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U.S. - Illinois
Localities: Counties, Areas & Regions
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The links in the following sections below point to resources for specific localities , counties, areas and regions within this state. This first section contains links to for some of those same resources at the state level.
- 1895 U.S. Atlas - Illinois
Scanned images of county and state maps, index of towns.
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 Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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- Census Online - Links to Online Census Data - Illinois
- ePodunk
Provides ancestral demographics & categorized links to other genealogy sites.
- Illinois Civil War Rosters by County
- Family History Centers in Illinois
From the FamilySearch web site . Includes address, telephone number and hours of operation.
- Family History Library Catalog - Illinois
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 Genealogy Resources on the Internet - Illinois Mailing Lists
- Geographic Names Information System (GNIS)
From the USGS. Provides cemetery location information, as well as other physical features within a county and state.
- Illinois Civil War Rosters by County
- Illinois Trails History & Genealogy
Non-profit organization dedicated to providing free, online access to historical and genealogical records.
- NACO - About Counties
- The Political Graveyard: Index to Cemeteries in Illinois
- Public Records Online
Links to available state & county Tax Assessors' and Recorders' offices. Online public records may include copies of deeds, parcel maps, GIS maps, tax data, ownership information and indexes. Some Recorders' offices have marriage and birth records available online.
- RootsWeb - Illinois Resources at RootsWeb
- RootsWeb - Illinois County Message Boards
- US-Counties.com - Illinois Counties, Cities and Townships
- USGenWeb - Illinois
- USGenWeb Archives - Illinois
- vitalrec.com - Vital Records Information - Illinois
Resources to help you obtain a birth certificate, death record, marriage license and more by mail or online.
When you know a city or geographic feature, but do not know the county, area or region:
Localities within this state are listed alphabetically below:
A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P Q R S T U V W X Y Z
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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- Census Online
Directories:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Adams County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
Military:
People:
- Letters From America To Preston, England
Referencing the POTTER, CLARKE, BIMSON and WHINFIELD families 1852 - 1887. The letters were written by Bimson and Clarke family members in Adams county, Illinois, to their loved ones in England. They contain interesting information about living conditions and events in Adams County during those early years.
Schools:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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- Census Online
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
- ILALEXAN
Archives: browse or search.
- IL-SOUTHERN
Archives: browse or search.
- RootsWeb Message Board
- SOIL Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Southern Illinois, from an east-west line running through St. Louis. The counties include: Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White and Williamson. Archives: browse or search.
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Photographs & Memories:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 ,
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- Census Online
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
- ILBOND
Archives: browse or search.
- IL-CENTRAL Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in central Illinois (Bond, Cass, Christian, Clinton, DeWitt, Fayette, Logan, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, Tazewell, Washington & Woodford Counties). Archives: browse or search.
- RootsWeb Message Board
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Bond County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
Military:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Photographs & Memories:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Brown County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
Military:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
Directories:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Newspapers:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Newspapers:
Obituaries:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
- ILCASS
Archives: browse or search.
- IL-CENTRAL Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in central Illinois (Bond, Cass, Christian, Clinton, DeWitt, Fayette, Logan, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, Tazewell, Washington & Woodford Counties). Archives: browse or search.
- ILMAGA Mailing List
For the discussion and sharing of information regarding the activities of the Morgan Area Genealogical Association of Illinois and the Waverly Genealogical & Historical Society, and genealogical resources available in Cass, Greene, Macoupin, Menard, Morgan, Sangamon and Scott counties. Archives: browse or search.
- RootsWeb Message Board
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
Directories:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Newspapers:
People:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
- IL-CENTRAL Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in central Illinois (Bond, Cass, Christian, Clinton, DeWitt, Fayette, Logan, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, Tazewell, Washington & Woodford Counties). Archives: browse or search.
- ILCHRIST
Archives: browse or search.
- RootsWeb Message Board
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
1820 ,
1830 ,
1840 ,
1850 ,
Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 ,
1860 ,
1870 ,
1880 ,
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1910 ,
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1930
- Census Online
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Obituaries:
- Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Including several Indiana counties and Crawford, Clark and Edgar counties in Illinois. From the Vigo County Indiana Public Library.
