Menard County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Menard County

Parent County

 * 1839--Menard County was created 15 February 1839 from Sangamon County. County seat: Petersburg

Neighboring Counties

 * Cass
 * Logan
 * Mason
 * Sangamon

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 Menard County and links to the information for the individuals buried there.


 * Menard 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 Menard 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.

1840 Pensioners

 * A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. ; ; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, Menard County on page 187.]

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Menard 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 Menard County.


 * - 71st Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company G.
 * - 85th Regiment, Illinois Infantry

Birth Records

 * Menard County Birth Records November 1878 thru December 1887, courtesy: Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois

Marriage Records

 * Menard County Illinois Marriages 1926 - 1932 Groom Index, courtesy: Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois
 * Menard County Illinois Marriages 1926 - 1932 Bride Index, courtesy: Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois

Death Records

 * Menard County Death Records December 1877 thru April 1910, courtesy: Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois
 * Menard County, Illinois Death Certificates (incomplete, but very good), courtesy: Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois
 * WWII Deaths from Menard County, Illinois, courtesy: Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois
 * Menard County Patient Deaths at the Illinois State Hospital (1910s-1930s)

Web Sites

 * Menard County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Illinois Ancestors Presents Menard County Extensive Cemetery, Census, Church Photographs, Directory, Funeral Home, Local Histories, Maps, Military, Mortality Schedule, Obituary, Probate, Tax Lists, Vital Records, and Voting Records.
 * Menard County, Illinois Resources (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois). Birth, Cemetery, Census, Church Records, Death Records, Directories, Local History, Marriages, Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Records, and Voting Records
 * Menard County, Illinois Resources (Researching Your Roots in Central Illinois). Birth, Cemetery, Census, Church Records, Death Records, Directories, Local History, Marriages, Soldiers' and Sailors' Home Records, and Voting Records