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=== Boundary Changes ===
=== Boundary Changes ===
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For animated maps illustrating Illinois county boundary changes, [http://www.mapofus.org/illinois/ "Rotating Formation Illinois County Boundary Maps"] (1790-1869) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.
*'''15 February 1831:''' Effingham County was created from [[Fayette County, Illinois|Fayette]] and [[Crawford County, Illinois|Crawford ]]Counties. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''; Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002 {{WorldCat|50140092}}, {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}</ref>; Effingham not fully organized, parts attached to Crawford and Fayette until "organized." (Ill. Laws 1830-1831, pp. 50-52)
*'''15 February 1831:''' Effingham County was created from [[Fayette County, Illinois|Fayette]] and [[Crawford County, Illinois|Crawford ]]Counties. <ref>''Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed.''; Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002 {{WorldCat|50140092}}, {{FHL|1049485|item|disp=FHL Book 973 D27e 2002}}</ref>; Effingham not fully organized, parts attached to Crawford and Fayette until "organized." (Ill. Laws 1830-1831, pp. 50-52)
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*'''26 February 1845:''' Legislature authorized Effingham to gain from [[Shelby County, Illinois|Shelby]] the northern half of township 9 north, ranges 4 to 6 east, dependent on local referendum that failed [no change]. (Ill. Laws 1844-1845, p. 164) (source: [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IL_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Newberry Library])
*'''26 February 1845:''' Legislature authorized Effingham to gain from [[Shelby County, Illinois|Shelby]] the northern half of township 9 north, ranges 4 to 6 east, dependent on local referendum that failed [no change]. (Ill. Laws 1844-1845, p. 164) (source: [http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/documents/IL_Individual_County_Chronologies.htm#Individual_County_Chronologies Newberry Library])
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See an interactive map
of
Effingham County
[http://www.
n2genealogy
.com/illinois/il-
maps.html boundary changes
]
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==== Records Loss ====
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For a list
of
record loss in Illinois counties see:
[http://www.
genealogyinc
.com/illinois/il-
counties/#courthouse Illinois Counties with Burned Courthouses
]
== Places/Localities ==
== Places/Localities ==
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[[Image:Ileffingham.jpg|center|400px|Ileffingham.jpg]]
[[Image:Ileffingham.jpg|center|400px|Ileffingham.jpg]]
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*[http://www.mapofus.org/illinois/ Maps of Illinois (1788-1940)]
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*[http://propertyinquiry.co.effingham.il.us/ GIS Search]
*[http://propertyinquiry.co.effingham.il.us/ GIS Search]
*''1899 plat index of Effingham County, Illinois townships and towns'' {{FHL|390468|item|disp=FHL Book 977.3796 E7o}}<br>
*''1899 plat index of Effingham County, Illinois townships and towns'' {{FHL|390468|item|disp=FHL Book 977.3796 E7o}}<br>
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=== Repositories ===
=== Repositories ===
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See also a List of [http://www.genealogyinc.com/illinois/il-society-archive/ Illinois Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies]
==== Archives ====
==== Archives ====
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=== Vital Records ===
=== Vital Records ===
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See [[Illinois Vital Records]] for more information about Vital records in Illinois. Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Original birth and death certificates recorded until the year 1916 are kept by the [https://www.clintonco.illinois.gov/county_clerk.htm Clinton County Clerk] while those recorded after 1916 are kept by the [http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/index.htm Illinois Department of Public Health] with a copy to the County Clerk. Original marriage records are usually kept by the County Clerk from the establishment of the county to the present. Original divorce records are generally in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk.
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See [[Illinois Vital Records]] for more information about Vital records in Illinois.
See also [http://www.genealogyinc.com/illinois/il-vital-records/ How to order Illinois Vital Records] or [http://www.genealogyinc.com/ordervitalcertificate/ order electronically online].
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Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Original birth and death certificates recorded until the year 1916 are kept by the [https://www.clintonco.illinois.gov/county_clerk.htm Clinton County Clerk] while those recorded after 1916 are kept by the [http://www.idph.state.il.us/vitalrecords/index.htm Illinois Department of Public Health] with a copy to the County Clerk. Original marriage records are usually kept by the County Clerk from the establishment of the county to the present. Original divorce records are generally in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk.
The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online databases, the [[The Family History Library|Family History Library]] and the [http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/iradsrch.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)] located at the Eastern Illinois University (EIU) - search for Effingham County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the [[IRAD - Eastern Illinois University|EIU IRAD Wiki page.]]
The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online databases, the [[The Family History Library|Family History Library]] and the [http://www.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/iradsrch.html Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)] located at the Eastern Illinois University (EIU) - search for Effingham County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the [[IRAD - Eastern Illinois University|EIU IRAD Wiki page.]]
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Databases pertinent to Effingham County
Databases pertinent to Effingham County
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*[http://www.genealogyinc.com/illinois/effingham-county/ Effingham County, IL History, Records, Facts and Genealogy]
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*[https://plus.google.com/u/0/communities/104195621376697101310 Illinois Genealogy Network Community on Google+]
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*[https://www.facebook.com/groups/196017143782491/ Illinois Genealogy Network Group on Facebook]
:*[http://apps.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/iradsrch.html Local Governmental Records Database] IRAD
:*[http://apps.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/iradsrch.html Local Governmental Records Database] IRAD
:*[http://apps.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/niilgsrch.html Name Index to Illinois Local Governments] IRAD
:*[http://apps.ilsos.gov/GenealogyMWeb/niilgsrch.html Name Index to Illinois Local Governments] IRAD