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| Name | Putnam |
| Alt names | Putnam | source: Getty Vocabulary Program |
| Type | County |
| Coordinates | 41.2°N 89.283°W |
| Located in | Illinois, United States (1825 - ) |
| See also | Bond, Illinois, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Boone, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Bureau, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Clark, Illinois, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Cook, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | DeKalb, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | DuPage, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Kane, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | La Salle, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lake, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Lee, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Madison, Illinois, United States | Parent county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Marshall, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | McHenry, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Ogle, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Peoria, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Stark, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Will, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) | | Winnebago, Illinois, United States | Child county (source: Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990) |
- source: Getty Thesaurus of Geographic Names
- source: Family History Library Catalog
- the text in this section is copied from an article in Wikipedia
Putnam County is the least extensive county in the U.S. state of Illinois. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 6,006. The county seat is Hennepin. The county was formed in 1825 out of Fulton County and named after Israel Putnam, who was a general in the American Revolution.
Putnam County is part of the Ottawa, IL Micropolitan Statistical Area.
Timeline
| Date | Event | Source
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| 1825 | County formed | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1830 | First census | Source:Population of States and Counties of the United States: 1790-1990
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| 1831 | Court records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Land records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Marriage records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1831 | Probate records recorded | Source:Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources
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| 1840 | 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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| 1830 | 1,310
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| 1840 | 2,131
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| 1850 | 3,924
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| 1860 | 5,587
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| 1870 | 6,280
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| 1880 | 5,554
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| 1890 | 4,730
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| 1900 | 4,746
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| 1910 | 7,561
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| 1920 | 7,579
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| 1930 | 5,235
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| 1940 | 5,289
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| 1950 | 4,746
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| 1960 | 4,570
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| 1970 | 5,007
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| 1980 | 6,085
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| 1990 | 5,730
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Cemeteries
Cemeteries of Putnam County, Illinois, United States
Research Tips
External Links
- Outstanding guide to Putnam 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/~ilputnam
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