Welcome to Illinois Genealogy and Family History Resources at DistantCousin

Below is a list of links to genealogy resources covering Illinois records including links to databases on this site and other places around the web.   We hope that you find this research aid helpful as you explore your family history.

Illinois Data Collections on This Server

• Aurora, Illinois 1910-11 City Directory

• Chicago, Illinois 1844 City Directory

• Chicago, Illinois 1855/6 City Directory

• LaSalle County Illinois 1917 Farmers Directory

• Peoria, Illinois 1883 - 84 City Directory

• 1913 Alumni Record of the University of Illinois - Classes for 1872 - 1911

• Illinois Obituaries

• The Rig Veda, Volume XIII, Yearbook of Illinois College June, 1911

• The Ravelings, Yearbook of Monmouth College (Illinois) June, 1921

• Menard County, Illinois World War One - Honor Book of Those Served - Includes many photographs and a short bio for most who served

• Illinois Korean War Casualties

• Illinois Vietnam War Casualties

Illinois General Genealogy Links

• Searchable Illinois Records - databases including Wills, Church Records, Obits, etc. at WorldVitalRecords.com

• Illinois Census, 1810-90Ancestry.com

• LinkPendium.com's Illinois Genealogy Links

• Illinois Genealogy Queries - See Below

• Illinois Public Land Purchase RecordsAncestry.com

• Illinois Vital Records ~ Marriage, Birth, Death

• Illinois Cemetery Records Online

• Illinois Cemetery Databases

• Michael John Neill's Rootdig.Com - Operated by an expert in Illinois genealogical research, this site is an invaluable resource

• Illinois Census Transcriptions

• Society Hill ~ The web's best resource for locating and contacting genealogical and historical societies

• Illinois Marriage Index 1763 - 1900 - a cooperative venture between the Illinois State Genealogical Society (ISGS) and the Illinois State Archives to create an index to Illinois marriages occurring prior to 1901. More than one million marriages (two million names) are now included in this searchable site.

• Illinois Death Certificates - Order Illinois death certificates online

External Illinois Databases

• Record of the Services of Illinois Soldiers - in the Black Hawk War, 1831-32, and in the Mexican War, 1846-1848. Gives the record of service of the Illinois militia in these 2 conflicts as well as Indian wars from 1810-1813.

  Illinois Small town newspapers

  • Arthur Graphic-Clarion (Arthur, Illinois)

  • Atwood Herald (Atwood, Illinois)

  • Monday Times-News (Mt. Pulaski, Illinois)

  • Mt. Zion Region News (Mt. Zion, Illinois)

  • News Record (Cerro Gordo, Illinois)

  • Trenton Sun (Trenton, Illinois)

Illinois Genealogy Miscellany

• Illinois Department of Public Health

• Illinois State Archives

• Illinois Regional Archives Depositories (IRAD)

• NARA's Great Lakes Region (Chicago)

• Illinois State Genealogical SocietyRootsweb.com

• Illinois State Historical Society

• Chicago Genealogical Society

• Illinois in the Civil War - includes information about Infantry, Cavalry, and Artillery Units

• 129th Illinois Infantry Regiment - including rosters Rootsweb.com

• Illinois Genealogy Mailing ListsRootsweb.com

Illinois Genealogy Queries

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