Champaign County was created February 20, 1833 by an act of the Illinois legislature. Prior to that date, the area was part of Vermilion County. The 1833 act also provided that the county seat would be called "Urbana." Senator John W. Vance, for his efforts in getting the act passed, was given the honor of naming the new county. He named it "Champaign" after his former home county in Ohio, the county-seat of which is also Urbana.

It is hoped that this web site will be informative and helpful to those seeking ancestors in Champaign County, Illinois. This is an ongoing project and there will be frequent updates—check back often!

If you have any documents you would like to share—cemetery transcriptions (even if only a few names), obituaries, wills, biographies, family histories, etc.,

 


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County Facts:

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Inaugurated January 1, 1997

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