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Projects

• Illinois AHGP Williamson County Page      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Our Place: Williamson County, Illinois      (Source: The American History and Genealogy Project)
• Williamson Co IL      (Source: USGenWeb)
• Williamson County Illinois Trails History & Genealogy      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

Adjacent counties

• Franklin County  to the north
• Jackson County  to the west
• Johnson County  to the south
• Pope County  to the southeast
• Saline County  to the east
• Union County  to the south and southwest

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

• Historical souvenir of Williamson County, Illinois  1905     (Source: Internet Archive)
• History of Gallatin, Saline, Hamilton, Franklin and Williamson counties, Illinois, from the earliest time to the present      (Source: Internet Archive)
• A history of southern Illinois  A narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests, Vol. 3     (Source: Online Collections at BYU)
• A history of southern Illinois  A narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests (Volume 2)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• A history of southern Illinois  A narrative account of its historical progress, its people, and its principal interests (Volume 3)     (Source: Internet Archive)
• Marion GEDCOM Index 
• Williamson County Biography Bibliography      (Source: WorldCat)
• Williamson County GEDCOM Index 

Cemeteries (11)

Census Records and Indexes (18)

Court and Legal Records

• Complete history of southern Illinois' gang war      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Livingston's Law Register, 1851  Williamson County Lawyers     (Source: Google Book Search)

DNA Project

• Williamson County, Illinois DNA Project      (Source: Family Tree DNA)

Estate Records

• The Administrator's Journal of Accounts 1852-1860 (PDF)      (Source: Williamson County Historical Society)

Ethnic

• African American Coal Miner  Information Center
• The immigrant and coal mining communities of Illinois      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Oral History of Lodge Grant, b. 1903  Includes discussion of conditions for African Americans     (Source: University of Illinois at Springfield)

History (43)

Introduction and Guides

• Cyndi's List of Illinois locality links      (Source: Cyndi's List of Genealogy Sites on the Internet)
• Williamson County      (Source: Histopolis Collaborative Genealogy & History)
• Williamson County      (Source: CinnamonToast Genealogy)
• Williamson County Illinois Genealogy  Resources for Family History Research     (Source: Kindred Trails)
• Williamson County Records      (Source: The Records Project)
• Williamson County Resources      (Source: RootsWeb)
• Williamson Genealogy      (Source: GenDir)

Land Records

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

Libraries, Museums, Archives (12)

Lookups

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

Mailing Lists and Message Boards (17)

Maps and Gazetteers (20)

Military Records and Histories

• List of Pensioners on the Roll January 1, 1883      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Williamson County Military Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)

• Civil War

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

• Revolutionary War

  • Veteran Burials      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)

• World War I

  • Williamson County, Illinois, in the World War      (Source: Internet Archive)
  • World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918  Williamson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

• World War II

  • Army Casualties  Part 1 (Alexander-Oneal)     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)
  • Army Casualties  Part 2 (Overbey-Zucca)     (Source: U. S. National Archives & Records Administration)
  • Casualties      (Source: Genealogy Trails History Group)
  • Williamson 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 Williamson County      (Source: MIGRATIONS.org)
• Williamson County Miscellaneous Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Williamson County Public Records Links      (Source: Free Public Records Directory)
• Williamson County Records      (Source: Find County Records)
• Williamson County, Illinois Books  Obituaries, Wills, Court Records, Directories, etc.     ($)

Newspaper Records

• Cataloged Titles      (Source: Illinois Newspaper Project)
• Daily Journal, Herrin  1918, 1943, 1945, 1949 and 1951     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Newspapers Published in Williamson County      (Source: Illinois Newspaper Project)
• The Williamson County Poor Farm (PDF)      (Source: Williamson County Historical Society)

Obituaries and Funeral Home Records (13)

Photographs, Postcards, Historical Images (20)

School Records and Histories

• Herrin School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• History of Cambria High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• History of Colp (Herrin Township) High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• History of Creal Springs High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• History of Herrin Catholic High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• History of Hurst-Bush High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• History of Stiritz High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• History of Stonefort High School      (Source: Illinois High School Glory Days)
• Marion School Yearbooks      (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)

Slaves, slave owners, and slavery in general - information

• Williamson County      (Source: Sankofagen Wiki)

Societies

• The Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois 
• Pvt Spince Blankenship Camp 1802, Marion      (Source: Sons of Confederate Veterans)
• Williamson County Historical Society 
• Williamson County Historical Society 

Surnames Web sites, obituaries, biographies, and other material specific to a surname (307)

Tax Lists

• Tax Lists      (Source: Williamson County Historical Society)

Transportation and Industry

• Building histories of Williamson County      (Source: Philadelphia Architects and Buildings Project)
• Directory of Coal Mines in Illinois  Williamson County
• Extant Illinois Railroad/Railway Structures      (Source: Railroad Station Historical Society)
• The immigrant and coal mining communities of Illinois      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Official register of legally qualified physicians, 1912      (Source: Internet Archive)
• Patents  Williamson County, Illinois     (Source: Google Patents)
• Seven Stranded Coal Towns  West Frankfort, Zeigler, Carrier Mills, Eldorado, Bush, Herrin, and Johnston City, Illinois     (Source: Illinois Digital Archives)
• Williamson County Bridges      (Source: Historic Bridges of the United States)

Vital Records

• Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860  includes Williamson County, 1839 - 1850     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• U.S. Federal Census Mortality Schedules, 1850-1880  Williamson County     (Source: Explore Ancestry for free)     ($)
• Williamson County Death Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Williamson County Marriage Records      (Source: USGenWeb Illinois Archives)
• Williamson County Vital Records Office      (Source: Vital Records Information for the United States)

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