Welcome to Edwards County ILGenWeb County Seat is the town of Albion

Edwards County was formed in 1814, named after the first governor of the territory of Illinois, Ninian Edwards. The original boundaries of the county ran from where the Bompas enters the Wabash (near Grayville), west to the third meridian (near Mt. Vernon), and north to Canada, including portions of Wisconsin and Michigan. The country seat was Palmyra, near what is now Mt. Carmel and Patton in Wabash County, Illinois.

EDWARDS COUNTY IS ADOPTABLE

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MESSAGE BOARDS

• Edwards County, Illinois, Message Board at Rootsweb
• Edwards County, Illinois, Message Board at GENFORUM

Mailing List

• Edwards County Mail List

Archives

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• Browse the ILEDWARD archives

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Edwards County Links

• History
  
• Maps
  
• Contacts List
  
• Edwards Co Historical Society Publications Information (8/5/02)
  
• Surnames
  
• ISGS Listing of Edwards Co. Cemeteries

Edwards County Queries

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• Old Queries

Edwards County Archives and Resources

• USGenWeb Archives
  
• Tombstone Transcription Project
• Penny Postcards