HENDERSON Co., IL , Family Page


	Henderson County, Illinois
	History & Genealogy

Maps & Such

Using Maps in Genealogy - a short article on how to use maps in your family genealogy by USGS.

TNGenWeb Metes & Bounds

Federal Township & Range Land Survey System (Infobahn Outfitters)

Historic Maps of Henderson County:
- 1875 Tract Map of Henderson County - from Atlas of Henry Co. Illinois to Which is Added an Atlas of the United States; Warner & Beers Publishers, Chicago, 1875
- 1895 US Atlas - Henderson Co.
- Henderson County Townships Map (Infobahn Outfitters)
- Federal Township Plats of Illinois (1804-1891) from Secretary of State.

Illinois maps of Land Cover in early 1800's

Maps of Cemetery Locations in Henderson Co.
- TopoZone Interactive Maps
  Once you have located the area in which you are searching, center the map, zoom in to 1:25,000, change the view to "large", and you will see the exact locations of cemeteries, etc. Very useful!
- Composite map of cemeteries. (112 KB)
- Maps of Individual Cemeteries:
  - Adair Cemetery
  - Best Cemetery
  - Biggsville Cemetery
  - Clover Cemetery
  - Coghill Cemetery
  - County Farm Cemetery
  - Cumberland Cemetery
  - Davidson Cemetery
  - Freeland Cemetery
  - Huss Cemetery
  - Kemp Cemetery
  - Maple Grove Cemetery
  - Olena Cemetery
  - Peasley Cemetery
  - Reed Cemetery
  - Salters Grove Cemetery
  - Shaw Cemetery
  - Smith Creek Cemetery
  - South Henderson Cemetery
  - Stockton Cemetery
  - Terre Haute Cemetery
  - Walnut Grove Cemetery
  - Watson Cemetery
- Illinois State Genealogical Society Cemetery Location Project by the Illinois State Genealogical Society lists additional cemeteries in Henderson County.

Illinois Historical Maps:
- Illinois County Boundaries Map! 1790 - Present
- Illinois Railroads 1850-1860
- 1895 US Atlas Project
- Historical Maps of Illinois and the NorthWest Territory

Locations of towns, counties, or features:
- Terra Server - great aerial maps!
- U.S. Gazetteer - search for locations.
- RootsWeb Town Search
- USGS National Mapping Information

Peabody Museum (Yale) Site for GNIS - can be searched by state

Zipcode Search Program

Settling America Maps:
- Atlas Project - needs ShockWave for the animated maps.

America in 1797

US Maps 1755-1834

Animated Map Showing Settlement of US

Migration Charts

Migration Maps

Early American Roads & Trails

Overland Trail Map

Historical Map Collections Links

Library of Congress Map Collection

Map Libraries Links

National Geographic Atlas of the United States

Color Landform Atlas of the United States

National Geographic Map Machine - great map creation site!

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