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Projects

• Historic Galesburg  A site celebrating the history of Galesburg, Illinois and many of the famous people who passed this way
• ILGenWeb Western Region      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Knox County Genealogy and History      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Knox County ILGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Knox County Illinois Genealogy & History      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Knox County Illinois Home Page      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)
• Knox IL GenExchange      (Source: GenExchange)

Adjacent counties

• Fulton County  to the south
• Henry County  to the north and northwest
• Mercer County  to the west and northwest
• Peoria County  to the east and southeast
• Stark County  to the east
• Warren County  to the west and southwest

Bible Records

• Bible Records of Knox Co, IL      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence

• Early History Books Index      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Galesburg GEDCOM Index 
• Knox County Biographies      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Knox County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Knox County GEDCOM Index 
• llinois miscellaneous genealogical records  from counties, Bond, Boone, Calhoun, Cook, Crawford, Du Page, Johnson, Knox, Lake, Will, Pope : Kentucky county, Mercer : Missouri county, Ralls     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Blogs

• Galesburg Public Library Local History Blog 

Cemeteries (70)

Census Records and Indexes (18)

Church Records

• First Lutheran Church, Galesburg  Our Pastoral History
• Knox County Church Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)

Directories

• Bibliography of Galesburg City Directories  City Directories of the United States of America

Estate Records

• Knox County Wills and Estate Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)

History (34)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Illinois locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Knox County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Knox County Illinois Genealogy  Resources for Family History Research     (Source: Kindred Trails)
• Knox County Links      (Source: Illinois Links at Infobahn Outfitters)
• Knox County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Knox Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)

Land Records

• Family Maps of Knox County, IL      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Knox County Land and Deed Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Knox County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (15)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

• GenForum Message Boards      (Source: Genealogy.com)
• Knox County Message Board      (Source: Illinois Trails History & Genealogy)
• Knox County, IL Club      (Source: GenCircles)
• Queries      (Source: CousinConnect.com)
• RootsWeb Message Boards      (Source: RootsWeb)

• IL-WESTERN-L Western Illinois Genealogy

  • IL-WESTERN-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-WESTERN-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • IL-WESTERN-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

• ILKNOX-L Knox County Genealogy

  • ILKNOX-L Mailing List Homepage      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ILKNOX-L Browseable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)
  • ILKNOX-L Searchable Mailing List Archives      (Source: RootsWeb)

Maps and Gazetteers (28)

Military Records and Histories

• Veteran's Honor Roll      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)

• Civil War

  • Civil War Units      (Source: Illinois in the Civil War)
  • Knox County      (Source: Illinois in the Civil War)

• Revolutionary War

  • Veteran Burials      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Knox County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Army Casualties      (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)
  • Casualties      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • Knox County, Illinois  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Illinois Poorhouse History 
• Illinois State Genealogical Quarterly Index 
• Index to Portrait and Biography Album (1886), Knox Co, IL      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Knox County Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Knox County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Knox County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Migrations through Knox County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)

Newspaper Records

• Cataloged Titles      (Source: Illinois Newspaper Project)
• Knox County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Knox County Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Knox County Newspaper Stories      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (10)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (16)

School Records and Histories

• Gilson School  formerly Haw Creek Township High School
• Harper School Class of 1893-94      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• History of Knox: 1830 to 1899      (Source: Knox College)
• History of Knox: 1900 to present      (Source: Knox College)
• Rural Schools Living Historys... 

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• Escape Betwixt Two Suns  A True Tale of the Underground Railroad in Illinois     (Source: Questia Online Library)     ($)

Societies

• Colonel Jonathan Latimer Chapter  Abingdon     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Knox County Genealogical Society      (Source: Knox County ILGenWeb)
• Knox County Genealogical Society 
• Knox County Historical Society 
• Lucretia Leffingwell Chapter  Knoxville     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Lucretia Leffingwell Chapter, Knoxville  National Society Daughters of the American Revolution
• Rebecca Parke Chapter  Galesburg     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)
• Spoon River Chapter  Williamsfield     (Source: National Society Daughters of the American Revolution)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (268)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Knox County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Chicago, Burlington & Quincy 3006  Galesburg     (Source: Illinois Steam Page)
• Coal Mining      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Extant Illinois Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Knox County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Mid-Century Telephone Cooperative  A brief look at its history

Vital Records

• Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860  includes Knox County, 1830 - 1850     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Knox County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Archives Marriage Records Project)
• Knox County Vital Records Office      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)
• Marriage 1861-1876  "W" brides     (Source: I Dream of Genealogy)
• Marriage Links      (Source: A to Z Marriages)
• Marriages in Knox Co., Illinois      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Knox County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

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