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Woodford County, IL Genealogy Home Pioneeers Bios Marriages Wills Obits Research Site Menu Home About Woodford Co. Biographies Cemeteries Census Records Early Settlers Immigration Passenger Lists Lookups - "Books We Own" Project Maps Marriages Military Obituaries Penny Postcards Message Board on Rootsweb Message Board on GenForum Wills Welcome Woodford County, Illinois Genealogy project is a free genealogical site about the people and history of this county. We hope you find helpful clues for your research of ancestors and relatives of Woodford county. Woodford County was formed in 1841, out of parts of Tazewell and McLean Counties. It was named for Woodford County, Kentucky, which had been named after General William Woodford. General Woodford was with General George Washington at Valley Forge. The population of Woodford county in the 2020 census was 38,467. Thanks to the many years Carol Genung was County Coordiantor for Woodford County. This county is adoptable. See this webpage for more information if you are interested. Contact: ILGenWeb State Coordinator This Woodford County site is part of the ILGenWeb and The USGenWeb Project; which are dedicated to providing free genealogy access online. This site is maintained by a volunteer County Coordinator/ Webmaster. Please consider contributing your pieces of Woodford county family history. YOUR HELP IS NEEDED. Our combined efforts can make this a great site for all who visit! Corrections, updates, and additions to this site are always welcome. Web sites go away and website addresses change. Please contact me. if you find a broken link on Woodford county web pages. Search this site: powered by FreeFind Search the web: Enter your search terms Submit search form Illinois State Archives Illinois State Archives Online Illinois Vital Records Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916 Statewide Death Index (1916–1950) Statewide Death Index (1951–1971) Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900 Illinois Veterans 1929 Illinois Roll of Honor Illinois Black Hawk War Veterans Illinois Civil War Muster and Descriptive Rolls Illinois Civil War Veterans of Missouri Units Illinois Civil War Veterans Serving in the U.S. Navy Illinois Mexican War Veterans Illinois Soldiers and Sailors Home Residents Illinois Spanish–American War Veterans Illinois Veterans’ History Project Illinois War of 1812 Veterans Illinois Winnebago War Veterans FamilySearch FamilySearch has 41 records collections for Illinois, such as: Births & Christenings, Marriages and Deaths, Church Records, Probate Records, Soldier Burial Places, 1855 and 1865 state census, etc. All Illinois Record Collections (includes 41 collections for Illinois) Births and Cristenings, 1824-1940 Marriages, 1815-1935 Deaths and Burials, 1749-1999 Deaths and Stillbirths, 1916-1947 For corrections or additions, please contact: State Coordinator Woodford County, IL Genealogy Copyright 1997- Designed by Templates in...