Arcola Genealogy (in Douglas County, IL)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Arcola are also found through the Douglas County and Illinois pages.


Arcola Birth Records

Births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1980 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Arcola Cemetery Records

Arcola Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Arcola Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Arcola Cemetery Illinois Gravestones online

Arcola Township Cemetery Find a Grave online

Campbell Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Gardner Cemetery Find a Grave online

Arcola Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Arcola Township, Illinois LDS Genealogy online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Arcola Church Records

Parish records of St. Paul German Evangelical Church, Arcola, Illinois, 1867-1935 WorldCat

Records of St. John the Baptist Parish, 1872-1934 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. John the Baptist Parish, 1927-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Paul's Evangelical Lutheran Church, Arcola, Illinois, 1868-1930. WorldCat

Arcola Death Records

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1980 FamilySearch Library

Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage online

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage online

Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry online

Arcola Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1860-1906 FamilySearch Library

Arcola Land Records

Deed records,1856-1891; indexes, 1839-1910 FamilySearch Library

Arcola Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois, February 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois, June 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois, March 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois, November 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Arcola, Douglas County, Illinois, September 1907 Library of Congress online

Arcola Marriage Records

1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths, 1857-1980 FamilySearch Library

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Arcola Newspapers and Obituaries

Arcola Record 1896-1896 Byron Public Library online

Arcola Record 1896-1896 Byron Library online

Nostalgic Newman News, 1880-1980 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Arcola

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Arcola Arcolian. (Arcola, Douglas County, Ill.) 1910s-1914

Weekly Arcolian. (Arcola, Douglas County, Ill.) 1890s-1910s

Arcola Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Arcola School Records

Arcola High School - Torch Yearbook (Arcola, IL), 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 E Yearbook online

Arcola High School yearbook, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Arcola High School yearbook, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Arcola High School yearbook, 1950, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1993, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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