Des Plaines Genealogy (in Cook County, IL)

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Des Plaines Birth Records

1871-1922 Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index Ancestry online

1916-1935 Cook County, Illinois Birth Index Ancestry online

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

Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915 Family Search online

Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949 Family Search online

Registers of births outside of the city [Chicago], 1878-1894 FamilySearch Library

Des Plaines Cemetery Records

All Saints Catholic Cemetery & Mausoleum Billion Graves online

All Saints Catholic Cemetery and Mausoleum Find a Grave online

All Saints Cemetery Interment online

All Saints Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Interment online

Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery Find a Grave online

Immanuel Lutheran Cemetery aka Des Plaines Cemetery Billion Graves online

Inscriptions : from the cemetery located on Rand Road at Seegers Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Inscriptions from the cemetery located on Rand Road at Seegers Rd., Des Plaines, Illinois : affiliated with Emmanuel Lutheran Church, Des Plaines, Illinois WorldCat

Interment records, ca. 1925-1987 FamilySearch Library

Mormon graves in Cook County : Des Plaines, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Ridgewood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ridgewood Cemetery Interment online

Ridgewood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Mary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Mary's Cemetery, Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Des Plaines 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

Des Plaines Church Records

Baptisms, marriages, 1900-1915; deaths, 1898-1910; communions, 1900-1903 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Des Plaines, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Congregational centennial, 1869-1969 : a one hundred year history of the First Congregational Church of Des Plaines, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Des Plaines City Directories

Park Ridge (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library

Des Plaines Death Records

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1878-1922 Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index Ancestry online

1908-1988 Cook County, Illinois Death Index Ancestry online

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Baptisms, marriages, 1900-1915; deaths, 1898-1910; communions, 1900-1903 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Des Plaines, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872-1911 Illinois State Archive online

Cook County, Illinois coroners' inquest records, Dec. 1872-Nov. 1911 FamilySearch Library

Cook County, Illinois death certificates, 1878-1909, 1916-1922 FamilySearch Library

Cook County, Illinois, Marriage and Death Indexes (marriages in newspapers 1833-1871, deaths in newspapers 1856-1889) Ancestry online

Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage online

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage online

Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1998 Family Search online

Illinois, Cook County, Obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 Family Search online

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

Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry online

Southern Cook County, Illinois (primarily) obituaries, 1977-1992, from the Chicago Heights star FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois Miscellaneous Obituaries, Ca. 1936-1993, and Funeral Cards, Ca. 1951-1964 : from Various Newspapers FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 FamilySearch Library

Des Plaines Histories and Genealogies

Centi-Quad-O-Rama Ancestry online

Des Plaines : born of the tallgrass prairie FamilySearch Library

Des Plaines Area History Illinois Digital Archives online

History of Riverview, Illinois from 1983 editions of the Suburban times FamilySearch Library

Des Plaines Immigration Records

Cook County, Illinois declarations of intention, 1871-1903 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1871-1906 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1874-1906 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1874-1929; indexes, 1871-1929 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1906-1929 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 MyHeritage online

Indexes to naturalization records FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions and records, 1906-1929 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1871-1925; indexes, 1871-1912 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1874-1903 FamilySearch Library

Northern District, Illinois, Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 Ancestry online

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 Cook County, IL) MyHeritage online

Des Plaines Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Des Plaines, Cook County, Illinois, 1956 Library of Congress online

Des Plaines Marriage Records

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1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Baptisms, marriages, 1900-1915; deaths, 1898-1910; communions, 1900-1903 (Catholic Church. St. Mary (Des Plaines, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942 Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois, Marriage and Death Indexes (marriages in newspapers 1833-1871, deaths in newspapers 1856-1889) Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968 Family Search online

Indexes To Marriages, Ca. 1906-April 1941, 1950, 1992-1993, and Marriage Anniversaries, 1906-1993 in the Chicago Heights Star FamilySearch Library

Marriage licenses, 1871-1920; index, 1871-1916 FamilySearch Library

Des Plaines Newspapers and Obituaries

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Births as published in Paddock publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois : including the communities of Arlington Heights, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Itasca, Lake Zurich, Mt. Prospect, Palatine, Roselle, S. Barrington, Schermerville, W. Maine 1900-1920 FamilySearch Library

Des Plaines Herald, 1970-1976 Newspaper Archive online

Des Plaines Journal 12/28/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Des Plaines Times 12/12/1996 to 12/24/2008 Genealogy Bank online

Edgebrook Times Review 01/16/1997 to 01/24/2008 Genealogy Bank online

Illinois, Cook County, Obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 Family Search online

Indexes To Marriages, Ca. 1906-April 1941, 1950, 1992-1993, and Marriage Anniversaries, 1906-1993 in the Chicago Heights Star FamilySearch Library

Mount Prospect Journal 01/12/2011 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Rosemont Journal 12/31/2010 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Southern Cook County, Illinois (primarily) obituaries, 1977-1992, from the Chicago Heights star FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois Miscellaneous Obituaries, Ca. 1936-1993, and Funeral Cards, Ca. 1951-1964 : from Various Newspapers FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Des Plaines

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.

Des Plaines Community Budget Balancer. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1930s-1934

Des Plaines Edition of the Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1985-1995

Des Plaines Herald. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1971-1973

Des Plaines Journal and the Des Plaines Community Budget Balancer. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1934-1935

Des Plaines Journal. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1935-1975

Des Plaines Suburban Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1922-1983

Des Plaines Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1983-1985

Glenview Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1971-1976

Journal. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1975-Current

Mt. Plaines Digest. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1960s-1969

Mt. Prospect Times. (Des Plaines, Ill.) 1970-Current

Park Ridge Edition of the Times Herald. (Des Plaines, Il) 1985-Current

Des Plaines Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Des Plaines School Records

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Maine North High School yearbook, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Maine North High School yearbook, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 Classmates online

Maine North High School yearbooks, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Maine Township High School West yearbook, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Maine Township High School yearbook, 1922, 1926, 1927 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Maine West High School - Legend Yearbook (Des Plaines, IL), 1960, 1962, 1964, 1966, 1974, 1976, 1982 E Yearbook online

Maine West High School yearbook, 1945, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Maine West High School yearbook, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Maine West High School yearbook, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 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

Maryville Academy yearbook, 1968 Classmates online

Maryville Academy yearbook, 1968 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Maryville Academy yearbook, 1968 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St Patrick Academy yearbook, 1963, 1964, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Patrick Academy yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 Classmates online

St. Patrick Academy yearbook, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Patrick Academy yearbooks, 1961, 1962 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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