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Henderson County, Illinois, United States

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Details for Henderson County

NameHenderson County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatOquawka (Oquawka Township)
Coordinates
Latitude 40.8167059 40° 49' 00.1" N
Longitude -90.9001400 90° 54' 00.5" W
Population8,096
Elevation217 m
Surrounding CountiesMercer N
Warren E
McDonough SE
Hancock SW
Lee (Iowa) W
Des Moines (Iowa) NW
Louisa (Iowa) NW
USGS GNIS FeatureID424237
Histopolis Place ID947749475
Updated May 12, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Henderson County

9 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=725 (24 Aug 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=36 (14 Apr 2011)

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

The USGenWeb Illinois Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/henderson/hendcems.htm (10 Jan 2010)

Henderson County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Henderson 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=6239 (12 Nov 2008)

Cemeteries in or near Henderson County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6239&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (9 Dec 2008)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Henderson County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Henderson County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Henderson/cem/ (8 Dec 2008)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Henderson County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Henderson County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Henderson/ (7 Feb 2010)

The Political Graveyard: Henderson 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/HN.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)
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Surveys in Henderson County

1 Survey, 5 Ranges, 16 Townships

The Fourth Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Henderson County. You can navigate to any of the 16 survey townships that overlap Henderson County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of Henderson County

11 Townships
Bald BluffBiggsvilleCarmanGladstone
LomaxMediaOquawkaRaritan
RozettaStronghurstTerre Haute

Cities of Henderson County

1 City, 8 Villages, 16 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
Bald BluffBiggsville (village)CarmanCarthage Lake
Dallas (city)DecorraGladstone (village)Gulfport (village)
HeapsvilleHopperIowa JunctionLomax (village)
Lone TreeMedia (village)MilroyOlena
Oquawka (village)Raritan (village)ReedsRozetta
ShokokonSilver Lake (historical u.p.)Stronghurst (village)Terre Haute
Yellow Banks

Cemeteries of Henderson County

32 Cemeteries, 1 Alternate Name (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AdairBelmontBestBiggsville
CarmanCloverCoghillCounty Farm
CraneCumberlandCumberland PresbyterianDavidson
FreelandHopperHussKemp
Maple GroveOlenaOquawkaPeasley
RaritanReedRozettaSaint Patrick's
Salter's GroveShawSmith CreekSouth Henderson
St. Patrick's (*)StocktonTerre HauteWalnut Grove
Watson

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