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Jo Daviess County, Illinois, United States

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Details for Jo Daviess County

NameJo Daviess County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatGalena (West Galena Township)
Coordinates
Latitude 42.3500120 42° 21' 00" N
Longitude -90.1834606 90° 11' 00.5" W
Population21,821
Elevation227 m
Surrounding CountiesLafayette (Wisconsin) N
Stephenson E
Carroll SE
Jackson (Iowa) SW
Dubuque (Iowa) W
Grant (Wisconsin) NW
USGS GNIS FeatureID424244
Histopolis Place ID460229851
Updated May 12, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Jo Daviess County

10 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Jo Daviess County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Jo Daviess County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Jo_Daviess/ (7 Dec 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=43 (10 Mar 2011)

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

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

Jo Daviess County, Illinois Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
Cemetery records of Jo Daviess County, Illinois
http://www.interment.net/us/il/jo_daviess.htm (16 May 2010)

Cemeteries in or near Jo Daviess County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6289&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (19 Jan 2008)

The Political Graveyard: Jo Daviess 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/JD.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

The USGenWeb Illinois Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/jodaviess/jodavcem.html (12 Dec 2009)

Jo Daviess County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Jo Daviess 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=6289 (12 Nov 2008)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=732 (12 Sep 2009)
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Surveys in Jo Daviess County

1 Survey, 7 Ranges, 29 Townships

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

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Townships of Jo Daviess County

23 Townships
Apple RiverBerremanCouncil HillDerinda
DunleithEast GalenaElizabethGuilford
HanoverMenomineeNoraPleasant Valley
RawlinsRiceRushScales Mound
StocktonThompsonVinegar HillWards Grove
WarrenWest GalenaWoodbine

Cities of Jo Daviess County

2 Cities, 8 Villages, 28 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
AikenApple River (village)BlandingBremen
Brinksburg (historical u.p.)Council HillEast Dubuque (city)East Stockton (historical u.p.)
Elizabeth (village)ElmovilleGalena (city)Galena Junction
Gears FerryGuilfordHanover (village)Massbach
Menominee (village)Millbrig (historical u.p.)MillvilleMorseville
Nora (village)North HanoverPitcherville (historical u.p.)Pleasant Hill (historical u.p.)
Pleasant ValleyPortageRiceRodden
Scales Mound (village)SchapvilleStockton (village)Sweet Home (historical u.p.)
Warren (village)Weston (historical u.p.)WhittonWillow
WinstonWoodbine

Cemeteries of Jo Daviess County

32 Cemeteries, 5 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AlbrightBlairBlairCitzens
ClayCouncil HillEast ChelseaElmwood
Grant HillGreenwoodHoly Cross CatholicHoly Trinity
Log ChurchLost MoundMassbachMillville
Miners ChapelMorrisonNoraOakwood
Plum River CatholicProspect Hill Methodist EpiscopalianSaint Annes CatholicSaint Joseph
Saint Marys (Elizabeth Township)Saint Marys (Galena, West Galena Township)Saint MichaelsSingers Catholic
St. Annes Catholic (*)St. Joseph (*)St. Marys (* Elizabeth Township)St. Marys (* Galena, West Galena Township)
St. Michaels (*)ThompsonWest ChelseaWeston
Woodbine

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