Societies & Groups:
- Wabash Valley Genealogy Society
Based in Vigo County, Terre Haute, Indiana. Serving Clark, Crawford and Edgar counties in Illinois and Clay, Greene, Parke, Putnam, Sullivan, Vermillion and Vigo in Indiana.
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
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Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
- ILCLAY
Archives: browse or search.
- IL-EASTERN
Archives: browse or search.
- RootsWeb Message Board
- SOIL Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Southern Illinois, from an east-west line running through St. Louis. The counties include: Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White and Williamson. Archives: browse or search.
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
1830 ,
1840 ,
1850 ,
Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 ,
1860 ,
1870 ,
1880 ,
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1910 ,
1920 ,
1930
- Census Online
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
- IL-CENTRAL Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in central Illinois (Bond, Cass, Christian, Clinton, DeWitt, Fayette, Logan, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, Tazewell, Washington & Woodford Counties). Archives: browse or search.
- ILCLINTO
Archives: browse or search.
- RootsWeb Message Board
- SOIL Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Southern Illinois, from an east-west line running through St. Louis. The counties include: Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White and Williamson. Archives: browse or search.
- SouthWestern-Illinois-Ancestors
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
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Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
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Cemeteries:
Census:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Newspapers:
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
- Ancestry.com - Wunders Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois
Original source: A Transcription of Wunders Cemetery, Chicago, Illinois. Chicago, IL, USA: Chicago Genealogical Society, 1985.
- Brady-Gill Funeral Home
Evergreen Park, Tinley Park and Lemont, Illinois.
- Catholic Cemeteries of the Archdiocese of Chicago
- Cemeteries of Cook County Illinois
- Chicagoland Independent Funeral Directors
- ePodunk - Cemeteries
Listing of cemeteries in the county.
- Genealogical Research at Oak Woods Cemetery ~ Chicago
- GNIS County Cemetery Locations
- Graveyards of Chicago
- Graveyards of Chicago: The People, History, Art, and Lore of Cook County Cemeteries
A book by Matt Hucke.
- The Political Graveyard
Census:
Directories:
- 1905 Barrington, Illinois Telephone Directory
Telephone directory transcription for Barrington, Illinois, 1905. Issued by the Chicago Telephone Company. Barrington, Illinois straddles the Cook County/Lake County Illinois line.
- Ancestry.com - Search Directories & Member Lists
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.
- ChicagoAncestors.org - Tools
From the Newberry Library. City directories for 1866, 1870, 1875, 1880, 1885, 1892, 1900, 1910, 1923.
- Directory of the City of Chicago Illinois for 1843
The 1896 version contained additional information about the 1843 residents, including information about the death of 1843 residents who had died.
- Old Directory Search: Chicago, Illinois 1844
History & Culture:
- Ancestry.com - Earth, Wind, and the Great Chicago Fire
Article by Jennifer Browning.
- Chicago Historical Information - 1849-1855, 1866-1867: Early Cholera Epidemics
From the Chicago Public Library.
- Chicago Imagebase
Find a wealth of information at this site from before the Great Fire of 1871 to the present including the Fire Insurance Maps of Chicago, Robinson Atlases of Downtown Chicago (ca. 1886), Sanborn Atlas Maps, Rand McNally's Bird's-Eye Views and Guide to Chicago (ca. 1893), Historical View Books, and much more! Browse the imagebase collection by artist/architect, building and era. Find information on Using Historical Maps and Dating Buildings by Stylistic Analysis. View contemporary aerial views (ca. 1986) and photographs 1970-1990's of Chicago.
- Chicago Landmarks - Your House Has A History
- Chicagology
A pictorial and editorial history of early Chicago.
- The Chicago Tunnel Company Railroad
Learn all about a 60 mile underground railroad that operated with 146 locomotives and 3000 freight cars 40 feet below the streets of downtown Chicago.
- Deaths, Disturbances, Disasters & Disorders in Chicago
Select bibliography of materials from the Chicago Public Library.
