Map collection at milner library plat map books illinois search this guide search. The following links are to gis resources by county for the state of illinois. W elcome to the cumberland county, illinois genealogy web site. Illinois madison county maps, madison county plat books and. They usually refer to a map showing a subdivision or a tract or tracts of land divided into two or more parts and are prepared by a registered land surveyor. Home office hours 2020 holiday calendar office closed. The clark county assessors office is responsible for listing, discovering and valuing all property in the county every 4 years by law. With township assessors and county staff, your assessment department monitors building permits, new subdivisions, land transfers, maintains records of ownership and tax liability and a multitude of other. This site was established as a part of the illinois genweb project which is a part of the usgenweb project cumberland county was created on march 2, 1843 from the southern part of coles county. Cumberland county gis maps search illinois county office. Farm and home publishers publisher of county directory and. Farm and home publishers publisher of county directory. Illinois state atlas 1876 illinois historical atlas. The library houses a collection of bound illinois plat maps.
Cumberland county historical society the cumberland. The cumberland county gis maps search illinois links below open in a new window and take you to third party websites that provide access to cumberland county public records. Editors frequently monitor and verify these resources on a routine basis. The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps. General land office surveyors drafted township plats of public lands surveys to show the distance and bearing between section corners, sometimes including topographic or vegetation information. These antique maps and atlases are part of the historic map works, residential genealogy historical map collection, the largest digital collection of rare, ancient, old, historical, cadastral and antiquarian maps of its type. The cumberland county historical and genealogical society in greenup, illinois, maintains records and assists with the preservation of local history in cumberland county, illinois. This volume in the family maps series contains newly created maps of original landowners patent maps in what is now cumberland county, illinois, gleaned from the indexes of the illinois state archives. There are a wide variety of gis maps produced by u. The colloquial term county farm is the name which most people remember this farm. The list is in alphabetical order by the name of the county.
Plat books cannot be copied due to laws ordering plat books and highway maps. The map books are arranged alphabetically by county. Cumberland county, illinois genealogy plat map cities and. Cumberland county illinois 2016 plat book mapping solutions. Cumberland county, il make no warranties of merchantability or fitness. View free online plat map for cumberland county, il. Cass 1830 state census on our morgan county site in progress 1840 census virginia, illinois census 1840 census beardstown, illinois census 1850 mortality schedule 1860 census beardstown, indian creek, monroe, virginia. These township plat maps began with the public lands survey in the united states initiated by the land ordinance act of 1785, and this collection includes maps for all or parts of alabama, illinois, indiana, iowa, kansas, mississippi, missouri, ohio, oklahoma, oregon, washington, and wisconsin. Go with traditional cumberland county plat books or information heavy cumberland county il gis county data with related geographic features including latitudelongitude, government jurisdictions, roads, waterways, public lands and aerial imagery. The process is called revaluation, and the purpose is to comply with the north carolina general statutes and adjust property values to the current market value. Cumberland county, illinois genealogy plat map cities. C genealogy resources libguides at university of illinois.
Diona, janesville, and trilla all lie directly on the coles and cumberland county border. Welcome to the cumberland county, illinois plat map page. History of long point circuit and long point chapel, cumberland county, 18431972. The library houses a collection of bound illinois plat maps, starting in the 1960s, in shelves along the central wall on the fourth floor. Cumberland county gis also administers the 911 addressing database for all municipalities within the county including fort bragg. Cumberland county historical society the cumberland county. Cumberland county illinois 2016 gis parcel file mapping solutions. Farm plat book and business guide, cumberland county, illinois. Cumberland county, il plat map property lines, land ownership. Describes the collections and the services at milner library, illinois state university. The cumberland county tax administration office completes a reappraisal of all real property in the county every eight years. Cumberland county gis maps are cartographic tools to relay spatial and geographic information for land and property in cumberland county, illinois.
Rural directory book showing land ownership and rural resident information. Cumberland county is part of the charlestonmattoon, il micropolitan statistical area. The books and documents within each county are listed in order of the publication date, whenever possible. For further information about where the records for cumberland county are kept, see the cumberland county courthouse page historical facts edit edit source. When searching for illinois county plat books or land ownership maps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. When two or three counties are covered, the plat book is listed under. The blurring occurs because of the unofficial nature of the plat.
