Adams County ILGenWeb Project

Welcome To Adams County!

This website is dedicated to providing easy access to free information for family historians searching for their roots in Adams County, Illinois.

Adams County is located on the banks of the Mississippi River in West Central Illinois. The county was established January 13, 1825 and named for President John Quincy Adams. John Wood is regarded as the founding father of Adams County. Wood and his friend, Willard Keyes, first settled in the area in 1819.

Finding Information

This is a very large website with lots of information. Use the links on the page to find topics of interest or use the search engine to find all of the information available about a specific person or place.

About Our Website

This website is maintained by Adams County ILGenWeb County Coordinators, Linda Lee and Judi Gilker. We welcome questions and comments about the website. Information is welcome too! If you would like to share family histories, family group sheets, biographies, obituaries or photographs, please contact us.