Alexander County, Illinois Genealogy


 * This article is about a southern Illinois county. For other uses, see Alexander.

United States Illinois  Alexander County

Parent County
1819--Alexander County was created 4 March 1819 from Johnson County. County seat: Cairo

Boundary Changes
Present area, or parts of it, formerly included in: Union (1818–1819) Johnson (1812–1818) Randolph (1795–1812) St. Clair (1790–1795)

Neighboring Counties

 * Ballard County, Kentucky
 * Cape Girardeau County, Missouri
 * Mississippi County, Missouri
 * Pulaski
 * Scott County, Missouri
 * Union

African American
The following have information concerning African American research.


 * African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records


 * Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
 * African-American Resources for Illinois

Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


 * Find A Grave also gives a list of cemeteries in Alexander County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Alexander Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county.


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Alexander County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Census
For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Alexander County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Alexander County.


 * - 58th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, I and K.

Web Sites

 * USGenWeb project. May have maps, name indexes, history or other information for this county. Select the state, then the county.
 * Alexander County, IllinoisGenealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Alexander County, IllinoisGenealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)