Place:Henry, Illinois, United States
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NameHenry
Alt namesHenrysource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates41.35°N 90.15°W
Located inIllinois, United States     (1825 - )
See alsoMadison, Illinois, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Bishop Hill Cemetery
Kewanee Cemetery
Oakwood Cemetery
Oxford Cemetery
Inhabited place
Aliceville
Alpha
Andover
Annawan
Atkinson
Bishop Hill
Briar Bluff
Brook Lawn
Cambridge
Cleveland
Colona
Dayton
Galva
Geneseo
German Corner
Green River
Green Rock
Hickory Hills
Hooppole
Kedron
Kewanee
Level Acres
Lynn Center
Morristown
Nekoma
Ophiem
Orion
Osco
Shady Beach
Sunny Hill
Timber Ridge
Ulah
Warner
Woodcrest
Woodhull
Populated place
Opheim
Township
Munson
Oxford (township)
Wethersfield
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Henry County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. The 2010 United States Census, listed its population at 50,486. Its county seat is Cambridge.

Henry County is included in the Davenport-Moline-Rock Island, IA-IL Metropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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Henry County was formed on January 13, 1825, out of Fulton County, Illinois. It is named for Patrick Henry, Revolutionary War firebrand and champion of individual rights, to whom the slogan "give me liberty, or give me death" is attributed. The county was settled by people from New England and western New York, descendants of English Puritans who settled New England in the colonial era. The New England settlers founded the five towns of Andover, Wethersfield, Geneseo, Morristown and La Grange.

The settlement of Cambridge came about in 1843, when the owner of the land in that area (Rev. Ithamar Pillsbury) dedicated a section of his properties to a town council; lots were sold to incoming settlers, and construction of the town proper began on 9 June 1843. The incoming "Yankee" settlers made Henry County culturally similar to early New England culture.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1825 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1830 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1836 Land records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1837 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1839 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1840 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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
1830 41
1840 1,260
1850 3,807
1860 20,660
1870 35,506
1880 36,597
1890 33,338
1900 40,049
1910 41,736
1920 45,162
1930 43,851
1940 43,798
1950 46,492
1960 49,317
1970 53,217
1980 57,968
1990 51,159
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Henry County, Illinois, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Henry 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.henrycty.com/
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