Cairo Genealogy (in Alexander County, IL)

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Cairo Birth Records

Birth records, 1878-1915 FamilySearch Library

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

Cairo Cemetery Records

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX (Soldiers Buried in Cairo and Mound City (African-American) & Quincy, Illinois) Ancestry online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX (Soldiers Buried in Cairo and Mound City, Illinois) Ancestry online

Cairo Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry 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

Cairo Church Records

100 years of progress, 1856-1956, First Presbyterian Church, Cairo, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Christenings, 1840-1858, and deaths, 1860-1874, of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Parish in Cairo, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1863-1910 (First United Methodist Church (Cairo, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Alexander County, Cairo, St. Columba Parish, church records, 1930-1950 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Alexander County, Cairo, St. Joseph Parish, church records, 1871-1956 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Alexander County., Cairo, St. Patrick Parish, church records, 1840-1956 FamilySearch Library

Cairo City Directories

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Cairo (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library

Cairo City Directory 1915 MyHeritage online

Cairo City Directory 1922 MyHeritage online

Cairo city directory FamilySearch Library

Cairo, IL 1904-1923 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Cairo, Illinois, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cairo, Illinois, City Directory, 1915 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Cairo, Illinois, City Directory, 1922 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Wiggins and Weaver's Ohio River directory for 1871-1872 : embracing a full alphabetical record of the names of the inhabitants, and business directories of Wheeling, Parkersburg, Marietta, Pomeroy, Gallipolis, Ironton, Portsmouth, Ripley, Bellaire, Bridgeport, Harmar, Middleport, Martins Ferry, Maysville, Owensboro, Paducah, Lawrenceburg, Aurora, Madison, Cairo, Chester, Cape Girardeau FamilySearch Library

Cairo Death Records

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1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Alexander County, Illinois death records, v. 1-3, 1879-1917 FamilySearch Library

Christenings, 1840-1858, and deaths, 1860-1874, of St. Patrick's Roman Catholic Parish in Cairo, Illinois 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

Obituaries and Death Notices from Cairo, Illinois, Newspapers, 1848-1909, 1912 & 1918 Darrel Dexter online

Cairo Histories and Genealogies

A History of the City of Cairo, Illinois Internet Archive online

A history of the city of Cairo, Illinois Ancestry online

A history of the city of Cairo, Illinois, with maps and illustrations FamilySearch Library

A history of the city of Cairo, Illinois, with maps and illustrations Genealogy Gophers online

The Past, Present and Future of the City of Cairo in North America: with reports, estimates and statistics Internet Archive online

Cairo Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Record of declarations of intention, 1910, 1921-1929; list (index) to 1941 FamilySearch Library

Cairo Map Records

Cairo, 1867, Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Cairo, 1888, Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Map of Cairo, Il[linois] 1867. Library of Congress online

Perspective map of the city of Cairo, Ill. 1888. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, January 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, July 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, July 1949 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, November 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, November 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, October 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Cairo, Alexander County, Illinois, September 1896 Library of Congress online

Cairo Marriage Records

1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1819-1918 FamilySearch Library

Cairo Military Records

History of the 12th Regiment, Illinois Infantry Volunteers : Otherwise Known As the "Hundred and Two Dozen," from August, 1862 Ancestry online

Pension (military) claim book, 1889-1904 FamilySearch Library

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX (Soldiers Buried in Cairo and Mound City (African-American) & Quincy, Illinois) Ancestry online

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. IX (Soldiers Buried in Cairo and Mound City, Illinois) Ancestry online

Cairo Miscellaneous Records

Report of Capt. Henry C. Long on the Condition and Prospects of the City of Cairo Internet Archive online

Cairo Newspapers and Obituaries

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Cairo Bulletin 1868-1884 Newspapers.com online

Cairo Bulletin 1904-1915 Newspapers.com online

Cairo Bulletin, 1872-1915 Newspaper Archive online

Cairo Bulletin, The (Illinois/United States) 21 December 1868 to 28 December 1922 Elephind online

Cairo Bulletin, The (Illinois/United States) [Cairo, Ill.] 15 November 1872 to 1 May 1878 Elephind online

Cairo Daily Bulletin, The (Illinois/United States) [Cairo, Ill.] 29 March 1870 to 14 November 1872 Elephind online

Cairo Evening Bulletin, The (Illinois/United States) [Cairo, Ill.] 21 December 1868 to 26 March 1870 Elephind online

Cairo Evening Times 1865-1865 Newspapers.com online

Cairo Evening Times, 1865 Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections online

Cairo Evening Times, 1865-1865 Newspaper Archive online

Cairo bulletin (Cairo, Ill.) (from Jan. 1, 1904 to Feb. 2, 1915) MyHeritage online

