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- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Edwards County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 6,721. Its county seat is Albion.
History
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Edwards County was named for Ninian Edwards, the governor of the Illinois Territory, and, later, governor of Illinois.
Edwards County is subdivided into "Road Districts", rather than "Townships" as in most Illinois counties. Pursuant to the Land Ordinance of 1785, the Northwest Territory (including Illinois) was surveyed and mostly organized into townships that are six miles square; but Edwards County was settled prior to that survey, and its pre-existing Road Districts do not generally correspond with the survey's townships.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1814 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1815 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1820 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1830 | No significant boundary changes after this year | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1877 | Birth records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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Population History
- source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
| Census Year | Population
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| 1820 | 3,444
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| 1830 | 1,649
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| 1840 | 3,070
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| 1850 | 3,524
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| 1860 | 5,454
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| 1870 | 7,565
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| 1880 | 8,597
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| 1890 | 9,444
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| 1900 | 10,345
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| 1910 | 10,049
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| 1920 | 9,431
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| 1930 | 8,303
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| 1940 | 8,974
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| 1950 | 9,056
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| 1960 | 7,940
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| 1970 | 7,090
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| 1980 | 7,961
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| 1990 | 7,440
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Edwards County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External links
- Outstanding guide to Edwards County family history and genealogy resources (FamilySearch Research Wiki). Birth, marriage, and death records, censuses, wills, deeds, county histories, cemeteries, churches, naturalizations, newspapers, libraries, and genealogical societies.
- www.rootsweb.com/~iledward/
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