Crystal Lake Genealogy (in McHenry County, IL)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Crystal Lake are also found through the McHenry County and Illinois pages.


Crystal Lake Cemetery Records

Crystal Lake Cemetery Billion Graves online

Crystal Lake Cemetery Illinois Gravestones online

Crystal Lake Memorial Park Billion Graves online

Lake Avenue Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ridgefield Cemetery Billion Graves online

Spicer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Union Cemetery Billion Graves online

Crystal Lake Church Records

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

First Congregational Church, Crystal Lake, Illinois. Volume II, Minutes 1929-1965, church register, index. WorldCat

Crystal Lake Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, April 1936 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, April 1955 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, December 1921 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, February 1905 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, July 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, June 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Crystal Lake, McHenry County, Illinois, June 1929 Library of Congress online

Crystal Lake Marriage Records

First Congregational Church, Crystal Lake, Illinois. Volume II, Minutes 1929-1965, church register, index. WorldCat

Crystal Lake Newspapers and Obituaries

Business Journal 02/28/2006 to 02/11/2017 Genealogy Bank online

ChicagoBaseball365 04/28/2012 to 06/24/2012 Genealogy Bank online

ChicagoFootball365 10/28/2009 to 09/14/2011 Genealogy Bank online

Herald 1875-1985 Newspapers.com online

McHenry County Sports 02/28/2006 to 12/13/2013 Genealogy Bank online

Northwest Herald 01/01/2005 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Offline Newspapers for Crystal Lake

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.

Crystal Lake Herald. (North Crystal Lake [Crystal Lake], Ill.) 1908-1978

Crystal Lake Morning Herald. (Crystal Lake, Ill.) 1981-1984

Daily Crystal Lake Herald. (Crystal Lake, Ill.) 1978-1981

Herald. ([Crystal Lake, Ill.]) 1984-1985

Northwest Herald. (Crystal Lake, Ill.) 1985-Current

Crystal Lake School Records

Crystal Lake Central High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Crystal Lake Central High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001 Classmates online

Crystal Lake Central High School yearbooks, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Crystal Lake High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (Crystal Lake, IL), 1958, 1959, 1970 E Yearbook online

Crystal Lake High School yearbook, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Crystal Lake South High School yearbook, 1975, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Crystal Lake South High School yearbook, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Crystal Lake South High School yearbook, 1975, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Prairie Ridge High School yearbook, 2004 Classmates online

Prairie Ridge High School yearbook, 2004 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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