Illinois Genealogy Resources
Kane County
Biographical and Historical Resources
- Commemorative Portrait and Biographical Records of Kane
and Kendall Counties. Chicago, Illinois: Beers, Leggett &
Co., 1888.
- Kane County, Illinois Early Families, 1833-1885. Elgin, Illinois: Elgin Genealogical Society, 1991.
Cemeteries
- McCullough, Zola. Kane County, Illinois Cemetery
Compendium. St. Charles, Illinois: Z. McCullough, 1993.
- McMakin, Dean. Surname Guide to Kane County, Illinois Cemeteries. Geneva, Illinois: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1986.
Census
- 1850 Kane County, Illinois Federal Census.
Transcribed by Patricia Pate Havlice.
- 1855 Illinois State Census, Kane County. Microfilm.
- 1860 Kane County, Illinois Federal Census. Aurora,
Illinois: D. Haller, 1982.
- 1865 Illinois State Census, Kane County. Microfilm
- 1870 Kane County, Illinois Federal Census. No
published transcription of population schedules. Use Illinois
microfilm.
- 1880 Kane County, Illinois Federal Census. No
published transcription of population schedules. Use Illinois
microfilm.
- Index to 1865 Kane County, IL State Census. Geneva, Illinois: Kane County Genealogical Society, 2000.
Directories
- Evans' Rural Route Directory of Kane County, Illinois.
Elgin, Illinois: W. W. Evans, 1934-35.
- Ferslew, William. Ferslew's Kane County Gazetteer,
Directory and Business Advertiser, 1857. Geneva, Illinois:
Ferslew & Co., 1857.
- Hall, E. Hepple. The Northern Counties Gazetteer and
Directory for 1855-1856. Chicago: R.Fergus, 1855. Includes
Kane County.
- Kane County, 1859-1860. Microfiche.
- Kane County, 1919-1920, 1922-1923, 1926-1927.
Maps and Land Resources
- Combination Atlas Map of Kane County, Illinois.
Geneva, Illinois: Thompson & Everts, 1872.
- Kane County, IL, 1851 (Landownership map on microfiche).
Washington, D.C.: LC G & M Division, [1983?]
- Land Atlas and Plat Book, Kane County, Illinois.
Rockford, Illinois: Rockford Map Publishers, 1981, c1967.
- Mann, Adin. Map of Kane County, Illinois. Philadelphia: Matthews, Crane & Co., 1860.
Military
- Honor Roll, Kane County, State of Illinois. Springfield, Illinois: Illinois Veterans' Commission, 1956. Lists Veterans buried in Illinois prior to 1955. Organized by county, town, cemetery, and then name.
Vital Records and Court Records
- Kane County, Illinois 1848 Personal Property Tax List.
Geneva, Illinois: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1984.
- Kane County Genealogical Records. Geneva, Illinois:
Kane County Genealogical Society, 1992. Includes variety of
indexes to Kane-related sources (military, church, cemetery,
funeral home, histories, etc.)
- Kane County Naturalization Records Index. Geneva,
Illinois: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1988-1991.
- Kane County Naturalizations, 1857-1955. Geneva,
Illinois: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1991.
- Marriage Record Indexes, Kane Co., Ill. Geneva, Illinois: Kane County Genealogical Society, 1987-1991.