Mattoon Genealogy (in Coles County, IL)

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Mattoon Birth Records

City of Mattoon certificates of birth. WorldCat

Coles County, Illinois, births, marriages, deaths, 1831-1929; indexes, 1878-1929 FamilySearch Library

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

Mattoon, Illinois birth records & certificates, 1901-1907; 1916-1937 FamilySearch Library

Mattoon Cemetery Records

Calvary Cemetery Billion Graves online

Calvary Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cemetery deeds, 1868-1983 FamilySearch Library

Dodge Grove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Dodge Grove Cemetery Interment online

Dodge Grove Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Dodge Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dodge Grove Cemetery (Mattoon, Illinois) FamilySearch Library

Dodge Grove Cemetery Burials Genealogy Trails online

Dodge Grove Cemetery Mattoon, Illinois : located at the end of North Twenty Second Street (Records are through May 2005 and are for marked and unmarked graves). WorldCat

Nellie Ross Hyde Memorial Gardens Find a Grave online

Zion Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mattoon 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

Mattoon Church Records

Church records, 1908-1980 (Trinity Episcopal Church (Mattoon, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Records of Immaculate Conception Parish, Combination Register 1860-1935; Baptism 1900-1920; Marriage 1947-1950; Death 1951-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of Immaculate Conception Parish, Marriage 1911-1947; Death 1911-1951 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Mattoon City Directories

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Directory of the I.O.O.F. old folks' home : located at Mattoon, Illinois for the year ending September 30th, 1914 FamilySearch Library

Matoon, IL 1902-1927 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Mattoon (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library

Mattoon Business Directory 1914 Genealogy Trails online

Mattoon City Directory 1947 MyHeritage online

Mattoon City Directory 1950 MyHeritage online

Mattoon City Directory 1953 MyHeritage online

Mattoon City Directory 1955 MyHeritage online

Mattoon City Directory 1957 MyHeritage online

Mattoon City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Mattoon City Directory 1960 MyHeritage online

Mattoon, IL; 1940, 1942, 1944, 1947, 1950, 1953, 1955, 1957, 1959, 1960 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1902 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1904 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1940 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1942 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1944 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1947 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1950 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1953 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1955 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1957 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1959 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Mattoon, Illinois, City Directory, 1960 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Polk's Mattoon (Coles Co., Ill.) city directory FamilySearch Library

Mattoon Court Records

Mattoon Court of Common Pleas Case Files Index (1869-1873) Illinois State Archive online

Mattoon Death Records

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1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

City of Mattoon death records. WorldCat

Coles County, Illinois, births, marriages, deaths, 1831-1929; indexes, 1878-1929 FamilySearch Library

Death register, death returns & death certificates, 1900-1937 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

Mattoon Death Certificate Registers Index (1899-1918) Illinois State Archive online

Records of Immaculate Conception Parish, Combination Register 1860-1935; Baptism 1900-1920; Marriage 1947-1950; Death 1951-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of Immaculate Conception Parish, Marriage 1911-1947; Death 1911-1951 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Mattoon Histories and Genealogies

Register of old settlers, Old Settler's Day, July 5, 1934, Peterson Park, Mattoon, Illinois. WorldCat

Mattoon Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1872-1946 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1892-1906 FamilySearch Library

Petitions & certificates of naturalization, 1908-1927 FamilySearch Library

Mattoon Land Records

Deed records, 1831-1919; index, 1830-1886 FamilySearch Library

Mattoon Map Records

Birds eye view map of Mattoon, Illinois 1884. Library of Congress online

Mattoon, 1884 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, August 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, December 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, March 1887 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, March 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, May 1915 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mattoon, Coles County, Illinois, October 1897 Library of Congress online

Mattoon Marriage Records

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1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Coles County, Illinois marriages, 1831-1929 FamilySearch Library

Coles County, Illinois, births, marriages, deaths, 1831-1929; indexes, 1878-1929 FamilySearch Library

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Records of Immaculate Conception Parish, Combination Register 1860-1935; Baptism 1900-1920; Marriage 1947-1950; Death 1951-1975 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of Immaculate Conception Parish, Marriage 1911-1947; Death 1911-1951 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Mattoon Miscellaneous Records

City council records, 1955-1957 FamilySearch Library

Mattoon Newspapers and Obituaries

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Daily Journal Gazetteļ¾ (1943-1975) Newspaper Archive online

Journal Gazette 04/13/2004 to 09/24/2011 Genealogy Bank online

Journal Gazette 1905-2019 Newspapers.com online

Journal-Gazette 2019-2023 Newspapers.com online

Mattoon Commercial 1878-1906 Newspapers.com online

Mattoon Commercial Star 1917 Marshall Public Library online

Mattoon Commercial Star 1917-1917 Illinois Prairie District Public Library online

Mattoon Commercial-Star 1911-1919 Newspapers.com online

Mattoon Daily Journal 1900-1904 Newspapers.com online

Mattoon Daily Journal Gazetteļ¾ (1943-1975) Newspaper Archive online

Mattoon Gazette 1860-1901 Newspapers.com online

Mattoon Journal 1878-1878 Illinois Prairie District Public Library online

Mattoon Morning Star 1905-1908 Newspapers.com online

Mattoon Star 1894-1894 Illinois Prairie District Public Library online

Mattoon Weekly Journal 1902-1902 Newspapers.com online

Sunday Commercial 1887-1887 Newspapers.com online

The Mattoon Journal 1878 Marshall Public Library online

The Mattoon Star 1894 Marshall Public Library online

Offline Newspapers for Mattoon

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 Journal-Gazette and Commercial-Star. (Mattoon, Ill.) 1919-1940

Daily Journal-Gazette. (Mattoon, Ill.) 1910-1919

Daily Journal-Gazette. (Mattoon, Ill.) 1940-1965

Journal Gazette. (Mattoon, Ill.) 1974-1986

Journal Gazette. (Mattoon, Ill.) 1991-2010

Mattoon Daily Journal. (Mattoon, Ill.) 1870s-1900s

Mattoon Illinois Journal Gazette. ([Mattoon, Ill.]) 1965-1974

Mattoon Journal Gazette. (Mattoon, Ill.) 1986-1991

Mattoon Journal-Gazette. (Mattoon, Ill.) 1900s-1910

Mattoon Weekly Gazette. (Mattoon, Ill.) 1857-1861

Mattoon Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Mattoon School Records

Mattoon High School - Riddle Yearbook (Mattoon, IL), 1905, 1917, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1977 E Yearbook online

Mattoon High School yearbook, 1905, 1917, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mattoon High School yearbook, 1927, 1928, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Mattoon High School yearbook, 1927, 1928, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Classmates online

Mattoon Tax Records

Tax List Circa 1878, Mattoon Township 1878 US Gen Web Archives online



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