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

How Do I Analyze the Results?
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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 research 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. FS Library 977.391 R22v
 * Circuit Court, Naturalization records, 1854-1906
 * (Probate) Estate files, 1820-1885
 * Index to estates, 1845-1885

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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