Learn more about historical facts of illinois counties. Illinois maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully. We also have plat books for viewing from the following years. Long point chapel of union township nw14, section 24, t1on, range 10e. Cumberland county is named for the cumberland road, which was named for the town of cumberland, maryland. Illinois cumberland county maps, cumberland county plat. Hopefully this will be a resource for teachers to use to work with their county studies. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Frontispiece is a lithographed birds eye view of the county. Description questions description rural directory books include plat maps, directory maps, county maps.
Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. To advertise in the cumberland county plat and directory book please contact our district manager. The court house in toledo burned to the ground in 1885, thus official records for the period 1843 to 1885 are nonexistent. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Gis stands for geographic information system, the field of data management that charts spatial locations. Please contact your local library to borrow these atlases from the illinois state library. Cumberland county, il plat and directory book farm and home. Cumberland county, illinois official plat book 1989. High maps birdseye directories history illustrations.
The gis division of the information services department provides analysis and mapping services to all county departments and the citizens of cumberland county. Triannual atlas and plat book, cumberland county, illinois title from cover. Illinois maps are usually a major resource of considerable amounts of information on family history. Whether you are looking for a traditional printed county plat book, historical plat maps or highly attributed gis parcel data map with boundaries and id number, we have the most uptodate parcel information available. These maps include information on population data, topographic features, hydrographic. Help others by sharing new links and reporting broken links. Get property lines, land ownership, and parcel information, including parcel number and acres. Sadie sparks chief deputy mike wade gis clerk austin light clerk. Other englishspeaking countries generally call such a document a cadastral map or plan. The information on the map was compiled from a variety of sources and may not be complete, especially with regard to cemeteries.
Cumberland county progressively making our county a better. Plats are a part of the records in the office of the register of deeds related to real property. Illinois gis maps, or geographic information system maps, are cartographic tools that display spatial and geographic information for land and property in illinois. Illinois madison county maps, madison county plat books. The 19th century county atlasplat book is more popular than ever, not only with genealogists, but with newer audiences finding them useful for historic site and environmental research. According to mary holt, cumberland county old folks home was written above the doorway. You are not on the cumberland county official website, you are on, a private website that is not affiliated with any government agency. Plat maps include information on property lines, lots, plot boundaries, streets, flood zones, public access, parcel numbers, lot dimensions, and easements. The data is in a constant state of maintenance, correction and revision. For information on how to find a location with plat data, see the illinois public domain land tract sales web site. Illinois illinois state atlas 1876 lakeside building cor. Enter the amount you intend to pay to see the nonrefundable fees associated with each payment type.
Find cumberland county maps il to get accurate illinois property and parcel map boundary data based on parcel id or apn numbers. The acrevalue cumberland county, nc plat map, sourced from the cumberland county, nc tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Nineteenthcentury county plat books, sometimes called county histories, often included family biographies, portraits, and illustrations of homes and prized livestock. Cumberland county progressively making our county a. Illinois 10 largest cities are chicago, aurora, rockford, joliet, naperville, springfield, peoria, elgin, waukegan and cicero. In most counties, these offices are in the county courthouse. There are numerous digital historical maps of illinois available through. Rural directory books include plat maps, directory maps, county maps, directory alpha listings, plat alpha listings, and 911 addresses.
Contemporary commercial plat book publishers tend to focus on specific geographic regions. Madison county, illinois source information varies according to county record availability. Cumberland county genealogical society illinois, 1972. Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. Digital research library of illinois history a resource of the living history of illinois and chicago community. Jasper county property tax inquiry important notice the treasurers office now offers a prepayment program for real estate taxes beginning december 1, 2019 until april 30, 2020. Illinois county land ownership maps and atlases illinois state library. The acrevalue cumberland county, il plat map, sourced from the cumberland county, il tax assessor, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. County records are most often kept at the county courthouse or another local repository.
Plat map books illinois map collection at milner library guides. With township assessors and county staff, your assessment department monitors building permits, new subdivisions, land transfers, maintains records of ownership and tax liability and a multitude of other corresponding functions to accurately establish. Cumberland county is part of the charleston mattoon, il micropolitan statistical area. Montrose is mainly in effingham county with a small northern section in cumberland county. Douglas county map, cumberland county map edgar county map edwards and wabash counties, albion effingham county map. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. More information can be found on our web resources page as well as in the illinois county bibliography, which is shelved with 016. The university of texas perry castenada historical illinois topo maps collection. Illinois county gis resources the following links are to gis resources by county for the state of illinois.
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