- Early Cook County Roads - Part 1 and Part 2
- German Culture on the Skids: How World War I Changed German Culture in America
Article by Rickie Lazzerini. Chicago, the most German city in America at the time of the First World War, hosted a plethora of German-language newspapers and clubs. Because of this, Chicago, and other parts of Illinois, became a hotbed of anti-German sentiment. Germaniphobia went beyond place name changes and took on a violent and sinister tone when Robert Prager, a German immigrant who was thought to be disloyal, was hanged by a mob in Collinsville, Illinois. The state of Illinois provides a small-scale setting to witness how the war led to the downfall of German culture in America.
- The Great Chicago Fire and the Web of Memory
- Jazz Age Chicago - Chicago History Internet Links
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
- CHICAGO-BOHEMIANS Mailing List
For for anyone with a genealogical interest in the Bohemians who settled in the Chicago, Illinois, area. Archives: browse or search.
- CHICAGO-CZECHS Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the Czechs who settled in the Chicago, Illinois, area. Archives: browse or search.
- CHICAGO-POLISH Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in their Polish ancestors who lived in or passed through Chicago, Illinois. Archives: browse or search.
- COOK-CO-IL
Archives: browse or search.
- IL-BARRINGTON Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the town of Barrington, Illinois and surrounding areas. Barrington in divided by four counties (Cook, Lake, McHenry, and Kane), town boundaries have been fluid throughout the years, and Lake Zurich, Palatine, and Arlington Heights have played a part in many of the residents' lives. Archives: browse or search.
- IL-COOK-ELKGROVE Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Elk Grove Township, Cook County, Illinois. Archives: browse or search.
- IL-COOK-PALATINE Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in Palatine Township, Cook County, Illinois. Archives: browse or search.
- IL-COOK-SCHAUMBURG Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical interest in the town of Schaumburg, Cook County, Illinois. Archives: browse or search.
- IL-NORTHERN Mailing List
For anyone with a genealogical or historical interest in the Northern counties of Illinois. Archives: browse or search.
- IRISH-IN-CHICAGO
Archives: browse or search.
- RootsWeb Message Board
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Cook County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
Military:
Miscellaneous Records:
Newspapers:
- Ancestry.com - Search Newspapers & Periodicals Records
Searchable indexes; database results and some digitized images available with fee-based subscription.
- Austin News (Chicago, Illinois)
- Blue Island Sun Standard (Blue Island, Illinois)
- Broad Ax (Chicago, Illinois)
- Chicago Daily News (Chicago, Illinois)
- Chicago Heights Star (Chicago, Illinois)
- Chicago Heights Star Sports (Chicago Heights, Illinois)
- Cook County Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)
- Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)
- The Daily Herald (Chicago, Illinois)
- Economist (Chicago, Illinois)
- Englewood Economist (Chicago, Illinois)
- Herald (Arlington Heights, Illinois)
- Journal (Chicago, Illinois)
- News (Chicago, Illinois)
- News Journal (Chicago, Illinois)
- News Journal World (Chicago, Illinois)
- Northwest Journal (Chicago, Illinois)
- The Pointer (Riverdale, Illinois)
- Southeast Economist (Chicago, Illinois)
- Southend Reporter (Chicago, Illinois)
- Southtown Economist (Chicago, Illinois)
- Star Publications (Chicago, Illinois)
- Suburbanite Economist (Chicago, Illinois)
- Sun Standard (Blue Island, Illinois)
- World (Chicago, Illinois)
- Chicago Defender Newspaper: Some Deaths 1936-1938 ~ Illinois
From the Patricia Liddell Researchers.
- The Chicago Sun-Times Online
- Chicago Tribune
- Dziennik Zwiazkowy - Chicago's Largest and Oldest Polish-Language Newspaper
From the e-Collections at The Center for Research Libraries.
- NewspaperArchive.com - Explore Historical Newspapers Online
The world's largest online newspaper archive. Featuring billions of articles from historical newspapers around the U.S. and the world. Searchable database with the number of results shown, images available with a fee-based subscription.
