Menard County, Illinois:
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Projects

• Illinois Ancestors Presents Menard County      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)
• Menard & Cass County Illinois Genealogical Material 
• Menard County ILGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Menard County Illinois Trails History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Cass County  to the west
• Logan County  to the east and northeast
• Mason County  to the north
• Sangamon County  to the south

Bible Records

• Menard County Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)

Biographies, Oral Histories, Diaries, Memoirs, Genealogies, Correspondence (16)

Cemeteries (13)

Census Records and Indexes (33)

Church Records

• Indian Point Presbyterian Church aka North Sangamon Presbyterian Church Membership List      (Source: Morgan Area Genealogical Association)

Court and Legal Records

• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Menard County Lawyers     (Source: Google Books)
• Menard County Justices of Peace  Illinois Handbook of Information for the Year 1870     (Source: Illinois Digital Archives)

Directories

• 1919 Menard County Phone Directory      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)
• 1920 Standard Atlas of Menard County, Patrons Reference Directory      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)
• The Farmers' Review farm directory of Cass, Mason, Menard and Sangamon Counties, Illinois  c1917     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Illinois State Gazetteer and Business Directory for 1858 and 1859  Athens (p. 7), Petersburg (p. 170)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Menard County Directories      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Menard County, Illinois City, County, and Rural Directories      (Source: Online Historical Directories)
• The Nurseryman's Directory for the United States, 1883  Petersburg, page 102, Tallula, page 105     (Source: Core Historical Literature of Agriculture, Albert R. Mann Library, Cornell University)
• Township/Range Business Profiles; Selections from Illustrated Atlas of Menard County, Illinois  1874     (Source: The Newberry Library)

Estate Records

• Illinois Probate Records  1819-1970     (Source: Family History Library)
• Menard County Illinois, Probate File Index  1839 - 1963     (Source: Morgan Area Genealogical Association)
• Menard County Wills      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)

History (49)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Illinois, County Naturalization Records  1800-1962     (Source: Family History Library)

Introduction and Guides (12)

Land Records

• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Menard, Sangamon Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Menard County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Mason, Menard Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (12)

Lookups

• Menard County Books      (Source: Books-We-Own)

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• IL-CENTRAL-L Central Illinois Genealogy

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

• ILMAGA-L Morgan Area Genealogy

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

• ILMENARD-L Menard County Genealogy

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

Maps and Gazetteers (49)

Military Records and Histories

• Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services, 1841  Menard County     (Source: Internet Archive)
• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Menard County Military & Veterans      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Menard County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Veterans of Menard County      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)

• Civil War

  • Civil War Units      (Source: Illinois in the Civil War)
  • Dick Johnson Post No. 381, Grand Army of the Republic, Tallula  Roster of Post as of January 1st, 1913     (Source: Internet Archive)
  • Estill Post No. 71, Grand Army of the Republic, Petersburg  Roster of Post as of January 1st, 1913     (Source: Internet Archive)
  • History of the Eighty-Fifth Regiment Illinois Volunteer Infantry  Biographical     (Source: Illinois Ancestors)
  • Menard County      (Source: Illinois in the Civil War)

• Revolutionary War

  • Veteran Burials      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

  • Menard County Honor Book  An Honorary Roll of Those Who Took Part In the World War in Behalf of the Citizens of Menard County     (Source: DistantCousin.com)
  • Menard County honor book  an honorary roll of those who took part in the World War in behalf of the citizens of Menard County. Petersburg, Athens, Greenview, Tallula, Cantrall, Oakford, Atterbury, Fancy Prairie, Tice, Sweetwater in Illinois     (Source: Internet Archive)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Menard County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
  • WWI Draft Registration Cards      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War II

  • Army Casualties      (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)
  • Casualties      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • Menard County, Illinois  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)
  • World War II Army Enlistment Records  Created 6/1/2002 - 9/30/2002, documenting the period ca. 1938 - 1946     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)

Miscellaneous Data (11)

Newspaper Records

• Cataloged Titles      (Source: Illinois Newspaper Project)
• Chronicling America  Menard County     (Source: The Library of Congress)
• Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection  includes Express (Tallula, Illinois) 1895-1896 (Scattered issues)     (Source: University Library at University of Illinois at Urbana Champaign)
• Menard County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)
• Menard County Newspaper Articles      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Newspapers Published in Menard County      (Source: Illinois Newspaper Project)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Hurley Funeral Home  Havana, Illinois
• Illinois Obituary Project      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Menard County Obituaries      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Menard County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Mott & Henning Funeral Home  Athens, Illinois
• Obituary Index, Menard County, Illinois      (Source: Morgan Area Genealogical Association)
• West Central Illinois Obituary and Death Notice Collection      (Source: Genealogy Buff)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (10)

School Records and Histories

• History of Oakford High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• History of Petersburg High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• History of Tallula High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• A History of the High Schools in Petersburg      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)
• Petersburg Harris High School Basketball Team, 1934      (Source: Family Old Photos)
• Petersburg Harris High School Junior Class, 1934      (Source: Family Old Photos)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• Menard County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)

Societies

• Morgan Area Genealogical Association 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (180)

Tax Lists

• 1861 Menard County Delinquent Tax List From The Axis      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)
• 1889 Menard County Delinquent Tax List From the May 4, 1889 Petersburg Observer      (Source: Illinois Ancestors)
• Internal Revenue Assessment Lists  1862-1874     (Source: Family History Library)

Transportation and Industry (22)

Vital Records (13)

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