Colfax Genealogy (in McLean County, IL)
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Colfax Birth Records
Birth index cards, 1860-1900 FamilySearch Library
Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
McLean County birth records, 1860-1899 FamilySearch Library
Register of births, 1877-1902 FamilySearch Library
Colfax Cemetery Records
Antioch Cemetery Find a Grave 
Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave
Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Billion Graves
Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave
Colfax Census Records
1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry
1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Colfax Death Records
1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry
Central Illinois death notices, 1848-1870 FamilySearch Library
Central Illinois obituaries 1848-1870 FamilySearch Library
Central Illinois obituaries, 1871-1880 Genealogy Gophers
Death index cards, 1878-1899 FamilySearch Library
Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage
Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage
Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry
Obituaries April 11, 1890 - December 28, 1900 Colfax, McLean County, Illinois WorldCat
Register of deaths, 1878-1900 FamilySearch Library
Colfax Immigration Records
Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry
Naturalization abstracts, McLean County, Illinois, 1853-1955 FamilySearch Library
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes McLean County, IL) MyHeritage
Colfax Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, August 1899 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, February 1914 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, May 1906 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, October 1893 Library of Congress
Colfax Marriage Records
1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry
1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry
Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage
Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry
Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry
Marriage record, 1831-1912 FamilySearch Library
Colfax Military Records
Central Illinois obituaries, 1871-1880 Genealogy Gophers
Colfax Newspapers and Obituaries
Central Illinois obituaries 1848-1870 FamilySearch Library
Obituaries April 11, 1890 - December 28, 1900 Colfax, McLean County, Illinois WorldCat
Offline Newspapers for ColfaxAccording 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. Colfax Leader. (Colfax, Ill.) 1889-1897 Colfax Press. (Colfax, Ill.) 1897-1934 Colfax Press. (Colfax, Ill.) 1936-1991 Eastern Mclean County News the Colfax Press. (Colfax, Ill.) 1935-1936 Eastern Mclean County News. (Colfax, Ill.) 1934-1935 Ridgeview Review. (Colfax, Ill.) 1992-Current |
Colfax Probate Records
McLean County Probate Record Index (1834-1934) Illinois State Archive
McLean County Will Record Index (1838-1940) Illinois State Archive
Colfax School Records
Ridgeview High School yearbook, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2012 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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