BELGIUM-ROOTS ProjectUSAIllinoisOutline related to Belgian Immigrants |
Counties:
Adams, Alexander Bond, Boone, Brown, Bureau, Calhoun, Carroll, Cass, Champaign, Christian, Clark, Clay, Clinton, Coles, Cook, Crawford, Cumberland De Kalb, De Witt, Douglas, Du Page Edgar, Edwards, Effingham Fayette, Ford, Franklin, Fulton Gallatin, Greene, Grundy, Hamilton, Hancock, Hardin, Henderson, Henry, Iroquois Jackson, Jasper, Jefferson, Jersey, Jo Daviess, Johnson Kane, Kankakee, Kendall, Knox Lake, La Salle, Lawrence, Lee, Livingston, Logan McDonough, McHenry, McLean, Macon, Macoupin, Madison, Marion, Marshall, Mason, Massac, Menard, Mercer, Monroe, Montgomery, Morgan, Moultrie Ogle Peoria, Perry, Piatt, Pike, Pope, Pulaski, Putnam Randolph, Richland, Rock Island, St. Clair, Saline, Sangamon, Schuyler, Scott, Shelby, Stark, Stephenson Tazewell Union Vermilion Wabash, Warren, Washington, Wayne, White, Whiteside, Will, Williamson, Winnebago, WoodfordMunicipalities
Maps
Counties
- IL Counties boundaries (1790-present)
- http://www.rootsweb.com/~ilcumber/ilctybnd/
- Map of the county boundaries at the state level (1990) (Source: US Census Bureau).
Original sources
- U.S. Federal Census
- U.S. Federal Census 1860
- Kanakee County, IL (Belgian immigrants)
- Chicago Census Maps by the University of Chicago
Belgian Clubs
Belgian Historical Associations
- Belgian American Historical Society of Chicago (BAHSC) (founded in 2004)
History
- 1852: Emigration of the farmers from Brabant and Hesbaye
- History of the emigration from Grez-Doiceau to Wisconsin and Illinois (USA), with many details and photos
- Link submitted by Eric Mathieu
Maps
- Maps Collection of the University of Chicago
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