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Kendall County, Illinois
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Kendall County, Illinois Facts
When was Kendall County, IL Created?
Kendall County was established on February 19, 1841.
What is the County Seat of Kendall County, IL?
The County Seat is located in Yorkville (prior county seats was Yorkville from 1841–1845, Oswego from 1845–1864) also, the county government website is www.co.kendall.il.us/ .
What counties are adjacent to Kendall County, IL?
Bordering Counties are Kane County, DuPage County, Will County, Grundy County, LaSalle County, DeKalb County
Kendall County, IL Vital Records
Where can find Kendall County Birth, marriage, Divorce and Death Records?
Kendall County vital records can be found at the Illinois Department of Public Health has copies of birth, marriage, divorce and death records. There is a fee for each copy requested. Please refer to the information to the Statewide Vital Records in Illinois for current fees and application process.
You can search online for Kendall County Birth, Marriage, Divorce or Death Records. You can also Order Electronically Online or can download an application for Illinois Birth Certificate, Marriage Certificate, Divorce Certificate, Death Certificate Applications to mail.
- U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007
- Social Security Death Index
- Order Hard Copies of Vital Records
- USGenweb Archives Illinois Marriage Project
- Cook County Birth Certificates, 1878-1922
- Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915
- Illinois Marriage Records, 1860 – 1905
- Illinois County Marriages, 1810-1934
- Cook County, Illinois, Marriage and Death Indexes, 1833-1889
- Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1920
- Illinois Marriages, 1851-1900
- Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763-1900
- Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860
- Illinois Marriages to 1850
- Cook County Deaths, 1878-1922
- Illinois Death Certificates, 1916–1950
- Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947
- Illinois, Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947
Kendall County, IL Census Records
What Kendall County, IL census records are available?
There are many types of census records for Kendall County guide you in researching your family tree. Federal Population Schedules are available for 1850, 1860, 1870, 1880 (free index), 1890 (fragment), 1900, 1910, 1920, 1930, 1940.
Kendall Co. Mortality Schedules can be found for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Kendall Co. Industry and Agriculture can be obtained for 1850, 1860, 1870 and 1880. Kendall Co. Union Veterans Schedules is available for 1890. One can find free online and printable census forms to help you with your research. See Also Illinois Census Records Research Guide
Kendall County, IL Courthouse and Government Records
What genealogical records can I find in the Kendall County Courthouse?
Researchers frequently overlook the great importance of Kendall County court, probate, and land records data as a useful resource of ancestry and genealogy information. Buried away in Illinois courthouses and archives everywhere are the ambitions and frustrations of countless Illinois residents.
The possibilities are excellent that your forefathers have left a comprehensive document of at least a number of facets of their lives in the Kendall County court records. Even if your forebears is not referred to in a Court case, contemplate all of the other procedures that could have lead to him or her to appear in court records. See Also Illinois Corthouse Records Research Guide.
- Kendall County Courthouse (all departments listed below are located here, unless otherwise noted)
- Address: 111 W. Fox St., Yorkville, IL 60560
- Kendall County Clerk
- Phone: 630-553-4104
- Marriage Records: 1835
- Birth & Death Records: 1877
- Kendall County Recorder of Deeds
- Phone: 630-553-4112
- Land Records:1839
- Kendall County Clerk of the Circuit Court,
- Address: 807 W. John St., Yorkville, IL 60560
- Phone: 630-553-4183
- Probate Records: 1847
- Court Records: 1841
- Kendall County, Illinois Voters and Tax-Payers Directory, 1876
- The county archives of the state of Illinois
- BLM Land Records
Kendall County, IL Societies and Family History Resources
What genealogical and historical societies, archives, museums, associations and libraries are available for Kendall County, IL?
A list of Kendall County Historical and Genealogical Societies, Libraries, Archives. See also list of Statewide Illinois Archives, Historical & Genealogical Societies.
- Fox Valley Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 5435, Naperville, IL, 60567-5435
- Kendall County Genealogical Society, PO Box 123, Yorkville, IL 60560-0123
- Kendall County Historical Society, 107 West Center Street, Yorkville, IL 60560
- Northern Illinois University (NIU), Illinois Regional Archives Depository, c/o Regional History Center, Founders Memorial Library, Rm. 400, Northern Illinois University, DeKalb, IL 60115; 815-753-1807
- Little White School Museum, 72 Polk Street, PO Box 23, Oswego, IL 60543; (630) 554-2999
- Illinois State Archives, Norton Building, Capitol Complex, Springfield, IL 62756; (217) 782-4682
- National Archives – Great Lakes Region (Chicago), 7358 South Pulaski Road, Chicago, Illinois 60629-5898; 773-948-9001
- Illinois State Historical Society 210 1/2 S. Sixth, Springfield, IL 62701-1503; Phone: (217)525-2781
- Illinois State Library, 300 South 2nd Street, Springfield, IL 62701-1796; Phone: (217) 785-5600
- Illinois State Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 10195, Springfield, IL 62791; Phone: (217) 789-1968
Where can I connect with other Kendall County, IL Researchers through message boards and forums?
