Illinois (territory) -- Madison (county)

County Quick Reference
County Seat: Edwardsville	County Name: Named for James Madison, President of the United States.

Boundary Changes

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Date	Area	Change
14 SEP 1812	139,587	Created from Randolph and St. Clair counties
28 NOV 1814	93,974	Lost to Edwards County
04 JAN 1817	81,023	Lost to Bond County

Authority

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1812	Proclamation establishing Gallatin, Johnson, and Madison counties

1814	An Act for the division of Galletin County

1817	An Act forming a new county out of the county of Madison

Background

(general information on the area to put it in the context of history)

Madison County was formed on 14 September 1812 by by proclamation of the Governor of the Territory [click here for more information]. The county's boundaries changed twice before statehood.

The following map shows the original size of the county at its founding (in red with yellow border) superimposed on a modern map.

Madison County in 1812

Census

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Date	Population	Change
1818	4,509	---

Bibliography

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Combined 1873, 1892, and 1906 Atlases of Madison County, Illinois. S.l.: s.n.
History of Madison County, Illinois. illustrated. with biographical sketches of many prominent men and women. Edwardsville, Ill.: W.R. Brink & Co., 1882.
Portrait and biographical record of Madison County, Illinois. Chicago, Biographical Pub. Co., 1894.
Standard Atlas of Madison County, Illinois: Including a Plat Book of the Villages, Cities and Townships of the County, Map of the State, United States and World; Patrons Directory, Reference Business Directory and Departments Devoted to General Information; Analysis of the System of U.S. Land Surveys, Digest of the System of Civil Government, Etc., Etc: Geo. A. Ogle & Co., 1906.
Souvenir of the Centennial Celebration of Alhambra, Illinois (Madison County) : August 5,6 and 7, 1949. 1 vols. Alhambra, Ill.?: Alhambra Centennial Committee, 1949.
1837 Tax List of Madison County, Illinois. 1 vols. Edwardsville, Ill.: Southern Illinois University Edwardsville, 1993.
Einwanderer Aus Dem Kanton Luzern Und Ihre Verwandtschaft (in Der Heimat Und in Den USA). S.l.: s.n., 2001.
Abel, J. W. A Historical Sketch of the Settlement of Madison County : And a Compendium of Granite City Methodism. St. Joseph, Mo.: F.W. Caughlan & Co., 1902.
Barnsback, August Rudolph Julius and Julius L. Barnsback. Some History of the Family of George Friedrich Julius Barnsback, Who Located near the City of Edwardsville in Madison County, Illinois, in the Year 1809. Springfield Ill.,: Illinois State Journal Co. Printers, 1909.
Bohm, E. Dora. [Early History of Pleasant Ridge, Collinsville and Madison County, Illinois : And Other Essays]. Edwardsville, Ill.: E. Bohm, 1983.
Bollinger, G. A. and Marilyn Ranek Kennedy. The Bollingers of Madison County, Illinois, 1858 through 2000. 2 vols. Old Mystic, CT: Gregory C. Benoit, 2002.
Brink McCormick & Co. Illustrated Encyclopedia and Atlas Map of Madison County, Ill. Saint Louis: Brink McCormick & Co. of Illinois, 1873.
Byron, Mary Barnsback and August Rudolph Julius Berensbach. History of the Family of George Friedrich Julius Berensbach/Barnsback (July 23, 1781-May 25, 1869) : And Julius Lewis Hans Berensbach/Barnsback (August 8, 1800-September 7, 1857). 1 vols. S.l.: M.B. Byron?, 1995.
Daiber, Shirley A. Doctors of Marine, Madison County, Illinois : (through the Years). Illinois: S. Daiber?, 2010.
Eberle, Marie Thompson and Madison County Genealogical Society (Ill.). Revolutionary Soldiers & Patriots Buried in Madison County, Illinois. 1 vols. S.l.: M. Eberle?
Grabner, Joyce E. and Rose Marie Wilson. Lutheran Prairietown Cemetery, Madison County, Illinois. 1 vols. Salt Lake City, Utah: Family History Library.
Harrison, Alan Young and Sons of the American Revolution. Revolutionary War Patriots Buried in Madison County, Illinois: A Study of 2010. S.l.: Alan Young Harrison?, 2010.
Historical Society of Hartford (Ill.). Hartford, Illinois. Volume 1, Number 1. Hartford, Ill.: Historical Society of Hartford, 1961.
Hitch, Barbara and Madison County Genealogical Society (Ill.). Madison County, Illinois : An Alphabetical Listing of Obituary Dates 1820-1980, for Some Residents of the County. 1 vols. Edwardsville, Ill.: Madison County Genealogical Society, 2002.
Hitch, Barbara Cooper. Dettmers Family of Emden, Wittmund, Aurich, Ostfriesland, Germany & Katherine Frerichs & H L Christian Family. 1 vols. Edwardsville, Ill.: Barbara Cooper Hitch, 2011.
