Mount Sterling Genealogy (in Brown County, IL)

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Mount Sterling Birth Records

Brown County, Illinois birth register, v. 1, 1877-*1895, index, ca. 1865-1895 FamilySearch Library

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

Mount Sterling Cemetery Records

Bell-Keith Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fargo Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hersman Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hersman Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ichabod Perry Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ichabod Perry Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Kendrick Stones Find a Grave online

Marden Cemetery Billion Graves online

Marden Cemetery Find a Grave online

Means Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Sterling Catholic Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Sterling Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Mount Sterling City Cemetery Billion Graves online

Putman Cemetery Find a Grave online

Reeves Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ripley Township Cemetery Billion Graves online

Mount Sterling Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Mount Sterling, Illinois LDS Genealogy 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

Mount Sterling Church Records

Records of St. Joseph Parish, Deaths 1869-1975; Baptism 1869-1920; Marriage 1869-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Mary Parish, Marriage 1900-1950; Conf. 1914; Death 1900-1919, 1927-1981; First Com. 1902, 1927-1977 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Mount Sterling City Directories

City and post office directory of Mount Sterling and Brown County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Mount Sterling Death Records

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1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Brown County, IL deaths, 1882-1895 : taken from newspapers FamilySearch Library

Brown County, Illinois register of deaths, book 1, Dec. 1877-Oct. 1915 : indexes, 1878-1945 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

Records of St. Joseph Parish, Deaths 1869-1975; Baptism 1869-1920; Marriage 1869-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Mary Parish, Marriage 1900-1950; Conf. 1914; Death 1900-1919, 1927-1981; First Com. 1902, 1927-1977 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Mount Sterling Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalizations, declarations of intention & petitions, 1857-1948 FamilySearch Library

Mount Sterling Map Records

Birds eye view map of Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois 1869. Library of Congress online

Mount Sterling, 1869 Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois, April 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois, April 1894 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois, July 1890 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois, June 1910 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Mount Sterling, Brown County, Illinois, March 1900 Library of Congress online

Mount Sterling Marriage Records

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1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Brown County, Illinois marriage registers, 1839-1951 FamilySearch Library

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Marriage licenses and other loose papers, 1868-1951 FamilySearch Library

Marriages, 1900-1920 : Taken from Brown County Newspapers; Indexed By Both Bride and Groom FamilySearch Library

Records of St. Joseph Parish, Deaths 1869-1975; Baptism 1869-1920; Marriage 1869-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Mary Parish, Marriage 1900-1950; Conf. 1914; Death 1900-1919, 1927-1981; First Com. 1902, 1927-1977 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Mount Sterling Miscellaneous Records

E. F. & F. D. Crane Co., ledger of accounts in New Albany, Indiana and Mt. Sterling, Illinois, 1844-1848 FamilySearch Library

Mount Sterling Newspapers and Obituaries

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Brown County Democrat 1874-1886 Brown County Public Library online

Brown County Democrat 1877-1877 Farmer City Public Library online

Brown County Democrat Message 1990-2005 Brown County Public Library online

Brown County Republican 1893-1911 Brown County Public Library online

Brown County, IL deaths, 1882-1895 : taken from newspapers FamilySearch Library

Democrat Message 1886-2015 Brown County Public Library online

Examiner 1899-1899 Brown County Public Library online

Illinois Weekly Message 1873-1884 Brown County Public Library online

Marriages, 1900-1920 : Taken from Brown County Newspapers; Indexed By Both Bride and Groom FamilySearch Library

The Brown County Democrat-Message 2016-2017 Brown County Public Library online

Offline Newspapers for Mount Sterling

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.

Brown County Democrat-Message. (Mt. Sterling, Ill.) 1990-Current

Brown County Democrat. (Mount Sterling, Brown County, Ill.) 1870s-1886

Democrat-Message. (Mt. Sterling, Ill.) 1886-1990

Illinois Weekly Message. (Mt. Sterling, Ill.) 1870s-1886

Mount Sterling Examiner. (Mt. Sterling, Ill.) 1888-1890s

Mount Sterling Union. (Mount Sterling, Ill.) 1840s-1863

Mt. Sterling Democrat. (Mount Sterling, Ill.) 1840s-1840s

Prairie Democrat. (Mount Sterling, Ill.) 1850-1840s

Weekly Gazette. (Mt. Sterling, Ill.) 1869-1870s

Mount Sterling Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Mount Sterling School Records

Brown County High School - Rambler Yearbook (Mount Sterling, IL), 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Brown County High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Brown County High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 Classmates online

Brown County High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Brown County High School yearbook, 1954, 1961, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Yearbooks 1950-1989 Brown County Public Library online



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