Columbus Genealogy (in Adams County, IL)
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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Columbus are also found through the Adams County and Illinois pages.
Columbus Birth Records
Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Columbus Cemetery Records
Columbus Cemetery Find a Grave 
Hufnagel Cemetery Find a Grave
Mount Pleasant Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Joseph Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave
Columbus Census Records
1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry
1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Colombus Township, Illinois LDS Genealogy
Federal Census of 1940, Columbus, Illinois LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Columbus Church Records
Church records, 1857-1974 (Columbus Christian Church (Columbus, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
Columbus Death Records
1916-1950 Illinois Deaths MyHeritage
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Ancestry
Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage
Illinois, Adams County, Card Index to Deaths, 1877-1990 Family Search
Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois, Mildred Hooper Obituary Collection, ca. 1959-1981 Family Search
Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Columbus Histories and Genealogies
FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage
MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage
Columbus Immigration Records
Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry
Columbus Marriage Records
1763-1900 Illinois Marriages MyHeritage
Illinois County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 Ancestry
Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920 Ancestry
Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry
Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry
Columbus Newspapers and Obituaries
Illinois, Mildred Hooper Obituary Collection, ca. 1959-1981 Family Search
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Offline Newspapers for ColumbusAccording 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. Columbus Herald. (Columbus, Randolph County, Ill.) 1839-1840 |
Columbus School Records
School register, 1898-1904 FamilySearch Library
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