Find hancock county maps il to get accurate illinois property and parcel map boundary. Those maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. Hancock county historical areaadjusted tornado activity is significantly below illinois state average. When two or three counties are covered, the plat book is listed under each county. Plat books contain maps of each township with land. Hancock county is part of the fort madison keokuk, ia il mo micropolitan statistical area. On february 28, 1918, the name was changed to hancock county farm bureau. The atlases are in order basically by the year or years covered by the map or plat book. Hancock county, illinois article about hancock county. Ilgenweb project adoption information to adopt this county please fill out our contact form.
The map books are arranged alphabetically by county. Perform a free hancock county, il public land records search, including land deeds, registries, values, ownership, liens, titles, and landroll. Hancock county tax information website is being provided solely for the convenience of the persons accessing the information, for purposes of providing simplified access to the public records contained in the offices of the hancock county courthouse. Family maps hancock county illinois genealogy il plat ebay. The 2017 hancock county land atlas and plat book is available from the hancock county farm bureau.
Hancock county, illinois detailed profile houses, real. The plaque was unveiled by 10yearold john siepel, a native of hancock township, hancock county, illinois. Map of hancock county, illinois lc land ownership maps, 115 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image. October 2, 1925 erected and dedicated in honor of john hancock. Plat book of hancock county, indiana search results iucat. The county is made up of rural towns with many farmers. The acrevalue mcdonough county, il plat map, sourced from the mcdonough county, il tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Reliable information about the coronavirus covid19 is available from the world health organization current situation, international travel. Allred was born in illinois where his father had gone during the civil war. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. This volume in the family maps series contains newly created maps of original landowners patent maps in what is now hancock county, illinois, gleaned from the indexes of the u. Hancock county, illinois covers an area of approximately 810 square miles with a geographic center of 40. Originally published carthage comercial club, carthage il, ca 1923 based on dates in ads. Part of the military tract land granted to veterans of the war of 1812.
Hancock county gis maps are cartographic tools to relay spatial and geographic information for land and property in hancock county, illinois. Folsom, clerk of the probate court of hancock county, ms in book a pages 195196 on april 29, 1854. Hancock county fact sheet hancock county history records source. Read each book description for publication and condition details and price. Hancock co illinois il plat genealogy carthage history. History of hancock county, illinois, together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws by gregg, thomas, b. Printed plat books, plat maps, parcel maps, county maps. Tornadoes in this county have caused 12 injuries recorded between 1950 and 2004. Map, landowners, illinois, hancock county library of. The hancock county land records search illinois links below open in a new window and take you to third party websites that provide access to hancock county. There are 9 active homes for sale in hancock county, illinois, which spend an. Its county seat is carthage, and its largest city is hamilton. Illustrated historical atlas of hancock county, illinois. Appanoose augusta bear creek carthage chili durham fountain green hancock harmony laharp montebello pilot grove pontoosuc prairie rock creek sonora sonora complete map sections 6 st.
Illinois hancock county 1936 venard thomas, 1936 image quality. Hancock county gis maps search illinois county office. Map, landowners, illinois, hancock county library of congress. Users are cautioned to consider carefully the provisional nature. Containing biographical and genealogical sketches of many of the prominent citizens of today and also of the past hobart publishing company, 1907 hancock county ill. Illinois county gis resources the following links are to gis resources by county for the state of illinois. With a vast library of research materials and a knowledgeable staff. Not all townships are included these are large jpeg files and take awhile to load so please be patient. Family maps of hancock county, illinois by gregory a. Bookstore hancock county historical society illinois. Early hancock county land records deed book a hancock.
Hancock county, illinois genealogy genealogy familysearch wiki. Go with traditional hancock county plat books or information heavy hancock county il gis county data with related geographic features including latitudelongitude, government jurisdictions, roads, waterways, public lands and aerial imagery. History of hancock county, illinois, together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws kindle edition by thomas gregg. Guide to hancock county, illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy. Illinois state historical society history of hancock county, illinois 1880 source. Hopefully this will be a resource for teachers to use to work with their county studies. Indiana county maps, atlases, and plat books the indiana state library has an extensive collection of maps, atlases, and plat books of indiana counties. In 1866 they returned to adair county where charles has since lived.
After the county, the date is the most important item. Numerous and frequentlyupdated resource results are available from this search. Hancock county ninth judicial circuit court state of illinois. Find your roots in hancock county, illinois courtesy of the hancock county historical society.
Hancock county farm bureau over 100 years of history. Together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws. Hancock county maps county maps, atlases, and plat books can be retrieved by filling out a call slip for each item that you need and presenting it at the second floor reference desk. The function of the treasurers office is to make out the tax bills, collect, and distribute taxes. Charles allred was born in hancock county illinois, july 14, 1865. Map of hancock county, illinois library of congress.
These items are valuable resources for historical and genealogical research from the beginning of statehood to the present. Plat book our plat books are spiral bound, county map books accurately showing landownership, acreage, parcel boundaries, roadways, waterways, railways, section lines, and municipal boundaries. Much has been written about the rich history of nauvoo and hancock county, illinois, and the mormon experience there from 1839 to 1846. Most of these but not all are county history books that combine history and biographies of families within the county. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Historical map features such as cemeteries, schools, and churches may vary depending on the county, acreage of individual parcels, or date of publication. Hancock county is located in illinois with a population of 18,112. Institute of museum and library services, administered by. Illinois excluding nauvoo and in lee county, iowa 18391846 fhl book 977 k2b. Includes business directories, views of public, residential, and commercial properties. Welcome to hancock county, illinois attention on friday, march 20 th, governor pritzker issued executive order 202010, which can be viewed here, requiring all illinoisans to stay in their homes to prevent the further spread of covid19.
