Illinois Genealogy & Family Trees

Learn when births, deaths, and marriages were recorded in Illinois, and how to obtain Illinois birth, death, marriage, divorce, and adoption records. Includes links to Illinois birth certificate, marriage certificate, and death certificate applications.

Browse this alphabetic listing of Illinois localities to find Illinois maps for counties and towns.

Part of the worldwide Books We Own project, this Illinois page contains listing of genealogy and history books with volunteers willing to do lookups.

Family History Centers, outreaches of the LDS Family History Library in Salt Lake City,  are located throughout the world to help individuals search the records of their ancestors.

A free message board devoted to Illinois queries.

The Illinois state government provides a copy of the Illinois Cemetery Care and Burial Trust statutes online in pdf format.

Find links to free online census records for Illinois from Mark E. Reed

Search for inmates in the Illinois State Correctional System, and find details such as name, birthdate, offense, and physical description. Free database includes people who died or have been discharged.

Society Hill offers another good listing of genealogical and historical societies in Illinois with phone numbers, addresses, and Web sites (when available).

Learn how to research your Illinois ancestors with this free compilation of Illinois genealogy research strategies and resources. From FamilySearch.org.

Transcriptions of original source material from the state of Illinois, arranged by county.

State & county resources on this huge volunteer Web site include census, vital records, queries, surname listings, publications, associations and libraries, lookup volunteers, and more!

View or submit migration details on your ancestors' journey into or out of the state of Illinois. Learn about common migration routes used by settlers of Illinois.

Their Web site contains an excellent guide to the genealogical holdings of the archives as well as a number of online databases.

One step search allows you to search for Illinois ancestors in dozens of free online genealogy databases sponsored by the Illinois State Archives. Includes marriage indexes, death indexes, military records, court and probate records, emancipation records, and land records.

This "Web site created to enhance your passion for genealogy," includes many excellent links to ISGS projects and quarterlies as well as other Illinois genealogy records and resources.

Free searchable database from the Illinois State Archives and the Illinois State Genealogical Society includes Illinois marriages dating back to 1763.

John Fuller and Christine Gaunt maintain a wonderful list of genealogy mailing lists for Illinois and its counties, plus information on how to subscribe to each.

Located in Chicago, IL, this library has one of the largest and most extensive genealogical collections in the U.S.  Online they have an overview of their collections, as well as tips on how to best use the library.

Online census data for the state of Illinois transcribed by hard-working volunteers of this USGenWeb project. Some years and counties are not yet available.  Consider signing up to help!

This site includes over 400 biographical sketches as well as congregational histories for each county in Illinois.  A search engine makes it easier to look for your surnames.

A registry, by state and county of transcribed cemeteries and of individuals and groups who plan to record cemetery data for the state of Illinois - a special project of USGenWeb.

A guide to obtaining copies of Illinois vital records, such as birth & death certificates, marriage licenses & divorce decrees.