Jefferson 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 Jefferson County typically starts with "977.3793". Some common subject headings for Jefferson County are:

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

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County Histories

Facts and folks : a history of Jefferson County, Illinois. Mt. Vernon, Ill. : Jefferson County Historical Society, 1978.
Call Number: 977.3793 F119

Portrait and biographical record of Clinton, Washington, Marion and Jefferson Counties, Illinois : containing biographical sketches of prominent and representative citizens of the counties together with biographies and portraits of all the governors of the state and the presidents of the United States. Evansville, Ind. : Unigraphic, 1975.
Call Number: Q. 977.379 P8381975

History of Jefferson County, Illinois, 1810-1962. Mt. Vernon, Illinois, 1962.
Call Number: 977.3793 H67

Wall’s history of Jefferson County, Illinois / by John A. Wall. Indianapolis, Ind. : B.F. Bowen & Co., 1909.
Call Number: 977.3793 W15h1973

Census

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

Atlases

W.W. Hixson & Co. PLAT BOOK OF JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ROCKFORD, 1930.
Call Number: 912.773793 H64P

Triennial atlas & plat book, Jefferson County, Illinois. Rockford, Ill. : Rockford Map Publishers, 1969-[197-]
Call Number: Q. 912.773793 R59T

PLAT BOOK WITH INDEX TO OWNERS, JEFFERSON COUNTY, ILLINOIS. ROCKFORD MAP PUBLISHERS, ROCKFORD, ILL. ROCKFORD, 1963.
Call Number: Q. 912.773793 R59P

Illinois. Division of Highways. Jefferson County. [Springfield, Ill.] : State of Illinois, Dept. of Public Works and Buildings, Division of Highways, 1956.
Call Number: G4103.J4P2 1956 .I4

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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