Monroe County IL Genealogy
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If you're not sure which records would be helpful, you can try our Ancestor Source Finder tool. Monroe Records by TypeBirth Records (8)Cemetery Records (83) Census Records (49) Church Records (47) City Directories (3) Court Records (4) Death Records (21) Histories and Genealogies (21) Immigration Records (5) Land Records (10) Map Records (16) Marriage Records (20) Military Records (8) Minority Records (2) Miscellaneous Records (5) Newspapers and Obituaries (31) Probate Records (6) School Records (16) Tax Records (2) 
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Overview of Monroe County Records
- Monroe County was created in 1816 from Randolph and St. Clair counties.
- Copies of birth and death certificates for 1916 and later can be obtained from the Illinois Department of Public Health.
- The Monroe County Clerk has death records starting from 1878 to 1916, birth records from 1878 to 1916, and marriage records from 1816.
- The Monroe County Recorder has land records from 1816.
- The Monroe County Circuit Court Clerk has probate records starting from 1845 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.