Please add profiles of those who were born, lived or died in Edgar County, Illinois.

Official Website

Edgar County was formed out of Clark County in 1823. It was named for John Edgar, an Irish-born officer in the Royal Navy who resigned rather than fight against the Americans in the Revolutionary War.

Adjacent Counties

• Clark County
• Vigo County, Indiana
• Coles County
• Douglas County
• Vermilion County
• Champaign County
• Vermillion County, Indiana

Cities & Villages

• Brocton
• Chrisman
• Hume
• Kansas
• Metcalf
• Paris (County Seat)
• Redmon
• Vermilion

Other Communities, Former Communities & Townships: Bell Ridge, Bloomfield, Borton, Brouilletts Creek, Buck, Catfish, Cherry Point, Clays Prairie, Conlogue, Dudley, Edgar, Elbridge, Embarrass, Ferrel, Garland, Grandview, Harris, Hildreth, Horace, Huffmanville, Hughes, Hunter, Illiana, Isabel, Kentucky, Kidley, Logan, Mabel, Mays, McCown, Melwood, Mortimer, Nevins, New Athens, Oliver, Palermo, Prairie, Quaker, Raven, Ross, Sandford, Ind., Scottland, Scotts, Shiloh, Stratton, Symmes, Warrington, West Sandford, Wetzel, Woodyard and Young America

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Illinois

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

RAOGK

The History of Edgar County, Illinois (Google Book)

National Register of Historic Places

Roots Web