Please add profiles for those who were born, lived or died in Tazewell County, Illinois.

Official Website

Tazewell County was formed in 1827. The consensus appears to be that it was named in honor of Littleton Tazewell, who served in the U.S. Senate, and who became Governor of Virginia in 1834. It is, however, possible that it was named after Littleton's father, prominent Virginia politician Henry Tazewell, after whom Tazewell County, Virginia, was named. It is pronounced with a short "a", to rhyme with "razz" rather than "raze".

Adjacent Counties

• Peoria County
• Woodford County
• Fulton County
• McLean County
• Logan County
• Mason County

Cities & Villages

• Armington
• Creve Coeur
• Deer Creek (part)
• Delavan
• East Peoria
• Goodfield (part)
• Green Valley
• Hopedale
• Mackinaw
• Marquette Heights
• Minier
• Morton
• North Pekin
• Pekin (County Seat)
• Peoria Heights (part)
• South Pekin
• Tremont
• Washington

Townships & Communities

Allentown | Boynton | Cincinnati | Cooper | Dillon | Elm Grove | Fondulac | Groveland | Heritage Lakes | Hittle | Little Mackinaw | Malone | Midway | Parkland | Sand Prairie | Spring Lake | Sutter | Winkel

Cemeteries

Cemeteries of Illinois

Links

Wikipedia

Tazewell County Genealogical & Historical Society

National Register of Historic Places

Genealogy Trails

IL Gen Web

Pekin Public Library Genealogy Resources

Genealogy Express

RAOGK

Hearthstone Legacy