. The illinois funds epay is a safe and secure electronic payment program that allows you to pay bills 24 hours a day, seven days a week without leaving your home. Content from illinois public media on piatt county. Piatt county historical and genealogical society rootsweb.
Available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. A history of piatt county, illinois jessie borror morgan on. Monticello, illinois family law attorneys in piatt county monticello, illinois family law attorneys serving piatt county and the surrounding areas. To print a map with imagery, the layer must be turned on with the checkbox control under the aerial imagery layers. A portion of the farm is in monticello township, while the rest lies in willow branch township. Wisegarver to miss nona campbell, a native of santa anna township, dewitt county, and a daughter of elijah and sarah carter campbell.
Illinois county land ownership maps and atlases illinois state library. Planning for preservation in piatt county, illinois. History of piatt county download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl. This state page of our website provides direct links to free major genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on illinois genealogy, whether they. An illinois story, featuring barns in champaign, piatt, mcdonough, and peoria counties. Piatt county agencies that offer epay are listed below. Together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Piatt county, illinois free public records directory. When two or three counties are covered, the plat book is listed under. Multiple central illinois counties moultrie, dewitt, piatt and logan all reported their first cases of covid19 on thursday, health officials said the moultrie county patient is a woman.
Piatt county illinois historic aerial photographs, 1936. Books online piatt county historical and genealogical. Guide to piatt county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death. Residents in monticello, illinois in piatt county know the importance of family. She was born and reared in this section of the state and received a good commonschool education. Walling in the clerks office of the district court of the united states for the southern district of new york. The first series documents the piatt county school district administration. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Piatt county illinois genealogy and history presented by. Lewis living located marriage married mary miles miss moved native newcomb township october ohio organization party pennsylvania piatt county politics prairie present railroad rantoul reelected regiment remained removed republican resident sadorus salt fork samuel sarah school.
History of pike county, centennial address given at pittsfield, illinois, on july 4, 1876. The series includes the record book of the board of trustees from the years 1858 to 1954. Piatt county illinois il history first ed 1883 genealogy. The societys library and research space is located in the piatt county office building formerly the old kirby hospital in monticello, illinois. 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. Illinois public media premieres a documentary on the. When family difficulties arise, it can be hard for everybody. Your resource for local history piatt county historical. Illinois genealogy express piatt county, illinois history. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes. The personal property tax was a major expense for the electric utilities, since their.
Illinois maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully illinois map collections. Including its history, the north state street historic district, the monticello railway museum. Featured texts all books all texts latest this just in. 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. 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. Welcome to piatt county, illinois history and genealogy our goal is to help you track your ancestors through time by transcribing genealogical and historical data and placing it online for the free use of all researchers.
Early history and pioneers of champaign county, 1886 includes many biographiesphotos. Lc land ownership maps, 2 available also through the library of congress. Piatt county 1910 illinois historical atlas historic map works. This site is like a library, use search box in the widget to get ebook that you want. Browse by collection title illinois history and lincoln. The dewey call number for piatt county typically starts with 977. Piatt, published by shepard and johnson printers, 1883. Portrait and biographical record of perry county, illinois, 1894. 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. Books online 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. The county is 34 miles long, containing 279,680 acres. Approximately 91% of this area is cropland, 3% pasture, 1% woodland and.
Illinois genealogy express piatt county, illinois biographies. Map, 18001899, landowners, illinois library of congress. 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. This web page shows only a small excerpt of our piatt research. The society members strive to learn about and preserve the history of piatt county for future generations. Home illinois historic aerial photographs, 19361941 piatt county reference url to link to this object, paste this link in email, im or document. Prairie farmers directory of champaign county, 1917 lists of farmersbreeders, directory of businesses, etc. At one time, illinois had a personal property tax, an ad valorem tax levied by the counties on property that was not real estate. The historical encyclopedia of illinois has a piatt county edition. Every name index to history of piatt county, illinois. The history of livingston county, illinois internet archive. Photo galleries the piatt county historical and genealogical society has accumulated over 2000 images over the years. The mission of the piatt county museum is to preserve piatt county heritage by deepening our knowledge of.
Map of the county of stephenson illinois entered according to act of congress in the year 1859 by h. Piatt county 1875 illinois historical atlas historic map works. It is the responsibility of the county s township assessors to assess the properties in their jurisdictions. The list is in alphabetical order by the name of the county. Kendall county genealogical society, po box 123, yorkville, il 605600123. Books online piatt county historical and genealogical society.
History of piatt county download ebook pdf, epub, tuebl, mobi. History of piatt county, illinois by emma c piatt 1883 660 pages history of sangamon ancestry found county, illinois by interstate publishing co. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. It is the romantic tale of a people at work transforming the rugged prairie and the swamp lands into a productive teeming. It is the responsibility of the countys township assessors to assess the properties in their jurisdictions. Piatt county does not warrant or guarantee the accuracy or suitability of gis data for any purpose. The illinois history project is a special project of ilgenweb devoted solely to the history of the state. This detailed 1080 pages in all 1879 history has an incredible amount of historical and genealogical information about mclean county, illinois from its earliest settlement up to 1879.
And now illinois public media is bringing you the story of these iconic structures that dot our landscape with the new documentary barns. 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. Historical maps of illinois are a great resource to help learn about a place at a particular point in time. Portrait and biographical album of dewitt and piatt counties, illinois 1891 internet archive. 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.
The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps. 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. Apr 14, 2010 history of piatt county together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time. Mclean county, illinois genealogy history bloomington, il. Maps in this atlas contain names of the property owners. The office of the supervisor of assessments was created by state law to provide statistical assessment performance data to the illinois department of revenue. The good life in piatt county is the story of the growth and development of a rich agricultural county in east central illinois. Past and present of piatt county, illinois, together with biographical sketches of many prominent and influential citizens by charles mcintosh. History of piatt county, together with a brief history of illinois from the discovery of the upper mississippi to the present time. Historical encyclopedia of illinois, and history of piatt. Piatt county, illinois simple english wikipedia, the. History of piatt county, illinois, 1883 past and present of piatt county, illinois, 1903. In goose creek township, piatt county, illinois, december 16, 1891, was celebrated the marriage of mr.
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