Ogle Co Illinois IL plat book genealogy Polo land owners history CD

Description

Ownership & Buyers Guide of
Ogle County Illinois
Originally published Tri-County Press, Polo IL, ca 1920's .
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
List of county & Townships officers
Old ads
Ogle county is located in northern Illinois and is surrounded by Carroll, Lee, Winnegago, DeKalb and Stephenson counties. The county seat is Oregon. Other towns are Bryon, Forreston, Mount Morris, Polo and Rochelle.
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.
Terms:
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