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Richland County, Illinois, United States

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Details for Richland County

NameRichland County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatOlney (Olney Township)
Coordinates
Latitude 38.7167146 38° 43' 00.2" N
Longitude -88.1000381 88° 06' 00.1" W
Population16,545
Elevation135 m
Surrounding CountiesCrawford NE
Lawrence E
Wabash SE
Edwards S
Wayne SW
Clay W
Jasper N
USGS GNIS FeatureID424281
Histopolis Place ID382574898
Updated Sep 3, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Richland County

11 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Richland County Cemeteries, Alphabetical [Richland County ILGenWeb]
http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~ilrichla/cem.htm (14 Jan 2008)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Richland County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Richland County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Richland/ (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=769 (6 Sep 2009)

The Political Graveyard: Richland 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/RL.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

The USGenWeb Illinois Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/richland/richcem.htm (6 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=80 (13 Apr 2011)

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

Cemeteries in or near Richland County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6602&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (24 Jan 2008)

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

Richland County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Richland 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=6602 (12 Nov 2008)

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

2 Surveys, 5 Ranges, 18 Townships

The Second Principal Meridian and Third Principal Meridian surveys govern land descriptions in all or part of Richland County. You can navigate to any of the 18 survey townships that overlap Richland County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of Richland County

9 Townships
BonpasClaremontDeckerDenver
GermanMadisonNobleOlney
Preston

Cities of Richland County

1 City, 4 Villages, 16 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
AmityBerryvilleCalhoun (village)Claremont (village)
DundasElbowFransonia (historical u.p.)Gallagher
Glenwood (historical u.p.)Noble (village)Olney (city)Parkersburg (village)
PassportPuretonSchnellSeminary
StringtownWakefieldWatertown (historical u.p.)Wilsonburg (historical u.p.)
Wynoose

Cemeteries of Richland County

83 Cemeteries, 15 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AmityAntiochAntleAshcraft
BarneyBethelBird HavenBlain
BoggsBrinkleyBrooksButler
CalhounCarsonConourCrest Haven
Crest Haven Memorial Park (*)DeckerDundasDutch Flat
EbenezerElstonEurekaFritschle
GallagherGossGreen HillHanna
Haven HillHedrickHickory HillHouser
JohnsonJordan Lake PropertyKermicleLewis
LibertyLiberty LawnLinden Lawn (*)Maple Dale
MarshallMartin (*)MarvelMcBurg
McCulloughMcMurtyMemorial GardensMoore
MorehouseMount HopeMount OliveMount Pleasant
Mount ZionMt. Hope (*)Mt. Olive (*)Mt. Pleasant (*)
Mt. Zion (*)Noble (*)North FreedomOak Hill
Old HomesteadOld Saint JosephsOld St. Josephs (*)Olive Branch
Onion HillOtterbeinParkersburg (*)Parry
Pleasant ViewPoffRector GravesiteRichland
RidgelyRunyonSaint JosephSaint Pauls Lutheran
SaronSchererShieldsShiloh Number 1
Shiloh Number 2Smith (Bonpas Township)Smith (Noble Township)Springtown
St. Joseph (*)St. Pauls Lutheran (*)StoltzStringtown (*)
Sugar Creek (*)SutterfieldTerrilTrobaugh
UtterbackVillage of NobleWachtelWakefield
Walnut GroveWhitaker (*)

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