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

Official Website

Hamilton County was formed out of White County in 1821. It is named for Alexander Hamilton, Revolutionary War hero and the first United States Secretary of the Treasury.

On March 18, 1925, the infamous Tri-State Tornado tore across the county, destroying dozens of homes and farms in Flannigan, Twigg, Mayberry and Crook townships, and killing 37 people.

Adjacent Counties

• Gallatin County
• Saline County
• Franklin County
• Jefferson County
• Wayne County
• White County

Cities, Towns & Villages

• Belle Prairie City
• Broughton
• Dahlgren
• Macedonia (part)
• McLeansboro (County Seat)

Other Townships & Communities: Aden, Beaver Creek, Blairsville, Braden, Bungay, Crook, Crouch, Dale, Delafield, Diamond City, Feakeyville, Flannigan, Flint, Garrison, Hoodville, Jefferson City, Knights Prairie, Logansport, Lovilla, Mayberry, New Bremen, Olga, Piopolis, Rectorville, Slapout, South Crouch, South Flannigan, South Twigg, Thackeray, Thurber, Tucker's Corner, Twigg and Walpole

Links

Wikipedia

Genealogy Trails

Hamilton County Yesterdays

IL Gen Web

Roots Web

Genealogy Village

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