Crystal Lake Genealogy (in McHenry County, IL)

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Crystal Lake Birth Records

Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health

Index to register of births and birth records, 1878-1902 FamilySearch Library

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 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

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 Death Records

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Death records and index, 1878-1909 FamilySearch Library

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

Crystal Lake Immigration Records

Declarations of intentions index, 1851-1872 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

McHenry County, Illinois declarations of intent, September 1851-September 1906 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization papers, 1851-1955 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization papers, 1858-1929 FamilySearch Library

Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 Ancestry online

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

Crystal Lake Land Records

Index to deeds, 1841-1901; deeds, 1845-1871 FamilySearch Library

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

1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

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

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Marriage registers & returns, 1837-1923 FamilySearch Library

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 Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Crystal Lake School Records

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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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