Hancock Co Illinois IL plat genealogy Carthage history land owners CD

Plat Book of
Hancock County Illinois
Originally published Carthage Comercial Club, Carthage IL, ca 1923 (based on dates in ads).
This is a reproduction on CD.
Plat books can be an aid to genealogists for following land ownership in families and locating the names of neighbors of ancestors. Plat books contain maps of each township with land parcels outlined with the name of the land owner and acreage of parcel. Also the maps will list cemeteries, schools and roads. The scan at the right illustrates the available information. The bad news is that there is no index in the book. The book contains
Township maps
Info on Carthage
Old ads
photos of Carthage, which appear dark and grainy
Hancock county is located in west central Illinois and is surrounded by Adams, Schuyler, McDonough and Henderson counties. The county seat is Carthage. Other towns are
Augusta,
Basco,
Bentley,
Bowen,
Dallas City (partly in Henderson County),
Elvaston,
Ferris,
Fountain Green,
Hamilton,
La Harpe,
Nauvoo,
Plymouth,
Pontoosuc,
Warsaw and
West Point.
About the CD:
This CD provides the genealogist the opportunity to have access to information from a book that is difficult to locate in the used book market. The CD was made by scanning a copy of the book. Any defect such as notes in the margin or light text will also appear in the CD version. The CD requires Adobe Acrobat Reader to view the file. The information on the CD can either be printed out and read in the traditional manner or viewed with your computer. When viewing on your screen the page size can be increased to make reading easier. This CD is not search-able but has a series of bookmarks making navigation through the file easier. The CD is packaged in a protective sleeve.
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