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| J. S. Lothrop's Champaign County Directory, 1870-1 | Directory of residents with brief county history, some biographies, and township histories | |
| History of Champaign County, Illinois with Illustrations, 1878 | History of county and biographies of early settlers. See the online index and link to online version. | |
| Early History and Pioneers of Champaign County, Illinois, 1886 | Biographies with some history. See the online index and link to online version. | |
| Portrait and Biographical Album of Champaign County, Illinois, 1887 | Close to 1000 biographies. See the online index and link to online version. | |
| The Biographical Record of Champaign County, Illinois, 1900 | Contains about 200 biographies of early residents. See the online index and link to online version. | |
| History of Champaign County, Illinois, 1905 | History with some biographies. See the online index and links to online version, Volume 1 and online version, Volume 2. | |
| Prairie Farmer's Reliable Directory of Farmers and Breeders - Champaign County, 1917 | Includes wife's maiden name, children, where they lived. Even lists automobile owners and what type of automobile. See the searchable, printable PDF version from the University of Illinois at U-C Library | |
| A Standard History of Champaign County Illinois, 1918 (2 volumes) | History with some biographies. See the online index and links to online version, Volume 1 and online version, Volume 2. | |
| Census | 1850 Census for Champaign County | |
| Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery | Look-ups at Mount Calvary Catholic Cemetery, near Philo; will take photos and send for reimbursement costs. | Sherry Smith-Stanford |
| Illinois Census | A mailing list for those seeking information from the Illinois Census | Send a message to: IL-CENSUS-LOOKUP-L-request@rootsweb.com |
| Census Online Illinois | Links to Online Census Records | Mark Reed |