Illinois, Monroe County, Deed Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

United States

What is in This Collection?
This collection contains digital images of deed (conveyance) books from Monroe County, Illinois from 1816-1900.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:
 * Name of Grantee
 * Name of Grantor
 * Description of Land
 * Date of purchase or sale

How Do I Search This Collection?
Before searching this collection, it is helpful to know:
 * Name of the person
 * Approximate date of the event

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I Found the Person I Was Looking For, What Now?

 * Add any new information to your records
 * If available, check the image for additional information
 * Analyze the entry to see if it provides additional clues to find other records of the person or their family

I Can’t Find the Person I’m Looking For, What Now?

 * Try searching by surname only
 * The person may be recorded with an abbreviated or variant form of their name
 * Remember that spelling was generally not standardized until the early part of the 20th century

Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in Monroe County, Illinois.
 * Illinois Guided Research
 * Illinois Record Finder
 * Illinois Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Illinois Research, 1880-Present

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FamilySearch Catalog

 * index edited by Randolph County Genealogical Society, Chester, Illinois ; index originally prepared by Thelma B. Campbell ; [many hours of copying, proof-reading, comparisons, computer typing and indexing by Carrol Geerling. ''Index to the Combined history of Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties of Illinois : originally published by J.M. McDonough, Philadelphia, 1883
 * Conveyance records, 1816-1900
 * Swampland record, 1854-1870
 * transcribed by Phyllis K. Veath. Monroe Co., Illinois deed index : books A, B, C, D 1816-1840. Evansville, Illinois : P.K. Veath, 2001. FHL 977.391 R22v

FamilySearch Historical Records

 * United States Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1800-c. 1955

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * Combined history of Randolph, Monroe and Perry counties, Illinois... : and biographical sketches of some of their prominent men and pioneers. Philadelphia : J. L. McDonough, 1883

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