Finding your Boone County Family

Locating Boone County Resources

Courthouse | Library | Historical Society | Genealogy Societies | Federal Court

LDS Family History Center | Regional History Center (IRAD) | Catholic Diocese

Springfield, IL, research centers | Chicago, IL, research centers

Madison, WI, research centers | Fort Wayne, IN library

Neighboring Counties | Boone County Homepage

Useful addresses and links for Boone County researchers:

• Boone County Courthouse
  601 North Main Street
  Belvidere, IL 61008-2609
  
  • County Clerk and Recorder (815) 544-3103 - Vital, Land and Tax Records
  • Circuit Clerk (815) 544-0371 - Naturalizations, Probate, Divorce, and Court Records

  
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• Ida Public Library -- Mini genealogy card catalog under construction
  320 North State
  Belvidere, IL 61008
  (815) 544-3838
  
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• Winnebago/Boone Counties Genealogical Society
  P.O. Box 10166
  Rockford IL 61131-0166
  
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• North Central Illinois Genealogical Society
  Box 4635
  Rockford, IL 61110-4635
  
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• Kishwaukee Genealogists
  P.O. Box 5503
  Rockford, IL 61125
  
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• Boone County Historical Society - 1858 Boone Cnty. Map for sale soon - this map includes rural property owners and acreage; other maps also available for viewing
  c/o George Gibson
  311 Whitney Blvd.
  Belvidere, IL 61008
  Phone: (815) 544-8391
  
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• The Naturalizing Courts (also check Boone County Circuit Clerk)
  United States District Courthouse
  Room 211
  211 S. Court Street
  Rockford, IL 61101
  Phone: (815) 987-4355
  
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• Family History Center in Rockford, IL (closest Family History Center)
  620 N. Alpine Road
  Rockford, IL 61108
  Phone: (815) 399-2660
  
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• Catholic Church - Diocese of Rockford, IL
  Chancery Office
  1245 N. Court Street
  Rockford, IL 61103
  Phone: (815) 962-3709
  
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• Regional History Center - DeKalb, IL - IRAD
  Northern Illinois University
  Swen Parson Hall
  DeKalb, IL 60115
  Phone: (815) 753-1779
  
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• Springfield, IL Page - State Archives and Library, etc.
  
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• Madison, WI
  • WI Vital Records Research Page - Wisconsin Dpt. of Health and Social Services
  • Wisconsin State Historical Society Research Page
    
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• Chicago, IL (also see Research for Major Ethnic Groups)
  • National Archives, Great Lakes Region Research Link, Hours, location, research information
  • Newberry Library Research Link, Hours, location, and research information
    
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• Fort Wayne, IN - Second largest genealogy collection in the U.S.
  • Allen County Public Library Link, 900 Webster St., Fort Wayne, IN 46802

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For more information on Illinois resources, visit theLibraries and References page from Genealogy in Illinois - Infobahn Outfitters, Inc. If it is a resource in Illinois, you will find it here !

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Perhaps your family moved on to a neighboring IL county....you might try looking in these neighboring IL counties:

• Winnebago County
• DeKalb County
• McHenry County
• Ogle County

Since Boone Co is on the Wisconsin border, perhaps they migrated to one of these Wisconsin counties:

• Kenosha County
• Rock County
• Walworth County

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Katy Hestand
County Coordinator

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