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Morgan County, Illinois, United States

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Details for Morgan County

NameMorgan County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatJacksonville
Coordinates
Latitude 39.7167139 39° 43' 00.2" N
Longitude -90.2167869 90° 13' 00.4" W
Population36,397
Elevation178 m
Surrounding CountiesMenard NE
Sangamon E
Macoupin SE
Greene S
Scott W
Pike W
Brown NW
Cass N
USGS GNIS FeatureID424270
Histopolis Place ID833922159
Updated Sep 3, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Morgan County

9 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Cemeteries in or near Morgan County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6456&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (23 Jan 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=758 (9 Sep 2009)

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

The Political Graveyard: Morgan 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/MG.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Morgan County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Morgan County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Morgan/cem/ (24 Aug 2009)

Morgan County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Morgan 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=6456 (12 Nov 2008)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Morgan County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Morgan County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Morgan/ (8 Feb 2010)

(page title not available) [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/morgan/morgancem.html

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=69 (14 Apr 2011)
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Surveys in Morgan County

1 Survey, 7 Ranges, 23 Townships

The Third Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Morgan County. You can navigate to any of the 23 survey townships that overlap Morgan County using the navigation tool below.

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Precincts of Morgan County

20 Precincts
AlexanderArcadiaChapinConcord
FranklinJacksonville Number 1LiterberryLynnville
MarkhamMeredosia Number 1Meredosia Number 2Murrayville
NortonvillePisgahPrentice-SinclairSouth Jacksonville Number 4
Waverly Number 1Waverly Number 2Waverly Number 3Woodson

Cities of Morgan County

2 Cities, 8 Villages, 27 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
AlexanderAppalokia (historical u.p.)ArcadiaArnold
BethelBrownton (historical u.p.)CentervilleChapin (village)
ClementsConcord (village)Davis (historical u.p.)Franklin (village)
Jacksonville (city)Jordanville (historical u.p.)Joy PrairieLiterberry
Lynnville (village)MarkhamMeredosia (village)Morgan City (historical u.p.)
Murrayville (village)NortonvilleOrleansPisgah
Portuguese HillPrenticeReesRohrer
Savage (historical u.p.)Shady AcresSinclairSouth Jacksonville (village)
Strawns CrossingWaverly (city)Woodson (village)Yatesville
Yeomans

Cemeteries of Morgan County

97 Cemeteries, 4 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AllisAllisonAngelAntioch
ArcadiaAsburyAugustineBerea
BethelBullBurrusCaldwell
CalvaryCampbellChapinCharles Schlickers
ConcordConleeCraig-BurrowsCriswell George
CrumDavisDiamond GroveEast (Jacksonville, Jacksonville Number 1 Precinct)
East (Waverly, Waverly Number 2 Precinct)EbenezerFanning OllieFlinn
FranklinGraceGrahamHarts Prairie
Hazel GreenHebronHeffnerHemminghaus
Henderson-McFaddenHenryHoagHodges
Holmes Daniel DHoustonJonesKiel
LewisLibertyLiterLittle York
LukenLynnvilleMemorial LawnMorgan City
Morgan County FarmMorgan County Poor FarmMount VernonMount Zion Lutheran
Mt. Vernon (*)Mt. Zion Lutheran (*)MurrayvilleNergenah
New HopeNew SalemNewmanOak Ridge
OaklandPhillipsPisgahProvidence
ReedRichardsonRobertRoberts
RogersRuckerSacred HeartSaint Bartholomew
Saint SebastiansSampleScottSeymour Bird
SheppardSibertSmithSooy
South Fork Mauvaise TerreSt. Bartholomew (*)St. Sebastians (*)Sulphur Springs
TholenTippet WilliamTurnerUnion
Walnut GroveWeeksWhitlockWood
WoodwardYatesvilleYoungbloodZion
Zion Number One

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