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Rock Island County, Illinois, United States

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Details for the Rock Island County

NameRock Island County
Place TypeCounty
Located in
Illinois, United States
County SeatRock Island
Coordinates
Latitude 41.4500340 41° 27' 00.1" N
Longitude -90.5168006 90° 31' 00.5" W
Population148,723
Elevation179 m
Surrounding CountiesWhiteside NE
Henry E
Mercer SW
Louisa (Iowa) W
Muscatine (Iowa) W
Scott (Iowa) NW
Clinton (Iowa) N
USGS GNIS FeatureID424282
Histopolis Place ID822829902
Updated 22 days ago
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Genealogy Resources for the Rock Island County

10 Resources; Select a Cemetery below for additional resources specific to that Cemetery.
Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Rock Island County [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Rock Island County
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Rock_Island/ (23 May 2010)

Cemeteries in or near Rock Island County - ePodunk [ePodunk]
http://www.epodunk.com/cgi-bin/localList.php?local=6621&locTGroup=Cemeteries&direction=down (24 Jan 2008)

The Political Graveyard: Rock Island 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/RI.html#CEM (26 Mar 2009)

The USGenWeb Illinois Archives [USGenWeb Archives]
http://www.usgwarchives.net/il/rockisland/ricems.htm (9 Jan 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Rock Island County > Cemeteries [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Illinois > Rock Island County > Cemeteries
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IL/Rock_Island/cem/ (20 Aug 2009)

Find A Grave - Millions of Cemetery Records and Online Memorials [Find A Grave]
http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=csr&CScnty=770 (5 Sep 2009)

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

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

Rock Island County, Illinois IL, county profile - hotels, festivals, genealogy, newspapers - ePodunk [ePodunk]
Rock Island 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=6621 (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=81 (10 Mar 2011)
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Surveys in the Rock Island County

1 Survey, 9 Ranges, 24 Townships

The Fourth Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Rock Island County. You can navigate to any of the 24 survey townships that overlap Rock Island County using the navigation tool below.

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Townships of the Rock Island County

18 Townships
AndalusiaBlackhawkBowlingBuffalo Prairie
Canoe CreekCoal ValleyCoeCordova
DruryEdgingtonHamptonMoline
Port ByronRock IslandRuralSouth Moline
South Rock IslandZuma

Cities of the Rock Island County

4 Cities, 11 Villages, 16 Unincorporated Places (u.p.) (Unincorporated Place (u.p.) is assumed unless noted)
Andalusia (village)BabcockBarstowBridgeway Addition
Buffalo PrairieCarbon Cliff (village)Castle JunctionCedar Brook
Coal Valley (village)Cordova (village)Coyne CenterEast Moline (city)
EdgingtonFruitlandGinger HillGlendale (historical u.p.)
Hampton (village)Hillsdale (village)Illinois CityJoslin
Milan (village)Moline (city)Oak Grove (village)Osborn
Poplar GrovePort Byron (village)Rapids City (village)Reynolds (village)
Rock Island (city)Silvis (city)Taylor Ridge

Cemeteries of the Rock Island County

53 Cemeteries, 8 Alternate Names (*) (Cemetery is assumed unless noted)
AndalusiaBakerBethesdaBeulah
BowlesburgBuffalo PrairieCalvaryChapel Grove
ChippiannockCoal ValleyConfederateCordova
Dana EdwardsDicksonEdgingtonFairfield
Frieden'sGreenview Memorial GardensHamptonHampton Township
HebrewHomelandHomesteadIllinois City
Immanuel LutheranMemorial Park (Moline, South Moline Township)Memorial Park (Rock Island, South Rock Island Township)Moline Memorial Park (*)
Mount MoriahMount PleasantMt. Moriah (*)Mt. Pleasant (*)
National (*) †Oak GroveOakleaf Memorial ParkOld Rapids City
Pleasant PointPort ByronPostReynolds (Drury Township)
Reynolds (Reynolds, Edgington Township)RiversideRock Island Confederate (*)Rock Island County Fome
Rock Island Memorial Park (*)Rock Island National †Rock River ViewRose Lawn Memorial Estates
Saint John's CatholicSaint Mary's Catholic ChurchSchaefer FamilySchoening Family
St. John's Catholic (*)St. Mary's Catholic Church (*)StateWilliam Carr
WoodsYostZion Lutheran Church (Buffalo Prairie Township)Zion Lutheran Church (Hampton Township)
Zuma

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