Colfax Genealogy (in McLean County, IL)

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


Colfax Cemetery Records

Antioch Cemetery Find a Grave online

Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

Immanuel Lutheran Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Colfax Death Records

Obituaries / years 1844 to 1899 / copied by Mrs. Robert C. Richards Sr. Central Illinois individual obituaries : born in 1800s / compiled by Ann Crooker St. Clair Chapter, DAR. Obituaries copied from the Colfax press : printed at Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, April 11, 1890 - December 28, 1900 / Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter. Obituaries of those born in 1800's with Warren County ties / Mildred Warner Washington Chapter. WorldCat

Obituaries April 11, 1890 - December 28, 1900 Colfax, McLean County, Illinois WorldCat

Colfax Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, August 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, February 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, May 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, October 1893 Library of Congress online

Colfax Newspapers and Obituaries

Colfax Leader 1890-1897 Newspapers.com online

Colfax Press 1897-1934 Newspapers.com online

Colfax Press 1966-1969 Newspapers.com online

Eastern McLean County News the Colfax Press 1935-1936 Newspapers.com online

Eastern Mclean County News 1934-1935 Newspapers.com online

Obituaries / years 1844 to 1899 / copied by Mrs. Robert C. Richards Sr. Central Illinois individual obituaries : born in 1800s / compiled by Ann Crooker St. Clair Chapter, DAR. Obituaries copied from the Colfax press : printed at Colfax, McLean County, Illinois, April 11, 1890 - December 28, 1900 / Letitia Green Stevenson Chapter. Obituaries of those born in 1800's with Warren County ties / Mildred Warner Washington Chapter. WorldCat

Obituaries April 11, 1890 - December 28, 1900 Colfax, McLean County, Illinois WorldCat

Offline Newspapers for Colfax

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.

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 School Records

Octavia High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 Classmates online

Octavia High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Octavia High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Ridgeview High School yearbook, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2010, 2012 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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