Altona Genealogy (in Knox County, IL)

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


Altona Birth Records

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

Altona Cemetery Records

Altona Cemetery Find a Grave online

Altona Cemetery Billion Graves online

Walnut Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Altona Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Altona Church Records

Immanuel Evangelical Lutheran Church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Altona Death Records

1916-1950 Illinois Deaths MyHeritage online

Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Ancestry 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

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Altona Histories and Genealogies

FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage online

MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage online

Altona Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Knox County, IL) MyHeritage online

Altona Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Altona, Knox County, Illinois, April 1928 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Altona, Knox County, Illinois, January 1886 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Altona, Knox County, Illinois, July 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Altona, Knox County, Illinois, March 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Altona, Knox County, Illinois, September 1910 Library of Congress online

Altona Marriage Records

1763-1900 Illinois Marriages MyHeritage online

Illinois County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Altona Newspapers and Obituaries

United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage online

Offline Newspapers for Altona

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.

Altona Mirror. (Altona, Ill.) 1868-1870

Altona Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online


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