Monroe County, Illinois Genealogy

United States &gt; Illinois &gt; Monroe County

Parent County

 * 1816--Monroe County was created 6 January 1816 from Randolph and St. Clair Counties. County seat:  Waterloo

Neighboring Counties

 * Jefferson County, Missouri
 * Randolph
 * Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri
 * St. Louis County, Missouri
 * St. Clair

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 records 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 Monroe County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Monroe 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 records of cemeteries in Monroe County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Monroe 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.

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Monroe County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)