Records date back to the early 1800's. The most famous documents recorded in Sangamon County are those of Abraham Lincoln. Many other notable names can be found on record. The most prominent instruments recorded are mortgages, deeds and liens. Instrument images are retrieved from hard copy, microfilm or computer.
Technology also provides retrieval of information via the Internet.
Registered users can bring up information and images on computers and request copies of recorded instruments via their printers. All rights reserved.