The 19th century county atlas plat book is more popular than ever, not only with genealogists, but with newer audiences finding them useful for historic site and environmental research. Isaac shelby, later destined to be first governor of kentucky. 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. Get property lines, land ownership, and parcel information, including parcel number and acres. Gis map of all parcels in shelby county maintained by the auditors real estate staff. Map, landowners, shelby county library of congress. Plat map of shelby county illinois rockford map publishers, inc. The acrevalue shelby county, il plat map, sourced from the shelby 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. The illinois state historical library has county plat books and atlases available for the years of around 1870 to 1930. Please contact your local library to borrow these atlases from the illinois state library. Type an address, intersection, parcel number, owner name, or other text and. Shelby county, il plat map property lines, land ownership. The illinois history and lincoln collections library holds nineteenthcentury county histories and atlases that often include plat maps. Plat maps include information on property lines, lots, plot boundaries, streets, flood zones, public access, parcel numbers, lot dimensions, and easements.
The acrevalue illinois plat map, sourced from illinois tax assessors, indicates the property boundaries for each parcel of land, with information about the landowner, the parcel number, and the total acres. Illinois madison county maps, madison county plat books and. Easily download parcel boundaries and view detailed property ownership information for over 20,952 properties in shelby county, illinois home about parcels services oilgas maps features contact shelby county parcel data. We also have plat books for viewing from the following years. This web page will allow you to enter an illinois address and determine its legal description to the section levelofdetail. However, formatting rules can vary widely between applications and fields of interest or study. Index to atlas and plat book of shelby county, 1914 family history library index to atlas and plat book of shelby county, 1895 family history library land atlas and plat book, shelby county, illinois, 1985 family history library land book. Property data, maps, transactions, and parcels reflect information from the april 2019 certified tax roll, and do not reflect accurate survey information or exact legal ownership boundaries. 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. The county seat, shelbyville, is located on the western shore of the kaskaskia river which was dammed to. County maps, atlases, and plat books can be retrieved by filling out a call slip for each item that you need and presenting it at the second floor reference desk. Old historical city, county and state maps of illinios. The name shelby honored the revolutionary war hero, col.
Illinois shelby county maps, shelby county plat books. Shelby county plat book of 1875 by user december 06, 2001 at 01. Shelby county, il plat and directory book farm and home. Map, landowners, shelby county, indiana library of congress. Unlike the other plats listed here, i have not provided images of the original, since they are already available at eden martins wonderful moultrie county site. Illinois maps are vital historical evidence but must be interpreted cautiously and carefully. About the zoning and planning maps welcome to the memphis and shelby county division of planning and development dpd gis viewer for display of zoning districts and land use information for memphis and the unincorporated areas of shelby county. As of the 2010 census, its population was 1,227 and it contained 729 housing units. Jared rowcliffe shelby county zoning administrator ema administrator. Tower hill township is a township in shelby county, illinois. The illinois state library owns a very extensive collection of plat books and maps. Family maps of shelby county, illinois arphax publishing co. The county clerk and recorder is responsible for maintaining records for real property located in shelby county. Ab, 18331891 family history library patron list of shelby county.
The library of congress has some sanborn fire insurance maps available for shelbyville, tower hill, and windsor. Illinois county land ownership maps and atlases illinois state library. Rural directory books include plat maps, directory maps, county maps, directory alpha listings, plat alpha listings, and 911 addresses. Shelby county billboard amendment to shelby county zoning ordinance effective 08082007.
Other englishspeaking countries generally call such a document a cadastral map or plan. Plat and transfer records are maintained showing the ownership of all parcels of land for taxation purposes. Online access to maps, real estate data, tax information, and appraisal data. Farm and home publishers publisher of county directory and.
From combined history of shelby and moultrie counties, illinois, 1881. Maps of illinois 17881940 shelby county federal township plats. With this map function our customers can search by address, owner, or parcel number any property in shelby county. For a full list of all published atlases of this area, browse the collection by state. Tower hill township, shelby county, illinois wikipedia. Shelby drive a variance to allow the continued use of a detached, onpremise sign which is located within 10 feet of the shelby drive rightofway where signs of this type and size are required to be located at least 10 feet from the rightofway. Patron list of shelby county, illinois, 1875 plat book. 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. Although it does not have an index, i am happy to search for names if someone has identified a township. Shelby county shelby county was formed in 1827 out of fayette county. For the names of residents living in the dwellings in many counties, consult atlases published by either directory service company or farm and home publishers when available in the database. Patron list of shelby county, illinois, 1875 plat book book. Find shelby county maps il to get accurate illinois property and parcel map boundary data based on parcel id or apn numbers. The auditor may cause subdivisions to be platted when necessary and accordingly revises the county plats.
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. Illinois state geological survey public land survey system. What cities and towns are in shelby county, illinois and in this book. Description questions description rural directory books include plat maps, directory maps, county. Institute of museum and library services, administered by the indiana state library. Madison county, illinois source information varies according to county record availability. 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. The acrevalue douglas county, il plat map, sourced from the douglas 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. The public land survey system plss is used in legal descriptions and employs a grid system described in terms. The library of congress has some sanborn fire insurance maps available for shelbyville, tower hill, and windsor 1875 plat book of shelby county. The purpose of this map is to display the geographic location of a variety of data. The 1875 moultrie county plat book is probably the earliest comprehensive record of moultrie county land ownership.
Find property records, vital records, inmate and court records, professional and business licenses, contractor licenses and much more. Hopefully this will be a resource for teachers to use to work with their county studies. S genealogy resources libguides at university of illinois. The county was established by an act of the illinois legislature in 1827, and section 9 of that act named the as yet unlocated county seat as shelbyville. Illinois county gis resources the following links are to gis resources by county for the state of illinois. Illinois madison county maps, madison county plat books. Farm and home publishers publisher of county directory. When two or three counties are covered, the plat book is listed under. Farm plat book and business guide, shelby county, illinois sponsored by the shelby county farm bureau, shelby county rural youth. Discover delightful childrens books with prime book box, a subscription that delivers new books every 1, 2, or 3 months new customers receive 15% off your first box. It was named in honor of isaac shelby, governor of kentucky and hero of the revolutionary war.
Shelby county, illinois public records directory quickly find public record sources in the largest human edited public record directory. Research shelby in the illinois forums on, the new genforum. The shelby county registers office is presenting data collected from various government offices for general, informational purposes only. Find shelby county maps il to get accurate illinois property and parcel map. Standard atlas of shelby county, illinois microform. The patentmaps are essentially plat maps but instead of depicting owners for a. When searching are searching for illinois county plat books or land ownershipmaps in the online catalog, the subject heading for them is very specific. Shelby county 1914 illinois historical atlas historic map works. Shelby county, illinois genealogy familysearch wiki. The data set within the esri arcgis map viewer contains illinois public land survey system plss boundaries.
Acrevalue helps you locate parcels, property lines, and ownership information for land online, eliminating the need for plat books. I found a description of a book i would like to read or acquire. Illinois shelby county maps, shelby county plat books and. Maps in this atlas contain names of the property owners. Those illinois maps show townships and ownership of various lands at the times that the maps were drawn. According to the 2010 census, it had a population of 22,363. The list is in alphabetical order by the name of the county.
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