Helpful Kane County Addresses
GOVERNMENT:
- Kane County Clerks Office, 719 S. Batavia, Geneva, IL 60134; (630) 232-5950 (vital records)
- Birth records since 1877
- Marriage records since 1836 (see also IRAD)
- Death records since 1877
- Land records since 1836
- Probate records since 1836 (see also IRAD)
- Court records since 1836
LIBRARIES:
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Gail Borden Public Library, 200 N. Grove Ave., Elgin, IL 60120,
Phone (847) 742-2411 City Directories at Gail Borden: (on microfilm) 1875-76, 1878-82, 1884-85, 1887-92, 1894-95, 1897-98, 1900, 1903, 1905-10
- Geneva Public Library, 127 James Street, Geneva, IL 60134-2277, Voice: (630) 232-0780, Fax: (630) 232-0881
SOCIETIES:
- Aurora Historical Society, 317 Cedar St., Aurora, IL 60506
- Elgin Genealogical Society, PO Box 1418, Elgin IL 60121-1418
- Fox Valley Genealogical Society, PO Box 5435, Naperville, IL 60657-5435 http://members.aol.com/fvgs1/index.html
- Geneva Historical Society, PO Box 345, Geneva, IL 60134-0345
Phone (630) 232-4951
- Kane County Genealogical Society, PO Box 504, Geneva, IL 60134
- St. Charles Historical Society, 2 East Main St., St. Charles, IL 60174 Phone (630) 584-6967
NEWSPAPERS:
- Courier-News, 300 Lake St., Elgin, IL 60120, Phone (847)
888-7800
- Kane County Chronicle, 1000 Randall Road, Geneva, IL 60134, Phone (630) 232-9222
- Press Republican Newspapers, 1519 E. Main St., St. Charles, IL 60174, Phone (630) 513-5050
- Publishers of the Batavia, Geneva and St. Charles Republican Newspapers
CEMETERIES:
- AURORA:
, 1820 Church Road, Aurora, IL (630) 851-1436 (Church number)
- Big Woods Cemetery, Eola Road, south of Butterfield. This cemetery is actually located in DuPage County, but very near the county line.
- German Catholic Cemetery - no further information currently available.
- Lincoln Memorial Park, Inc., 675 Business Route 30, Aurora, IL (630) 898-6230
- Riverside Cemetery, 210 Webster St, Montgomery, IL 60538-1324
Phone: (630) 892-3912
- Spring Lake Cemetery, 745 S. Lincoln Ave, Aurora, IL 60507 Phone: (630) 897-4044
- St. Nicholas Cemetery - no further information currently available.
BATAVIA:
River Hills Memorial Park, 1650 S. River St., Batavia, IL 60510 (630) 879-7400
West Batavia Cemetery
ELGIN:
- 30W720 US Highway 20, Elgin, IL 60120 (847) 695-2444
Bluff City Cemetery (Elgin City Cemetery) - 945 Bluff City Blvd., Elgin, IL 60120; (847) 931-6135.
Channing Street Cemetery (now gone) - many internments moved to Bluff City. For further information see http://nsn.nslsilus.org/elghome/egs.
Lakewood Memorial Park (Lake Street Memorial) - 30W730 US Hwy 20 Elgin, IL 60120; (847) 741-4040
Mount Hope Cemetery - 1001 Villa St., Elgin, IL 60120; (847) 468-6910
ST. CHARLES:
, Dunham Road just south of Stearns Rd.
FUNERAL HOMES:
- AURORA:
, 1120 S. Broadway, Aurora, Illinois (630) 897-1196.
GENEVA:
, 324 E. State Street, Geneva, IL 60134; Phone: (630) 232-8233
Yurs Wittenberg Funeral Home, 1771 W. State Street, Geneva, IL 60134; Phone: (630) 232-2524
CHURCHES:
NOTE: Catholic Church records may be located with the Diocese of Rockford. Their web page: http://www.rockforddiocese.org. Mailing address: Chancery Office, P.O. Box 7044, Rockford, IL 61126. Phone: (815) 962-3709, Fax: (815) 968-2824.
- ELGIN:
, 397 Fulton Street, Elgin, IL 60120
MAPLE PARK:
- Pierce Community United Methodist, 17081 Owens Rd, Maple Park, IL 60151; Phone: (815) 286-3670
- Saint Mary Church, 123 South County Line Road, Maple Park, IL 60151-8024; Phone (815) 827-3218; Reverend William J. Clausen; email:smarympil@tbcnet.com
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