Cairo bulletin (Cairo, Ill.) (from Nov. 15, 1872 to May 1, 1878) MyHeritage online

Cairo bulletin 11/15/1872 to 05/01/1878 and 01/01/1904 to 02/02/1915 Genealogy Bank online

Cairo daily bulletin (Cairo, Ill.) (from March 29, 1870 to Nov. 14, 1872) MyHeritage online

Cairo daily bulletin 03/29/1870 to 11/14/1872 Genealogy Bank online

Cairo evening bulletin (Cairo, Ill.) (from Dec. 21, 1868 to March 26, 1870) MyHeritage online

Cairo evening bulletin 12/21/1868 to 03/26/1870 Genealogy Bank online

Cairo evening times (Cairo, Ill.) (from Sept. 1, 1865 to Nov. 28, 1865) MyHeritage online

Cairo evening times 09/01/1865 to 11/28/1865 Genealogy Bank online

Cairo evening times. (Cairo, Ill.) (from Sept. 1, 1865 to Nov. 28, 1865) Chronicling America online

Daily Cairo Bulletin, The (Illinois/United States) [Cairo, Ill.] 2 May 1878 to 31 December 1884 Elephind online

Daily Cairo bulletin 05/02/1878 to 12/31/1884 Genealogy Bank online

Daily cairo bulletin (cairo, ill.) (from may 2, 1878 to dec. 31, 1884) MyHeritage online

Obituaries and Death Notices from Cairo, Illinois, Newspapers, 1848-1909, 1912 & 1918 Darrel Dexter online

The Cairo Bulletin, 21 December 1868 to 28 December 1922 Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections online

The Cairo Daily Bulletin, 1870-1884 Newspaper Archive online

The Cairo Evening Bulletin, 1868-1870 Newspaper Archive online

The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) (from Jan. 1, 1904 to Feb. 2, 1915) Chronicling America online

The Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) (from Nov. 15, 1872 to May 1, 1878) Chronicling America online

The Cairo daily bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) (from March 29, 1870 to Nov. 14, 1872) Chronicling America online

The Cairo evening bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) (from Dec. 21, 1868 to March 26, 1870) Chronicling America online

The daily Cairo bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) (from May 2, 1878 to Dec. 31, 1884) Chronicling America online

daily Cairo bulletin 1883-1883 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Cairo

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.

Cairo Argus and Mound City Journal. (Cairo, Ill. ;) 1875-1876

Cairo Bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870s-1870s

Cairo Bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1878

Cairo Citizen. (Cairo, Ill.) 1885-1886

Cairo Citizen. (Cairo, Ill.) 1986-Current

Cairo City Gazette. (City of Cairo, Ill.) 1840s-1860s

Cairo City Times. (Cairo, Ill.) 1854-1855

Cairo Commercial. (Cairo, Ill.) 1872-1873

Cairo Daily Bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1872

Cairo Daily Democrat. (Cairo, Ill.) 1863-1866

Cairo Delta. (Cairo, Ill.) 1848-1849

Cairo Democrat. (Cairo [Ill.]) 1866-1868

Cairo Evening Bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1868-1870

Cairo Evening Citizen and Cairo Bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1928-1941

Cairo Evening Citizen. (Cairo, Ill.) 1910-1928

Cairo Evening Citizen. (Cairo, Ill.) 1941-1986

Cairo Evening Sun. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870s-1870s

Cairo Evening Sun. (Cairo, Ill.) 1871-1880

Cairo Evening Times. (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1866

Cairo Herald. (Cairo, Ill.) 1915-1919

Cairo Journal. (Cairo [Ill.]) 1857-1840s

Cairo Monday Democrat. (Cairo, Ill.) 1860s-1865

Cairo Weekly Bulletin. (Cairo, Ill.) 1869-1870s

Cairo Weekly Democrat. (Cairo, Ill.) 1860s-1860s

Cairo Weekly News. (Cairo, Ill.) 1880-1881

Citizen. (Cairo, Ill.) 1886-1916

Egyptian Sun. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870-1870s

Evening Citizen. (Cairo, Ill.) 1899-1910

Monday Democrat. (Cairo, Ill.) 1865-1860s

Radical Republican. (Cairo, Ill.) 1878-1880

Sun and Commercial. (Cairo, Ill.) 1870s-1878

War Eagle. (Cairo, Ill.) 1864-1865

Weekly Egyptian. (Cairo, Ill.) 1857-1840s

Cairo Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Cairo School Records

Cairo High School - Egypti Yearbook (Cairo, IL), 1957, 1959, 1972 E Yearbook online

Cairo High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Cairo High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1983 Classmates online

Cairo High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1980, 1983 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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