Pike 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 Pike County typically starts with "977.345". Some common subject headings for Pike County are:

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

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County Histories

Grimshaw, William A. History of Pike County. A centennial address delivered by Hon. William A. Grimshaw, at Pittsfield, Pike County, Illinois, July 4, 1876. Pittsfield, Ill. : Democrat Job Rooms, [1877?]
Call Number: 977.345 G88H

History of Pike county, Illinois. Chicago : C. C. Chapman & co., 1880.
Call Number: 977.345 H621973

Massie, Melville D. Past and present of Pike County, Illinois. Chicago, The S.J. Clarke Publishing Co., 1906.
Call Number: 977.345 M38P

Census

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

Atlases

Andreas, Lyter & Co. Atlas map of Pike County, Illinois. Davenport, Iowa, 1872.
Call Number: F. 912.77345 AN25AP

W.W. Hixson & Co. Plat book of Pike County, Illinois. Rockford, [1926?]
Call Number: 912.77345 H64pl

Rockford Map Publishers. Land atlas and plat book, Pike County, Illinois. Rockford, Ill. : Rockford Map Publishers, 1980-
Call Number: Q. 912.77345 R59a1

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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