Place:Hamilton, Illinois, United States
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NameHamilton
Alt namesHamiltonsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates38.067°N 88.55°W
Located inIllinois, United States     (1821 - )
See alsoWhite, Illinois, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Unknown
Bundy
Cemetery
Concord Cemetery
New Prospect Cemetery
Inhabited location
Crouch
Inhabited place
Aden
Allen
Belle Prairie City
Blairsville
Braden
Broughton
Bungay
Dahlgren
Dale
Delafield
Diamond City
Flint
Garrison
Hill
Hoodville
Lovilla
Macedonia
McLeansboro
Nipper Corner
Olga
Piopolis
Rectorville ( 1858 - 1877 )
Thackeray
Thurber
Tuckers Corners
University
Walpole
West Rural Hill
Township
Crook (township)
Knights Prairie
Lasater Precinct
McLeansboro (township)
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Hamilton County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. At the 2020 census, its population was 7,993. Its county seat is McLeansboro. It is located in the southern portion of the state known locally as "Little Egypt".

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History

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Hamilton County was formed out of White County in 1821. It is named for Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary War hero and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

On March 18, 1925, the infamous Tri-State Tornado tore across the county, destroying dozens of homes and farms in Flannigan, Twigg, Mayberry and Crook townships, and killing 37 people.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1821 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1821 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1823 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1830 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1878 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
1830 2,616
1840 3,945
1850 6,362
1860 9,915
1870 13,014
1880 16,712
1890 17,800
1900 20,197
1910 18,227
1920 15,920
1930 12,995
1940 13,454
1950 12,256
1960 10,010
1970 8,665
1980 9,172
1990 8,499
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Hamilton County, Illinois, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Hamilton 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/~ilhamilt/
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