Place:Cumberland, Illinois, United States
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NameCumberland
Alt namesCumberlandsource: Getty Vocabulary Program
TypeCounty
Coordinates39.267°N 88.25°W
Located inIllinois, United States     (1843 - )
See alsoColes, Illinois, United StatesParent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990)
Contained Places
Cemetery
Brush Creek Cemetery
Woodbury Cemetery
Inhabited place
Bowman Ford
Bradbury
Cherwood Ford
Dees
Greenup
Hazel Dell
Janesville
Jewett
Johnstown
Lillyville
Maple Point
McCann Ford
Montrose
Neal
Neoga
Rocky Ford
Roslyn
Timothy
Toledo
Union Center
Vevay Park
Walla Walla
Woodbury
Township
Cottonwood ( 1860 - )
Crooked Creek
Union
source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
source: Family History Library Catalog


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Cumberland County is a county located in the U.S. state of Illinois. As of the 2010 census, the population was 11,048. Its county seat is Toledo.

Cumberland County is part of the Charleston–Mattoon, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.

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History

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Cumberland County was created on March 2, 1823, from parts of Coles County. It is named for the National Road (Cumberland Road), which was projected to run through it.

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Timeline

Date Event Source
1843 County formed Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1850 First census Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1850 No significant boundary changes after this year Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
1880 Marriage records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1884 Probate records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 Birth records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 Court records recorded Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
1885 Land 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
1850 3,718
1860 8,311
1870 12,223
1880 13,759
1890 15,443
1900 16,124
1910 14,281
1920 12,858
1930 10,419
1940 11,698
1950 10,496
1960 9,936
1970 9,772
1980 11,062
1990 10,670
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Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Cumberland County, Illinois, United States

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Research Tips

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External links

  • Outstanding guide to Cumberland 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/~ilcumber/
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