Effingham Genealogy (in Effingham County, IL)

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Effingham Birth Records

Birth records, 1877-1916 FamilySearch Library

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

Effingham Cemetery Records

Arborcrest Memorial Park, Rural Effingham, Illinois, 1960-2004 FamilySearch Library

Arborcrest Memorial Park, Rural Effingham, Illinois, 1960-2004 WorldCat

Effingham City Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oakridge Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ramsey Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ramsey Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Anthony Cemetery Find a Grave online

St. Anthony Cemetery Billion Graves online

Wood Lawn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Effingham 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

Effingham Church Records

Records of Sacred Heart Parish, Marriages 1892-1931/1944-1950; Bap. 1863-1920; Com. 1899-1901; Deaths 1945-1969; Conf. 1894 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, 1911-1920 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Combination Register 1859-1887; Confirmations 1859-1920; Baptisms 1859-1910 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Deaths 1888-1957; Baptisms 1888-1920; Marriages 1888-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Marriage 1859-1950; Death 1958-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Mary, Help of Christians Parish, Baptism 1868-1920; Marriage 1864-1950; First Com 1905-2002; Conf 1868-1904; D 1947-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Effingham City Directories

Effingham County, Illinois city and county directories, 1895, 1900 : each directory in alphabetical order, surname index in back FamilySearch Library

Effingham County, Illinois city and county directories, 1924 & 1925 : each directory in alphabetical order, surname index in back FamilySearch Library

Polk's Effingham, Effingham Co., Ill., city directory FamilySearch Library

The LeCrone Press standard directory of Effingham, Ill., 1912 FamilySearch Library

Effingham Death Records

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1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Cook Funeral Home records. WorldCat

Death records, 1878-1915 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

Newspaper clippings and obituaries from Clay and Effingham counties, Illinois and Yakima County, Washington FamilySearch Library

Records of Sacred Heart Parish, Marriages 1892-1931/1944-1950; Bap. 1863-1920; Com. 1899-1901; Deaths 1945-1969; Conf. 1894 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Deaths 1888-1957; Baptisms 1888-1920; Marriages 1888-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Marriage 1859-1950; Death 1958-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Effingham Histories and Genealogies

A walk thru downtown Effingham FamilySearch Library

St. Anthony Hospital Effingham, Illinois 1949 FamilySearch Library

The Lords Effingham and the American colonies FamilySearch Library

Effingham Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1859-1892 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, Effingham County, Illinois, 1849-1906 FamilySearch Library

Effingham Land Records

Land Book, 1829-1895 FamilySearch Library

Effingham Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, April 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, April 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, December 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Effingham, Effingham County, Illinois, May 1893 Library of Congress online

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

Effingham Marriage Records

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1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Marriage records, 1839-1920 FamilySearch Library

Records of Sacred Heart Parish, Marriages 1892-1931/1944-1950; Bap. 1863-1920; Com. 1899-1901; Deaths 1945-1969; Conf. 1894 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Deaths 1888-1957; Baptisms 1888-1920; Marriages 1888-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Anthony of Padua Parish, Marriage 1859-1950; Death 1958-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Mary, Help of Christians Parish, Baptism 1868-1920; Marriage 1864-1950; First Com 1905-2002; Conf 1868-1904; D 1947-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Effingham Newspapers and Obituaries

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Austin Quarterly 1891-1891 Newspapers.com online

Central Illinois Register 1865-1865 Newspapers.com online

County Review 1915-1926 Newspapers.com online

Effingham $1.00 Republican 1894-1894 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Daily Democrat 1883-1883 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Daily News 09/19/2005 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Effingham Daily News 1947-1977 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Daily Record 1923-1926 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Daily Review 1942-1942 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Democrat 1870-1925 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Evening Record 1914-1914 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Gazette 1866-1867 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Morning Record 1908-1914 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Record 1914-1923 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Republican 1886-1894 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Republican 1891-1926 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Semi Weekly Republican 1894-1894 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Unionist 1861-1861 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Volksblatt 1890-1913 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Weekly Gazette 1862-1866 Newspapers.com online

Effingham Zeitung 1866-1866 Newspapers.com online

Evening Democrat 1901-1903 Newspapers.com online

Friend of Home 1889-1897 Newspapers.com online

Jeffersonian 1875-1903 Newspapers.com online

Newspaper clippings and obituaries from Clay and Effingham counties, Illinois and Yakima County, Washington FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Effingham

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.

County Review. (Effingham, Ill.) 1915-1946

Effingham $1.00 Republican. (Effingham, Ill.) 1894-1890s

Effingham Daily News. (Effingham, Ill.) 1940s-Current

Effingham Record. (Effingham, Ill.) 1914-1923

Effingham Republican. (Effingham, Ill.) 1872-1894

Effingham Republican. (Effingham, Ill.) 1890s-1946

Effingham Weekly Gazette. (Effingham, Ill.) 1862-1866

Effingham Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Effingham School Records

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Effingham High School - Signet Yearbook (Effingham, IL), 1946, 1947, 1957, 1959, 1966 E Yearbook online

Effingham High School yearbook, 1947, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Effingham High School yearbook, 1947, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Classmates online

Effingham High School yearbooks, 1946, 1947, 1957, 1959, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint Anthony High School yearbook, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Saint Anthony of Padua High School yearbook, 1952, 1953, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Anthony High School - Quest Yearbook (Effingham, IL), 1952, 1953, 1954, 1966 E Yearbook online

St Anthony High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Anthony of Padua High School yearbook, 1966 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Anthony of Padua High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1966 Classmates online

St. Anthony of Padua High School yearbook, 1953, 1954, 1966 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Anthony of Padua School yearbook, 1952 Classmates online

St. Anthony of Padua School yearbook, 1952 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online



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