Pulaski County, Illinois Genealogy

United States &gt; Illinois &gt; Pulaski County

Parent County

 * 1843--Pulaski County was created 3 March 1843 from Johnson County. County seat:  Mound City

Record Loss
November 22, 1879 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research
 * http://blogs.ancestry.com/circle/?p=2424

Neighboring Counties

 * Alexander
 * Ballard County, Kentucky
 * Johnson
 * Massac
 * McCracken County, Kentucky
 * 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. Local volunteers through Random Acts of Genealogical Kindness may take photographs of headstones found in county cemeteries.


 * 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 Pulaski County and links to the information for the individuals buried there,


 * Pulaski 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 Pulaski County. Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Pulaski 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.

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Mound

Web Sites

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