CCHA Holdings 1878 - 1945, 1986 - 2001

NOTE: County Records holdings are searchable by individual name through our Local History Online Catalog. Records are available in multiple formats and locations— the Summary of Holdings details the availability for each resource. If you require a certified copy of vital records, they are available for a fee at The Champaign County Clerk’s Office

NOTE: Vital records are not public records in Illinois. Certified copies are only available to specific individuals who have legal access. Access to records for genealogical purposes is allowed under Illinois State Law (410 ILCS 535-Vital Records Act) for records on file for a set period of time. Birth records are 75 years, marriage records are 50 years, and death records are 20 years.

Summary of Holdings               

Champaign County (Ill.). County Clerk, Death Records - Death Index, 1878-1949 (MA)

Death Register Volume A: January 9, 1878 - February 25, 1893 (MA, VB, XA)

Death Register Volume B: March 18, 1893 - December 25, 1901 (MA, VB, XA)

Champaign County Death Record Books: June 1904 - March 1918 (VB, XA)

Death Certificate Returns (years 1893-1901 Incomplete) Certificates include #2182-2184, 2186-2189, 2196-2254, 2256-2273, 2275-2278, 2280, 2282 -2297, 2299-2310, 2312-2335, 2337-2348, 2350-2380. (RA)

Champaign County Death Certificates, January 1902 - December 31, 1915 (MA, RB)

Death Certificates, January 1916 - December 1945 (MA, MSA, RB)

Champaign County Death Certificates, January 1946 to Present (RB)

Champaign County Coroner's Death Certificates, 1986-2001 (RA)

 

MA------ Microfilm available at the Champaign County Historical Archives 

RA------ Record at the Champaign County Historical Archives 

RB------ Record at the Champaign County Clerk's Office, Brookens Building 

VB------ Volume at the Champaign County Clerk's Office, Brookens Building 

XA------ Xerox Copies in the Champaign County Historical Archives 

MSA --- Microfilm available at the State of Illinois Archives in Springfield