This state page of our website provides direct links to free major genealogy databases and historical titles and information found on illinois genealogy, whether they. Gis stands for geographic information system, the field of data management that charts spatial locations. Index of documents on file in the authoritys central indexing system. If you have a book of cemetery listings published by an individual or group, the book is ed and we cannot accept a list you have copied from it unless you send us the written permission of the author. Pages of byu copy encapsulated and rebound byu copy lacks p. Genealogy resources libguides at university of illinois. Beacon and combine both webbased gis and webbased data reporting tools including cama, assessment and tax into a single, user friendly web application that is designed with your needs in mind. Download it once and read it on your kindle device, pc, phones or tablets. Plat book of hancock county, illinois family history library plat books, vols. As of monday, march 23, 2020 the office will be closed to the public.
Illinois state library location guide of general land office plat maps a guide to locating plat maps illinois federal township plats 18041891 scans of 3,457 plats in the collection of the illinois state archives that were surveyed by the office of the u. Find hancock county maps il to get accurate illinois property and parcel map boundary data based on parcel id or apn numbers. Hancock county, illinois map of hancock county, il where. Hancock county ilgenweb 1859 plat maps hancock county. Online resources and reference links from the carthage public. Free family records for researching hancock county, illinois. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Scanned atlas showing 1874 hancock county illinois dpi. Illinois county land ownership maps and atlases illinois state library. Hancock county covid19 updates from memorial hospital. The list is in alphabetical order by the name of the county. The founding of hancock county, commemorated by the six thousand children of the elementary schools.
Hancock county, mississippi po box 550 bay saint louis, ms 39520 phone. Works with the esri javascript api, arcgis server, arcgis online and more. Many retirees live in hancock county and residents tend to be conservative. Land records search hancock county, il deeds, gis maps. An illustrated historical atlas of hancock county, illinois. The hancock county historical society sells new and used books featuring history, stories, photos and more centering around the history of hancock county. According to the 2010 census, it has a population of 19,104.
Carthage named for john hancock hancock county covers 795 square miles and was organized in 1825 from pike county hancock county was part of the military tract set aside by congress to reward veterans of the war of 1812. Illinois hancock county maps, hancock county plat books. The 19th century county atlas plat book is more popular than ever, not only with genealogists, but with newer audiences finding them useful for historic site and environmental research. Map, 18001899, landowners, illinois library of congress. Illinois marriages, 17901860 includes hancock county, 1829 1850 source. Lc land ownership maps, 115 available also through the library of congress web site as a raster image.
Any user of this map product accepts its faults and assumes all responsibility for the use thereof, and further agrees to hold hancock county harmless from and against any damage, loss or liability arising from any use of the map product. Plat map publisher publisher of county directory and. Together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws, volume 2 thomas gregg brookhaven press, 1880 hancock county ill. Farm plat book, hancock county, illinois rockford map publishers. Townships in hancock county, illinois, usa other maps of hancock county other maps of hancock county hancock county infobahn outfitters hancock county. This can be especially useful to help you decide if the book is worth buying, checking out from a library, etc. The town site is no longer occupied, but is marked by a plaque placed by the hancock county historical society at the hoot owl rest area along the river. The treasurers office has nothing to do with the amount of your assessment or the amount of. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land ownershipmaps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. These are the far north, south, east, and west coordinates of hancock county, illinois, comprising a rectangle that encapsulates it. Fhp rural directory is now available on your desktop computer, tablet, or smartphone.
History of hancock county, illinois, together with an outline history of the state, and a digest of state laws. He is a son of enoch allred, an early pioneer of the county, coming to adair county missouri from monroe county, in 1840. The library houses a collection of bound illinois plat maps, starting in the 1960s, in shelves along the central wall on the fourth floor. Hancock county is a county equivalent area found in illinois, usa. Hancock county was created on january, 1825 and was formed from pike county. Inspire a love of reading with prime book box for kids discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1. Learn more opens in a new tab demo videos opens in a new tab register for webinars opens in a new tab like us on facebook opens in a new tab. Hancock county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki. In addition to the call number and title, please indicate on the call slip the size of map you are requesting large, small, or. On march 27, 19 farmers from throughout the county met at the courthouse in carthage, il to form the soil improvement association. The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps.
Hancock county, il plat and directory book farm and home. The treasurer of hancock county is also the imrf agent for the county and is responsible for the payroll for all county employees. Historic sites and structures of hancock county, illinois hancock. Pages in category people from hancock county, illinois the following 22 pages are in this category, out of 22 total. Oclcs webjunction has pulled together information and resources to assist library staff as they consider how to handle coronavirus. We also own two copies of mclean county combined indexed atlases, 18561914. Plat books contain maps of each township with land parcels. Townships in hancock county, illinois, usa outfitters. The acrevalue hancock county, il plat map, sourced from the hancock county, il tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Plat books can be an aid to genealogists for following land ownership in families and locating the names of neighbors of ancestors. The county government of hancock is found in the county seat of carthage. You can try to find this item in a library or search in this text to find the frequency and page number of specific words and phrases.
Free ebook collections available to all illinois residents no library card needed. Hancock county funk library u of i library university of illinois. Usgenweb illinois archives hancock county, illinois source. Gregg including biographical information for 793 families. Illinois plat books indiana plat books michigan plat books. History of hancock county, illinois, together with an outline. In 1833, the general assembly of the state of illinois, commisioned the founding of the first permanent county seat at carthage, in the center of the county. Plat book of hancock county, iowa the university of iowa. The public records contained on the county website shall be used for informational purposes only.
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