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Hancock County, Illinois, United States

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Details for Hancock County

NameHancock County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatCarthage (Carthage Township)
Coordinates
Latitude 40.5167099 40° 31' 00.2" N
Longitude -91.1501445 91° 09' 00.5" W
Population21,373
Elevation212 m
Surrounding CountiesHenderson NE
McDonough E
Schuyler SE
Adams S
Lewis (Missouri) SW
Clark (Missouri) W
Lee (Iowa) NW
Des Moines (Iowa) N
USGS GNIS FeatureID424235
Histopolis Place ID666813414
Updated May 12, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Hancock County

10 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Hancock County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Hancock County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Hancock/ (4 Apr 2010)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=723 (10 Sep 2009)

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

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Hancock County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Hancock County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Hancock/cem/ (21 Aug 2009)

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

The Political Graveyard: Hancock 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/HA.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Hancock County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Hancock 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=6220 (12 Nov 2008)

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=34 (10 Mar 2011)

Hancock County Historical Society [Carthage Public Library District]
http://www.carthage.lib.il.us/community/clubs/historical/ (8 Aug 2010)

Cemeteries in or near Hancock County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6220&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (18 Jan 2008)
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Surveys in Hancock County

1 Survey, 6 Ranges, 29 Townships

The Fourth Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Hancock County. You can navigate to any of the 29 survey townships that overlap Hancock County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of Hancock County

25 Townships
AppanooseAugustaBear CreekCarthage
ChiliDallas CityDurhamFountain Green
HancockHarmonyLa HarpeMontebello
NauvooPilot GrovePontoosucPrairie
Rock CreekRocky RunSaint AlbansSaint Mary
SonoraWalkerWarsawWilcox
Wythe

Cities of Hancock County

6 Cities, 1 Town, 8 Villages, 25 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
AdrianAugusta (village)Basco (village)Bentley (town)
Bowen (village)BreckenridgeBurnsideCarthage (city)
ChiliColusaDallas (city)Denver
DiscoDurhamEldervilleElvaston (village)
Ferris (village)Fountain GreenHamilton (city)Joetta
La CrosseLa Harpe (city)McCallMiddle Creek
Nauvoo (city)NiotaOld NiotaPlymouth (village)
Pontoosuc (village)PowelltonPulaskiQuashquema (historical u.p.)
Saint MarySonora (historical u.p.)StillwellSutter
TiogaWarsaw (city)WebsterWest Point (village)

Cemeteries of Hancock County

93 Cemeteries, 2 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AppanooseBarnesBean FamilyBethany
BethelBethlehem Church of ChristBowenBreneman Farm
BrowningBuckeyeByleyCatholic
ChiliCookCounty FarmCrenshaw
DenverDundeyDurhamElvaston
FletcherForsythFountain GreenFranklin
GittingsGittings MoundGrahamGrant
Green PlainsGreenwoodGrovesHarmony
HarrisHollandImmanuel LutheranIrwin
KeslerKittleLaHarpe CityLiberty
Lincoln CatholicLittle FamilyLutheranMajorville
McConnellMcGeeMcKayMorgan
Moss RidgeMount PleasantMount Vernon Missionary BaptistMt. Pleasant (*)
Mt. Vernon Missionary Baptist (*)MyersNauvoo CityNauvoo Two
Oak Grove (Hancock Township)Oak Grove (Sonora Township)Oak Valley MissionaryOakland
OakwoodOld AugustaOld BrickOld Carthage
Old SixteenPaynePilot GrovePioneer Saints
PontoosucProvidencePulaskiRamsey
Rock CreekSaints Peter and PaulSalem Church-SutterScott
Smith FamilySouth BascoSpanglerSterns
ThornberTrimbleTullVandruff
WalkerWebsterWest BascoWest Point
West TiogaWoodland CityWoodringWright
Wythe CongregationalWythe PresbyterianYetter

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