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 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage 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

1916-1947 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

Index, death records, Knox County, Illinois 1878 through 1910 FamilySearch Library

Knox County, Illinois death records, 1877-1900; index, 1878-1935 FamilySearch Library

Altona Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization record, 1856-1906 ; naturalization index cards, 1800-1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, Knox County, Illinois 1856-1861 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization, record of declaration of intention, Knox County, Illinois : January 1907-April 1912; volume one, numbers 1-300 FamilySearch Library

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

Altona Land Records

Deed records, 1818-1886 FamilySearch Library

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

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

Knox County, Illinois marriage certificates, 1830-1922 FamilySearch Library

Altona Newspapers and Obituaries

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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