Riverton Genealogy (in Sangamon County, IL)

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


Riverton Birth Records

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

Sangamon County Illinois birth record index FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois birth register index cards, 1910-1914, 1915 (only 2), 1916 (2), 1921 (1), 1923 (1) FamilySearch Library

Riverton Cemetery Records

Ladysmith Cemetery Find a Grave online

Martin Cemetery Find a Grave online

Taylor Cemetery Find a Grave online

Riverton 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

Riverton Church Records

Church records, 1913-1933 (Riverton Methodist Episcopal Church (Riverton, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Records of St. James Parish, Birth 1878-1925; Baptism 1878-1907; Combination Reg. 1907-1985; Marriage 1878-1929 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Riverton Death Records

1861-1896 index of obituaries FamilySearch Library

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

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

Sangamon County, Illinois physician's certificate of death, 1878-1890 FamilySearch Library

Riverton Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalizations - declarations of intent, Sangamon County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois naturalization records, 1874-1906 FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois, naturalization records, 1862-1864 FamilySearch Library

Riverton Land Records

1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records Ancestry online

Deed records, 1822-1917 ; index, 1824-1902 FamilySearch Library

Deed records, 1827-1900 ; indexes 1822-1844 FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois deed & misc. record index, 1822-1832 FamilySearch Library

Riverton Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Riverton, Sangamon County, Illinois, August 1917 Library of Congress online

Riverton 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

Records of St. James Parish, Birth 1878-1925; Baptism 1878-1907; Combination Reg. 1907-1985; Marriage 1878-1929 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Sangamon County, Illinois marriage applications, 1879-1881, 1886-1889 FamilySearch Library

Riverton Newspapers and Obituaries

1861-1896 index of obituaries FamilySearch Library

Riverton News 1877-1877 Newspapers.com online

Riverton Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Sangamon County Guardian's Case Files Index (1825-1901) Illinois State Archive online

Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index (1821-1906) Illinois State Archive online

Riverton School Records

Riverton High School - Hawk Yearbook (Riverton, IL), 1958 E Yearbook online

Riverton High School yearbook, 1958, 1972, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Riverton High School yearbook, 1958, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 Classmates online

Riverton High School yearbook, 1958, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1987, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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