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Projects

• The Central Illinois Region      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Cherie's Illinois Families  29,186 Individuals
• Illinois AHGP Sangamon County Page      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Macoupin & Sangamon County Illinois Genealogical Material 
• Sangamon County      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Sangamon County ILGenWeb      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Sangamon IL GenExchange      (Source: GenExchange)

Adjacent counties

• Cass County  to the northwest
• Christian County  to the southeast
• Logan County  to the northeast
• Macon County  to the east
• Macoupin County  to the south and southwest
• Menard County  to the north
• Montgomery County  to the south
• Morgan County  to the west

Bible Records

• Sangamon County Bibles      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)

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

Cemeteries (31)

Census Records and Indexes (23)

Church Records

• Quaker Records  includes Richland Monthly Meeting     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Court and Legal Records

• Sangamon County Guardianship Files  1825-1901     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Directories

• Bibliography of Auburn City Directories  City Directories of the United States of America
• Bibliography of Chatham City Directories  City Directories of the United States of America
• Bibliography of Sangamon County City Directories  City Directories of the United States of America
• Bibliography of Springfield City Directories  City Directories of the United States of America
• Sangamon Directory  1889     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Springfield, Illinois City Directory  1855     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Estate Records

• Guardian's Case Files  Index, 1825-1901     (Source: Illinois State Archives)
• Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index  1821-1885     (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Sangamon County Will & Estate Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)

Ethnic

• African American Coal Miner  Information Center
• Italian Genealogy and Culture  Dedicated to Family and Friends From the Town of Calascio (AQ), Italy
• Oral History of William B. Hubbard, 1900-1984  His experiences as an African American in the first half of the 20th century     (Source: University of Illinois at Springfield)
• Portuguese in Springfield 

History (55)

Immigration and Naturalization Records

• Naturalization Records  1862-1864     (Source: Sangamon County ILGenWeb)

Introduction and Guides

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

Land Records

• Family Maps of Sangamon County, IL      (Source: Arphax Publishing Co.)     ($)
• Land Patent Search      (Source: Bureau of Land Management, General Land Office)
• Sangamon County Land & Deed Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Sangamon County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Morgan, Sangamon Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Menard, Sangamon Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Christian, Sangamon Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. General Land Office Records, 1796-1907  Rock Island, Sangamon Counties     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Libraries, Museums, Archives (25)

Lookups

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards

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

• 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)

• IL-LONGNINE-L The ancestors and descendants of the "Long Nine", a group of legislators from Sangamon County that included Senators Archer G. Herndon and Job Fletcher and Representatives Abraham Lincoln, Ninian Wirt Edwards, John Dawson, Andrew McCormick, Dan Stone, William F. Elkin, and Robert L. Wilson. The name "The Long Nine" comes from the fact that these men averaged six feet in height and weighed over 200 pounds. Their efforts in the 1836-1838 legislative session were successful in moving the State capital from Vandalia to Springfield.

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

• ILSANGAM-L Sangamon County Genealogy

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

Maps and Gazetteers (50)

Military Records and Histories

• Sangamon County Military Records      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Sangamon County Pension Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)

• Civil War

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

• Revolutionary War

  • 1835 Revolutionary War Pensioners      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • Veteran Burials      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

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

• World War II

  • Army Casualties  Part 1 (Abbott-Organ)     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)
  • Army Casualties  Part 2 (Padget-Zake)     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)
  • Casualties      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • Sangamon County, Illinois  World War II Casualties, Army and Army Air Corps     (Source: AccessGenealogy)

Miscellaneous Data

• Illinois Poorhouse History 
• Illinois State Genealogical Quarterly Index 
• Migrations through Sangamon County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Sangamon County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Sangamon County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Springfield City Prison  1930 Index of Prisoners     (Source: Blacksheep Ancestors)

Newspaper Records

• Cataloged Titles      (Source: Illinois Newspaper Project)
• Sangamon County      (Source: Newspaper Abstracts)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records

• Daily Herald, Arlington Heights (3/7/1995-Current)  GenealogyBank     ($)
• Fox Valley Obituary Index      (Source: Genealogy Buff)
• Illinois Obituary Project      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Obituaries of Sangamon County      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Obituary Index  Individuals born in Sangamon County
• Sangamon County Obituaries      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• The State Journal-Register  Recent obituaries
• The State Journal-Register, Springfield      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The State Journal-Register, Springfield (7/5/1985-Current)  GenealogyBank     ($)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (13)

School Records and Histories

• Cathedral Boys High School Class of 1957, Springfield, Illinois      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• One hundred, twenty years of educational development in Springfield  included in Illinois Society, D.A.R. genealogy records, 1940-1941     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Schools of Sangamon County      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• Springfield Junior College  Class of 1960     (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Springfield Junior College, class of 1962      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)
• Springfield School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• The Three R's in Illiopolis      (Source: Illiopolis Business Association)
• Ursuline Academy, Class of 1960, Sangamon, IL      (Source: User-Contributed Databases at RootsWeb)

Societies (10)

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (864)

Tax Lists

• Sangamon County Tax Lists      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Sangamon County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Chatham Railroad Museum 
• The Covered Bridges of Sangamon County      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
• The Edwards Trace  Historical Marker     (Source: Illinois State Historical Society)
• Extant Illinois Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• Geology of Sangamon County  1912     (Source: Google Book Search)
• Illiopolis and the Wabash Railroad      (Source: Illiopolis Business Association)
• Sangamon County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)
• Springfield Aviation Company Collection      (Source: Illinois Digital Archives)

Vital Records (12)

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