- ADA News
- Auburn Community Booster, The
- Auburn Park Monitor
- Austin Journal
- Austin News, The
- Blue Island Sun-Standard
- Broad Ax, The
- Chevalier, The
- Chicago Daily News
- Chicago Heights Star, The
- Circle, The
- Community Publications
- Daily Herald
- Daily Herald
- Daily Herald
- Daily Herald, The
- Economist
- Economist Newspapers
- Englewood Bulletin
- Englewood Bulletin
- Englewood Bulletin, The
- Englewood Economist, The
- Englewood Times, The
- Forest Park Review
- Forest Parker
- Galewood News
- Garfieldian, The
- Gresham Mirror
- Homewood-Flossmoor Star
- Homewood-Flossmoor Star, The
- Humboldt Journal
- Kelvyn Park Journal
- Mont Clare-Galewood News
- News Journal
- Northwest Journal
- Oak Park Journal
- Park Forest Star, The
- Pointer, The
- Review and Forest Parker
- River Forest Journal
- South Austin News
- South End Reporter
- Southeast Economist
- Southend Reporter
- Southtown Economist
- Southtown Star
- Star Publications, The
- Star, The
- Suburbanite Economist
- Suburban Star
- Sun-Standard
- Photographs from the Chicago Daily News, 1902-1933
Collection comprises over 55,000 images of urban life captured on glass plate negatives between 1902 and 1933 by photographers employed by the Chicago Daily News, then one of Chicago's leading newspapers.
- Suburban Chicago Newspapers Search
Site for searching the following newspapers: Beacon News, Courier News, Herald News, News Sun, Sun Publications, and Copley News Service.
Obituaries:
- Ancestry.com - Chicago Sun-Times Obituaries, 1988-95
Original source: Chicago Sun-Times. Chicago, IL, USA: Sun-Times, 1988-1995.
- Ancestry.com - Chicago Tribune, Obituary Index, 1988-1997
Original source: Chicago Tribune. Chicago, IL, USA: Chicago Tribune, 1988-1997.
- GenealogyBuff.com - Northeastern Illinois Obituary and Death Notice Collection
From Various Funeral Homes in the suburbs of Chicago and Joliet areas.
- Search the Skokie Obituary Index
- Hammond Public Library - Obituary Indexes
Surname obituary index of The Times (IN) newspaper, covering Lake County, Indiana and south Cook County, Illinois obituaries.
People:
Publications, Software & Supplies:
Religion & Churches:
- [The original link is broken. This link points to an archived copy on the Wayback Machine]
First St. John Lutheran Church ~ Chicago
- German Lutheran Records in Chicago
Includes an indexed map of the Lutheran parishes in Chicago.
- Guide to Jewish Genealogy in Chicagoland
Contains information on more than 75 research locations to aid the Jewish/Chicago researcher. The site contain specifics about each locationincluding address, phone, fax, e-mail, website, a description of the resources available, and information about accessing the records. In addition, the website has a section organized by the type of recordincluding vital records, residence records, life in Jewish Chicago, arrival records, and old country information. These web pages guide the user by each record type to the locations where the information can be found.
Societies & Groups:
- Brookfield Historical Society
- The Chicago & Eastern Illinois Railroad Historical Society
- Chicago & North Western Historical Society
- Chicago Genealogical Society
- Chicago Historical Society
- Chicago's Hyde Park Historical Society
- Chicago Scots - Scottish Genealogy Club
Part of the Illinois Saint Andrew Society, founded in Chicago by immigrant Scots in 1845.
- Deerfield Area Historical Society ~ Deerfield
- Des Plaines Historical Society
- Edgewater Historical Society
- Evanston Historical Society
- Glencoe Historical Society
Founded in 1935 and maintains a collection of Glencoe, Illinois information and artifacts.
- Glenview Area Historical Society ~ Glenview
- Glenwood Historical Society
- Historical Society of Forest Park
- Historical Society of Oak Park and River Forest
- Jefferson Park Historical Society
History of Jefferson Park, Chicago, Illinois: People, places, photos & stories, newsletters.
