Joliet Genealogy (in Will County, IL)

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Joliet Birth Records (62)


Joliet Cemetery Records (50)


Joliet Census Records

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

Joliet Church Records (141)


Joliet City Directories (102)


Joliet Death Records

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1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Cathedral of St Raymond Death Register, 1922-1935 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Cathedral of St Raymond Death Register, 1943-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Death & Administration Notices 1860-1862 US Gen Web Archives online

Death Notices 1840-1858 US Gen Web Archives online

Funeral service brochures for African Americans of Joliet and Lockport, Illinois WorldCat

Grundy, Will, La Salle, Kendall Counties : 1840-1879 Deaths, Marriages, Births As Extracted from Area Newspapers 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

Maple Hill obituaries A-Z : Herald-news, Joliet, Illinois and The ILGenWeb Project, Will County : Maple Hill Cemetery A-L -- M-W. WorldCat

Sacred Heart Church Death Register, 1915-1932 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Sacred Heart Church Death Register, 1936-1965 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Sacred Heart Church Death Register, 1964-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Anthony Death Register, 1903-1909 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Anthony Death Register, 1908-1917 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Anthony Death Register, 1916-1943 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Anthony Death Register, 1943-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Cyril and Methodius Death Register, 1905-1937 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Cyril and Methodius Death Register, 1935-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St John the Baptist Death Register, 1868-1884 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St John the Baptist Death Register, 1884-1915 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St John the Baptist Death Register, 1914-1936 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St John the Baptist Death Register, 1935-1957 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St John the Baptist Death Register, 1956-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Joseph Death Register, 1890-1934 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Joseph Death Register, 1934-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Joseph Death Register, 1975-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Jude Death Register, 1954-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary Magdalene Death Register, 1970-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary Nativity Death Register, 1917-1960 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary Nativity Death Register, 1958-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Death Register, 1887-1901 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Death Register, 1922-1945 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Mary's Church Death Register, 1944-1967 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Patrick Church Death Register, 1909-1923 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Patrick Church Death Register, 1940-1971 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Patrick Church Death Register, 1971-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Paul the Apostle Church Death Register, 1951-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

St Paul the Apostle Church Death Register, 1959-1976 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Stateville Penitentiary Catholic Chaplain Baptism and Death Register, 1918-1952 (included in Illinois, U.S., Catholic Diocese of Joliet, Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

The first Catholic church in Joliet, Illinois : including baptism, marriage and death records for parts of northeastern Illinois, 1838-1851 WorldCat

The first Catholic church in Joliet, Illinois, including baptism, marriage and death records for parts of northeastern Illinois, 1838-1851 FamilySearch Library

Will County, Illinois death certificates, ca. 1877-1916; 1960-1980 (7 certificates) FamilySearch Library

Will County, Illinois death registers, ca. 1877-1937 FamilySearch Library

Joliet Histories and Genealogies

Cass Street Sketches (Joliet, Ill.) Ancestry online

Joliet illustrated : historical, descriptive and biographical FamilySearch Library

Joliet illustrated : historical, descriptive and biographical Genealogy Gophers online

The great resources and superior advantages of the city of Joliet, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Joliet Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

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

Joliet Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Joliet, Will County, Illinois, 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Joliet, Will County, Illinois, August 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Joliet, Will County, Illinois, February 1886 Library of Congress online

Joliet Marriage Records (52)


Joliet Military Records

U.S. Civil War, Roll of Honor, Vol. XVIII (Soldiers Buried in Joliet (Will County), Illinois) Ancestry online

Joliet Miscellaneous Records

Index to Joilet Prison Registers Genealogy Trails online

Private bank records of Nicola Cordano, Joliet, Illinois, 1907-1911 FamilySearch Library

Joliet Newspapers and Obituaries

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Daily News, 1880-1881 Newspaper Archive online

Farmers' Weekly Review, 1929-2011 Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections online

Grundy County Labor News 1958-1958 Newspapers.com online

Grundy, Will, La Salle, Kendall Counties : 1840-1879 Deaths, Marriages, Births As Extracted from Area Newspapers FamilySearch Library

Herald News 01/02/1997 to Current Genealogy Bank online

Herald News 2012-2023 Newspapers.com online

Joliet Circle, 1969-1999 Newspaper Archive online

Joliet Daily Republic 1882-1882 Newspapers.com online

Joliet Daily Republican 1894-1907 Newspapers.com online

Joliet Daily Sun, 1874-1880 Newspaper Archive online

Joliet Evening Herald-News 1905-1920 Newspapers.com online

Joliet Farmers Weekly Review, 1929-1977 Newspaper Archive online

Joliet Morning News, 1877-1880 Newspaper Archive online

Joliet News 1894-1894 Newspapers.com online

Joliet News 1907-1915 Newspapers.com online

Joliet PennySaver, 1997-2000 Newspaper Archive online

Joliet Republican, 1872-1907 Newspaper Archive online

Joliet Signal 04/01/1845 to 10/17/1871 Genealogy Bank online

Joliet Signal 1846-1864 Newspapers.com online

Joliet Signal, 1843-1897 Newspaper Archive online

Joliet Weekly News, 1882-1886 Newspaper Archive online

Joliet Weekly Sun, 1875-1881 Newspaper Archive online

Jonesboro Gazette, 1850-1859 Newspaper Archive online

Jonesboro Weekly Gazette, 1859-1861 Newspaper Archive online

Juliet Signal (Illinois/United States) 5 May 1846 to 20 December 1864 Elephind online

Juliet Signal (Illinois/United States) [Juliet [Joliet], Ill.] 5 May 1846 to 20 December 1864 Elephind online

Juliet Signal, 5 May 1846 to 20 December 1864 Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections online

