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Burials
Inscriptions, veterans, cemetery plat map, photos (& more coming)
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History
Land Records
Original land owner, deeds, surveys, 1874 historic plat map, & more
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McCord Cemetery
Save our Heritage at McCord Cemetery
Photo used with permission from the Illinois Historic Preservation Agency
Irving, Illinois
From a neighborhood burial ground for pioneers to the cemetery today
Introduction to Land Records of McCord Cemetery
Land records are the oldest records for McCord Cemetery and document its progression from a neighborhood burial ground to a community cemetery. The first owner of the land where McCord Cemetery is located was John Paden who purchased public domain land from the federal government for $1.25 an acre. John Paden and his neighbors were the pioneers of Irving Township. Subsequent transfers of this land were recorded in county record books. Other land records of the cemetery include plat maps and surveys.
Federal Land Sales
Surveys
A map of the land parcels surrounding the cemetery with the names of the original land owners.
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Images of unofficial surveys of McCord Cemetery.
Deeds & Other Information
1874 Plat Map
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Transcripts and images of the deeds transferring the land of McCord Cemetery; and illustrations of the three parcels.
Map of the land parcels surrounding the cemetery with the owners’ names and amount of acreage.