- Kenilworth Historical Society ~ Kenilworth
- Lemont Area Historical Society
- Mount Prospect Historical Society
- Northbrook Historical Society
- North Suburban Genealogical Society ~ Winnetka
- Northwest Suburban Council of Genealogists
Cook County organization focusing on Wheeling and Elk Grove Village Townships.
- Park Forest Historical Society
- Patricia Liddell Researchers - Chicago Chapter/Afro-American Historical & Genealogical Society, Inc.
- POINTers In Person: Chicago North Chapter (#27) ~ Schaumburg
Italian & Chicago resources that link to Family History Library catalog film entries. Chicago Catholic churches, Illinois cemeteries, Chicago street name changes & links to microfilm on all towns in Italy.
- Pursuing our Italian Names Together In Person-Chicago
Italian genealogy group in Chicago, with member surnames and ancestral towns listed.
- Rogers Park/West Ridge Historical Society ~ Chicago
- Schaumburg Genealogy Club
- Shorefront Historical Organization ~ Evanston
Historical organization for the African American communities in Chicago's suburban north shore including Evanston, Glencoe & Lake Forest.
- Skokie Historical Society
- South Suburban Genealogical and Historical Society ~ South Holland
Covers: Bloom, Bremen, Calumet, Lemont, Orland, Palos, Rich, Thornton, and Worth in the southern part of Cook County; the Roseland and Pullman neighborhoods of the city of Chicago; Crete, Frankfort, Green Garden, Homer, Manhattan, Monee, New Lenox, Peotone, Washington, Will, and Wilton in the northern part of Will County.
- Tinley Moraine Genealogists
Located in Tinley Park, Illinois, southwest suburb of Chicago, Illinois.
- Winnetka Historical Society
- Zoroastrian Association of Metropolitan Chicago
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
- Ancestry.com - U.S. Federal Censuses
Browse by census year, state, county, township. Census images available with fee-based subscription:
1820 ,
1830 ,
1840 ,
1850 ,
Mortality Schedules 1850-1880 ,
1860 ,
1870 ,
1880 ,
1900 ,
1910 ,
1920 ,
1930
- Census Online
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
Military:
Obituaries:
- Wabash Valley Obituary Index
Including several Indiana counties and Crawford, Clark and Edgar counties in Illinois. From the Vigo County Indiana Public Library.
Societies & Groups:
Vital Records: Birth, Marriage, Death:
General:
Cemeteries:
Census:
Libraries, Archives & Museums:
Mailing Lists & Message Boards:
Maps, Gazetteers & Geographical Information:
- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Cumberland County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
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For anyone with a genealogical interest in central Illinois (Bond, Cass, Christian, Clinton, DeWitt, Fayette, Logan, Macon, Marion, Marshall, Mason, McLean, Menard, Montgomery, Peoria, Sangamon, Stark, Tazewell, Washington & Woodford Counties). Archives: browse or search.
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- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of DuPage County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
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Including several Indiana counties and Crawford, Clark and Edgar counties in Illinois. From the Vigo County Indiana Public Library.
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- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Edwards County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
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- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Effingham County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
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- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Franklin County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
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- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Greene County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
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- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Grundy County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
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- Census Records - The Yesterdays of Hamilton County, Illinois
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For anyone with a genealogical interest in Southern Illinois, from an east-west line running through St. Louis. The counties include: Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White and Williamson. Archives: browse or search.
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- 1895 U.S. Atlas
- Arphax Publishing: Family Maps of Hancock County, Illinois, Deluxe Edition
The Family Maps Land Patent Books are published county by county, state by state. Data for each county is compiled from the Federal Land Patents database and displayed in these customized books. All books include a Patent Map and Patent Index for each of the Congressional Townships within the county. Deluxe Editions also include for each Township: a Road Map and a Historical Map, which includes waterways, watercourses & railroads. The Road and Historical Maps also include city-centers and cemeteries that can be found at NationalAtlas.gov. All books contain a separate Surname/Patent Index and a Surname/Township Index to help you dive into the right area of the county to find the location of your ancestor's federal land purchase. Family Maps books are a helpful visual reference tool that makes your federal lands research easier than ever.
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