Juliet courier, 1840-1843 Newspaper Archive online

Juliet signal (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) (from May 5, 1846 to Dec. 20, 1864) MyHeritage online

Juliet signal 05/05/1846 to 12/20/1864 Genealogy Bank online

Juliet signal. (Juliet [i.e. Joliet], Ill.) (from May 5, 1846 to Dec. 20, 1864) Chronicling America online

Maple Hill obituaries A-Z : Herald-news, Joliet, Illinois and The ILGenWeb Project, Will County : Maple Hill Cemetery A-L -- M-W. WorldCat

The Daily News, 1881-1887 Newspaper Archive online

The Daily Press, 1883-1885 Newspaper Archive online

The Encounter Student Newspaper 1976-2008 (University of St. Francis) CARLI University of Illinois online

The Greenback News, 1878-1878 Newspaper Archive online

The Joliet Daily News, 1896-1897 Newspaper Archive online

The Joliet Daily Republic and Sun, 1883-1884 Newspaper Archive online

The Joliet Daily Republican, 1881-1882 Newspaper Archive online

The Joliet Republican, 1864-1885 Newspaper Archive online

The Joliet Weekly News, 1896-1911 Newspaper Archive online

The Jonesboro Gazette, 1851-1856 Newspaper Archive online

The Junction Monitor, 1934-1935 Newspaper Archive online

The True Democrat, 1849-1867 Newspaper Archive online

The Weekly Press, 1883-1885 Newspaper Archive online

True Democrat, 1859-1862 Google News Archive online

Offline Newspapers for Joliet

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.

Daily News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1881-1890s

Daily Republican. (Joliet, Ill.) 1890s-1899

General-Anzeiger. (Joliet, Ill.) 1896-1937

Herald News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1972-Current

Joliet Daily News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1890s-1912

Joliet Daily Republic and Sun. (Joliet, Ill.) 1882-1890s

Joliet Daily Republic. (Joliet, Ill.) 1881-1882

Joliet Daily Republican. (Joliet, Ill.) 1899-1911

Joliet Evening Herald-News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1915-1937

Joliet Evening Herald. (Joliet, Ill.) 1904-1915

Joliet Free Press. (Joliet, Ill.) 1913-1914

Joliet Herald-News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1937-1972

Joliet Morning News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1877-1880

Joliet News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1880-1881

Joliet News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1912-1915

Joliet Record. (Joliet [Ill.]) 1871-1880

Joliet Republic and Sun. (Joliet, Ill.) 1883-1890s

Joliet Republic. (Joliet, Ill.) 1880s-1882

Joliet Republican. (Joliet, Ill.) 1862-1880s

Joliet Sun. (Joliet, Ill.) 1870s-1882

Joliet Sun. (Joliet, Ill.) 1874-1882

Joliet Weekly News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1896-1910s

Juliet Courier. (Juliet [Joliet], Will Co., Ill.) 1840-1843

Lasalle County Labor News. (Joliet, Ill.) 1984-Current

Signal. (Juliet [Joliet], Will Co., Ill.) 1843-1844

Spectator. (Joliet, Ill.) 1920s-1965

True Democrat. (Joliet, Ill.) 1847-1862

Weekly Press. (Joliet, Ill.) 1883-1885

Weekly Republican. (Joliet, Ill.) 1890s-1899

Joliet Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Joliet School Records

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American Institute of Laundering - Annual Yearbook (Joliet, IL), 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 E Yearbook online

American Institute of Laundering yearbooks, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Illinois Senior and Junior Academy of Science yearbook, 1967 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Joliet Catholic Academy yearbook, 1991, 1993 Classmates online

Joliet Catholic Academy yearbooks, 1991, 1993 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Joliet Catholic High School - Hilltopper Yearbook (Joliet, IL), 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1962, 1964, 1971, 1972 E Yearbook online

Joliet Catholic High School yearbook, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Joliet Catholic High School yearbook, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 Classmates online

Joliet Catholic High School yearbooks, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Joliet Central High School - Steelmen Yearbook (Joliet, IL), 1906, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1983 E Yearbook online

Joliet Central High School yearbook, 1906, 1907, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1938, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Joliet Central High School yearbook, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Joliet Central High School yearbook, 1925, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2005 Classmates online

Joliet East High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Joliet East High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983 Classmates online

Joliet East High School yearbooks, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1983 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Joliet Junior College - Shield Yearbook (Joliet, IL), 1906, 1907, 1910, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 E Yearbook online

Joliet Junior College yearbook, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1956, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Joliet Township High School Memory Book, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921 Internet Archive online

Joliet Township High School yearbook, 1907, 1911, 1913, 1917, 1923, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Joliet Township High School yearbook, 1907, 1911, 1913, 1917, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Joliet Township High School yearbook, 1907, 1911, 1913, 1917, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1975, 1981, 1983 Classmates online

Joliet West High School - Alpha Omega Yearbook (Joliet, IL), 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1982 E Yearbook online

Joliet West High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Joliet West High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995 Classmates online

Joliet West High School yearbooks, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1994, 1995 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Providence High School yearbook, 1982 Classmates online

Providence High School yearbook, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Ridgewood Baptist Academy yearbook, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996 Classmates online

Ridgewood Baptist Academy yearbooks, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1993, 1994, 1996 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Francis Academy yearbook, 1950, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Francis Academy yearbook, 1950, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Francis Academy yearbook, 1950, 1956, 1975, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1986 Classmates online

The Encounter Student Newspaper 1976-2008 (University of St. Francis) CARLI University of Illinois online

Troy Community Consolidated School - Trojan Yearbook (Joliet, IL), 1971 E Yearbook online

Troy Community Consolidated School yearbook, 1971 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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