- Illinois Genealogy Community (plus.google.com)
- Illinois State Genealogy Network (facebook.com)
- Kendall County, Illinois Message Boards (boards.ancestry.com) read and post messages about your ancestors in Kendall County
- Kendall County, Illinois Genealogy Forum (genforum.genealogy.com)
What other genealogical resources are available in Kendall County, IL?
The following are web links to Genealogy, Records and Resources pertaining to Kendall County. These genealogy links fall into 3 categories: Commercial Sites, Private Sites or Organization Sites. Some have free access some require a cost. This is simply a collection that has been gathered or submitted. I do not recommend or promote one genealogy site over another.
Kendall Co. IL Maps, Atlases & Gazetteers
- See Also Map of Illinois Links and Information
- Kendall Co. D.O.T. Map
- Map of Kendall County and its civil and congressional townships
- Kendall Federal Township Plats of Illinois (1804-1891) (landplats.ilsos.net)
- 1892 Kendall Co., IL Railroad Map (usgwarchives.net)
- 1895 Kendall County Map (livgenmi.com)
Kendall Co. IL Books, Newspapers & Publications
- Illinois Newspapers Books & Publications Research Guide
- Illinois historical newspaper archives online (newspapers.com)
- Historical Newspapers from Illinois (1808 – 1922) (genealogybank.com) Quickly identify names and keywords and phrases in over 450 million articles, obituaries, marriage notices, birth announcements and also other items published in over 2,800 historical U.S. newspapers. Unique articles and other content added each and every month!
- Kendall County, Illinois Books (amazon.com)
- Search Illinois Obituaries (1985 to current) (genealogybank.com)
Kendall Co. IL Cemeteries & Church Records
- Kendall Co., Illinois Graves (findagrave.com)
- Kendall County Tombstone Transcription Project (usgwtombstones.org)
- Kendall Co., Illinois Cemeteries (Internment.net)
- Kendall Co., Illinois Cemetery Books (amazon.com)
- Kendall County, Illinois Church Books (amazon.com)
Kendall Co. IL Family Websites, Pictures & Histories
- Create a Free Family Tree (ancestry.com)
- Index to names in twenty-six volumes of Illinois records (search.ancestry.com)
- The Illinois Family Group Sheet Project (fgs-project.com)
Kendall Co. IL General and History Websites
- See Also State History for Illinois
- Kendall County, Illinois Wikipedia (wikipedia.org)
- Kendall County Fact Sheet (cyberdriveillinois.com)
- Historical encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Kendall County (search.ancestry.com)
- Commemorative portrait and biographical record of Kane and Kendall Counties, Ill. : containing full page portraits and biograph (search.ancestry.com)
- Genealogical and biographical record of Kendall and Will Counties, Illinois : containing biographies of well known citizens of (search.ancestry.com)
- History of Kendall County, Illinois (search.ancestry.com)
- Kendall County, Illinois History (search.ancestry.com)
- Biographical directory of the voters and tax-payers of Kendall County, Illinois (search.ancestry.com)
- Kendall County, Illinois Wiki (familysearch.org)
- Kendall Co. IL Genealogy (kindredtrails.com)
- Family History Library (familysearch.org)
- Kendall County, Illinois (linkpendium.com)
- Cyndi’s List – United States – Illinois – Counties – Kendall (cyndislist.com)
- Kendall County Illinois (genealogytrails.com)
- Kendall Co. ILGenweb (ilgenweb.net)
- Kendall County Genealogy Queries (cousinconnect.com)
- Kendall Co. Data Collections (search.ancestry.com)
Kendall Co. IL Military Records
- Illinois Military Records Research Guide
- Illinois Military Records (fold3.com) gives easy access to military records, stories, photos, and personal documents belonging to the Illinois both males and females that served. Suitable for Kendall County genealogists, researchers, historians plus much more.
Kendall Co. IL Schools & Directories
- Joliet, Illinois Directories, 1884-92 (search.ancestry.com)