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Mason County, in the western part of Central Illinois, was formed from parts of Menard and Tazewell Counties in 1841. Menard County had, itself, been formed from the northwestern portion of Sangamon County in 1838. Therefore, depending on what time frame you're researching in Mason County, records might be found in Mason, Menard, Sangamon, and/or Tazewell counties. Covering 583.94 square miles, Mason County's population in 2008 was 15,076 as estimated by the Census Bureau. Mason County, Illinois was named for Mason County, Kentucky, which had been named for political leader, George Mason. There are currently 13 townships in Mason County: Allen Grove, Bath, Crane Creek, Forest City, Havana, Kilbourne, Lynchburg, Manito, Mason City, Pennsylvania, Quiver, Salt Creek, and Sherman. More information can be found at Townships. N E W S Please note New E-mail address for Mason County: masoncogweb@yahoo.com The old e-mail account is still open, and all information previously sent to it will be put on this site as soon as possible. Starting Now, please use this New e-mail address, as I will no longer be checking the old address every day. I have changed the format considerably, and hope you'll find it as easy to use as I have similar formats on other sites. Not all of the sections have been transferred yet, but will be done soon. BRICK WALLS is a new section, and lists those people that are currently eluding us. If there is anything you can help with (look-ups, etc.) that's not already listed, please e-mail me at masoncogweb@yahoo.com. The Mason County, Illinois ILGenWeb site would not exist without the contributions of generous and devoted researchers. It may take awhile to get everything up-to-date from the old e-mail address, but please keep contributing. Happy researching! Donna Mayer Mason County Coordinator |
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