Jones, Harl. Madison County, Illinois Grantor-Grantee Index of Highland, Illinois 1833-1920. 2 vols. S.l.: H. Jones?, 1991.
LeMaster, Elizabeth Tidd. Gillham Descendants of Thomas Gillham, Sr. 1 vols. S.l.: s.n., 1999.
Linenfelser, Judith Jo and William H. Schwend. Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Recorded at St. Elizabeth Catholic Church, Marine, Madison Co., Illinois, 1861-2005. 1 vols. Hardy, VA: J.J. Linenfelser, 2007.
Linenfelser, Judith Jo and William H. Schwend. Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Recorded at St. Gertrude Catholic Church, Grantfork, Madison Co., Illinois, 1875-2005. 1 vols. Hardy, VA: J.J. Linenfelser, 2007.
Linenfelser, Judith Jo and William H. Schwend. Baptisms, Marriages, Deaths Recorded at St. James Catholic Church, St. Jacob, Madison Co., Illinois, 1895-2005. 1 vols. Hardy, VA: J.J. Linenfelser, 2007.
Linenfelser, Judith Jo and William H. Schwend. Marriages Recorded at St. Paul Catholic Church, Highland, Madison Co., Illinois, 1848-2005. 1 vols. Hardy, VA: J.J. Linenfelser, 2007.
Madison County Genealogical Society (Ill.). A Complete Surname Index to the History of Madison County, Illinois, 1882. Edwardsville, Ill. (P.O. Box 631, Edwardsville 62025): The Society, 1986.
Madison County Historical Museum. Historic Places in Madison County, Illinois. Edwardsville, IL.?: Madison County Historical Museum?, 1976.
Maeras, Stephen and Madison Diamond Jubilee Corporation (Madison Ill.). 75th Anniversary City of Madison, Madison, Illinois, 1891-1966. Madison, Ill.: Madison Diamond Jubilee Corp., 1966.
Meisenheimer, Harold. Civil War Happenings in and around Madison County, Illinois. 1 vols. Alton, Ill.?: H. Meisenheimer, 2002.
Meisenheimer, Harold. Coroners of Madison County Illinois. Alton, Ill.?: H. Meisenheimer, 2003.
Meisenheimer, Harold, Genealogy Hayner Public Library and Department Local History. "Veterans of World War Ii." v. Alton, Ill.?: H. Meisenheimer, 2008.
Meisenheimer, Harold, Genealogy Hayner Public Library and Department Local History. "Veterans of World War I." v. Alton, Ill.?: H. Meisenheimer, 2010.
Meisenheimer, Harold, Genealogy Hayner Public Library and Department Local History. "Vietnam War : Veterans of Madison County & Surrounding Areas." v. Alton, Ill.?: H. Meisenheimer, 2011.
Meisenheimer, Harold, Genealogy Hayner Public Library and Department Local History. "Veterans of Madison County & Surrounding Areas." v. Alton, Ill.?: H. Meisenheimer, 2012.
Moore, Earl. The Moores of Madison County, Illinois and Related Families : A History and Genealogy. Illinois?: E. Moore, 1982.
Moorehead, Katherine and Madison County Historical Society (Ill.). Index to History of Madison County : Published by W.R. Brink & Co., Edwardsville, Illinois, 1882. Edwardsville, Ill.: Madison County Historical Society, 1969.
Nelson, Carl V., Eldon Knoche and E. E. Williams. The Family of Rev. Carl V. Nelson. Indianapolis, Ind.: C. Nelson, 2007.
Norton, Wilbur T., Norman Gershom Flagg and John Simon Hoerner. Centennial History of Madison County, Illinois and Its People, 1812-1912. 2 vols. Chicago: Lewis Publ. Co., 1912.
Reitz, D. Joann Southard and Rosalyn Reitz Jelercic. Pages from the Past : A History of the Southard Families of Madison County, Illinois and Their Related Families, Including Sparks, Gillham, Roseberry, Fahnestock, Buckley, Stokes, Cooper, Waugh, Maze, and Others. 1 vols. S.I.: s.n., 2006.
Savageau, Mary Duncan, Mildred Owens Duncan and O. L. Barler. Tales of the Old Settlers of Madison County, Illinois : Stories from the Alton Weekly Telegraph Published in Alton, Illinois. S.l.: M. Duncan?, 1995.
Schweizer, Max. Bilder Aus Neu-Schweizerland 1831-1900 : Werden Und Wachstum Einer Schweizerischen Einwanderersiedlung in Den Vereinigten Staaten Von Nordamerika (Madison County, Illinois). Zug: Zürcher, 1978.
Schweizer, Max. A Portrait of New Switzerland, 1831-1900 : Origin and Development of a Swiss Settlement in the United States of North America (Madison County, Illinois). Zug: Zürcher Books, 1979.
Schweizer, Max. Neu-Schweizerland : Planung, Gründung Und Entwicklung Einer Schweizerischen Einwanderersiedlung in Den Vereinigten Staaten Von Nordamerika (Madison County, Illinois). Zug: Zürcher, 1980.
Schwend, William H. and Judith Jo Linenfelser. Deaths Recorded at St. Paul Catholic Church, Highland, Madison Co., Illinois, 1851-2004. 1 vols. Overland, Mo.: W.H. Schwend, 2011.
Sweet, William Warren. The Baptists, 1783-1830, a Collection of Source Material His Religion on the American Frontier. New York,: H. Holt and Co., 1931.
Williams, E. E. A Bit of Unwritten History : The Negro in Madison County, Illinois. Edwardsville, Ill.?: E. Williams?, 2007.