Massac County IL Genealogy

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Massac Records by Type

Birth Records (4)
Cemetery Records (78)
Census Records (35)
Church Records (17)
Court Records (1)
Death Records (23)
Histories and Genealogies (17)
Immigration Records (3)
Land Records (13)
Map Records (12)
Marriage Records (12)
Military Records (9)
Miscellaneous Records (1)
Newspapers and Obituaries (46)
Probate Records (2)
School Records (14)
Tax Records (3)

Massac County Records by City/Town

Brookport Genealogy (38)
Joppa Genealogy (33)


Metropolis Genealogy (108)

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.