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Boone County, Illinois, United States

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Details for Boone County

NameBoone County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatBelvidere (Belvidere Township)
Coordinates
Latitude 42.3333529 42° 20' 00.1" N
Longitude -88.8167684 88° 49' 00.4" W
Population30,806
Elevation260 m
Surrounding CountiesWalworth (Wisconsin) NE
McHenry E
DeKalb S
Ogle SW
Winnebago W
Rock (Wisconsin) NW
USGS GNIS FeatureID424205
Histopolis Place ID623677141
Updated Dec 3, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Boone County

11 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Cemeteries in or near Boone County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=5930&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (14 Jan 2008)

Boone County, Illinois Genealogical Records Information [My Illinois Genealogy]
This page is for the general information on Boone County, Illinois. Which includes Boone County, Illinois County Records, Boone County, Illinois History, Boone County, Illinois Facts, Boone County, Illinois Genealogical Addresses & websites relate...
http://www.myillinoisgenealogy.com/il-county-boone.html (19 Aug 2010)

The Political Graveyard: Boone County, Ill. [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IL/BO.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Boone County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Boone County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Boone/ (9 Dec 2009)

EveryNameIndex.com - Every Name Index to The Past and Present of Boone County, Illinois [everynameindex.com] Added Dec 3, 2011
Index compiled by Cathy L. O'Connor, 2011. Original text H. F. Kent & Co., 1877, reproduction by Unigraphic, Inc., 1979. This index contains over 8,000 entries.
http://www.everynameindex.com/BooneCoIL.html (2 Dec 2011)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Boone County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Boone County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Boone/cem/ (20 Aug 2009)

Boone County, Illinois - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Boone_County,_Illinois (16 Jul 2010)

The USGenWeb Illinois Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/boone/boonecem.htm (8 Dec 2009)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=693 (11 Sep 2009)

Illinois Gravestone Photo Project - Cemetery Index [Illinois Gravestone Photos]
Research your Illinois ancestors and family history by searching our online database of Illinois gravestone photos. Locate Illinois gravestone images of your descendants and discover your Illinois roots.
http://illinoisgravestones.org/cemeteries.php?selected_cid=4 (10 Mar 2011)

Boone County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Boone County, Illinois IL, county profile, with sections on demographics, cemeteries, the economy, government, history and politics.
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/genInfo.php?locIndex=5930 (11 Nov 2008)
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Surveys in Boone County

1 Survey, 2 Ranges, 8 Townships

The Third Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Boone County. You can navigate to any of the 8 survey townships that overlap Boone County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of Boone County

9 Townships
BelvidereBonusBooneCaledonia
FloraLeRoyManchesterPoplar Grove
Spring

Cities of Boone County

2 Cities, 6 Villages, 11 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
ArgyleBeaverton CrossroadsBelvidere (city)Blaine
Caledonia (village)Capron (village)Cherry Valley (village)Edgewood
Garden Prairie (village)HerbertHunterIrene
Loves Park (city)North Caledonia (historical u.p.)Poplar Grove (village)Prairie View
Reeds Crossing (historical u.p.)RussellvilleTimberlane (village)

Cemeteries of Boone County

30 Cemeteries, 1 Alternate Name (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AndrusBamblettBelvidereBlaine
Bloods PointBurr OakCapronChester
ClarkCounty LineDrakeDullam
East BonusEwinsFloraForest Hill
Garden PrairieHighland Garden of MemoriesLawrencevilleLivingston
Long PrairieOak HillOrthPopular Grove
RussellvilleSaint James CatholicShattucks GroveSouth Poplar Grove
St. James Catholic (*)Stone SchoolTound Prairie

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