Massac County IL Genealogy

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Overview of Massac County Records

• Massac County was created in 1843 from Pope and Johnson counties.
• Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
• The Massac County Clerk has birth records starting from 1858 to 1916, marriage records from 1843, and death records from 1878 to 1916.
• The Massac County Recorder has land records from 1855.
• The Massac County Circuit Court Clerk has probate and court records from 1843.
• Online indexes and images of many of the above records can be found by using the links on this site.