Boone County

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Where to Start

For the most up to date resources, please use the University's Online Catalog. The dewey call number for Boone County typically starts with "977.329". Some common subject headings for Boone County are:

Boone County (Ill.) --History.
Boone County (Ill.) --Biography.
Boone County (Ill.) --Maps.

If you have questions about using the online catalog or subject headings, please see How To use Our Library. We've provided a few areas below to start you off.

County Histories

Bateman, Newton, 1822-1897. HISTORICAL ENCYCLOPEDIA OF ILLINOIS AND HISTORY OF BOONE COUNTY. Chicago, Munsell, 1909.
Call Number: 977.329 B31H

Boone County then and now, 1835-1976 : a history in words and pictures by her sons and daughters to celebrate the Bicentennial of the signing of the Declaration of Independence / edited by Virginia B. Moorhead. [Belvidere?] Ill. : Boone County Bicentennial Commission, 1976.
Call Number: Q. 977.329 B644

The Past and present of Boone County, Illinois. Chicago : H. F. Kett & Co., 1877.
Call Number: 977.329 P268

Census

UIUC affiliates or patrons using computers on-campus can access past census data via Heritage Quest.

Atlases

Middle West Pub. Co. 20th. century atlas of Boone County, Illinois. Chicago, 1905.
Call Number: F. 912.77329 M58T

Ogle, George A. & Co. Standard atlas of Boone County, Illinois… Chicago, 1923.
Call Number: F. 912.77329 OG5S

Page, H.R. & Co. Illustrated atlas of Winnebago and Boone counties, Illinois… Chicago, 1886.
Call Number: F. 912.77331 P14I

Rockford Map Publishers. Land atlas & plat book ... Boone County, Illinois. Rockford, 1977.
Call Number: Q. 912.77329 R59FA1A

Newspapers

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Further Information

More information on can be found on our Web Resources Page as well as in the Illinois County Bibliography, which is shelved with 016.9773.

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