Nauvoo Genealogy (in Hancock County, IL)

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Nauvoo Birth Records

Birth certificates, death records, marriage records, applications for marriage licenses, 1829-1947 FamilySearch Library

Fulton, Mcdonough & Hancock Counties, Illinois Obituaries, Some Births & Marriages, Ca. 1908-1983 FamilySearch Library

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

Register of births and deaths, 1877-1947 FamilySearch Library

Register of still births, 1878-1916 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Cemetery Records

Browning Family Cemetery Billion Graves online

Dundey Cemetery Find a Grave online

Dundey Cemetery Billion Graves online

Dundey Cemetery of Nauvoo (in Nauvoo City) US Gen Web online

Inscriptions found on tombstones and monuments in early Latter-day Saint burial grounds : Nauvoo, Illinois (Joseph Smith Homestead, Pioneer Saints Cemetery on Parley Street); Mt. Pisgah, Iowa; west bank of the Niobrara River, Nebraska; Winter Quarters, Nebraska FamilySearch Library

List of known dead buried in Old Mormon Cemetery, Nauvoo, Hancock Co., Illinois FamilySearch Library

Mormon Cemetery Find a Grave online

Nauvoo City Cemetery 1 or Nauvoo's Old Cemetery : index of stones FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Two Cemetery Billion Graves online

Nauvoo death records FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo death records WorldCat

Nauvoo deaths & burials : Old Nauvoo burial ground WorldCat

Nauvoo's Old Cemetery (Nauvoo City Cemetery #1) Billion Graves online

Nauvoo, Illinois cemetary [sic] records FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo, Illinois, city cemetery sexton's records, 1849-1931 : records of interments, purchasing of lots, showing ages, dates and places of birth (often), causes of death, etc. FamilySearch Library

Old Mormon cemetery records, Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois : with a few photographs of markers taken by Clarence Freestone FamilySearch Library

Old Nauvoo Burial Ground : Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints; this list contains names of persons who died in Nauvoo area, 1839-1850 period; members and others possibly buried in Old Nauvoo Burial Ground or in other cemeteries in Nauvoo FamilySearch Library

Pioneer Saints Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saints Peter and Paul Cemetery Billion Graves online

Smith Family Cemetery Billion Graves online

Smith Family Cemetery Find a Grave online

Stearns Cemetery Find a Grave online

Stearns Cemetery Billion Graves online

Nauvoo Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Nauvoo Township, 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

Nauvoo Church Records

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Annotated record of baptisms for the dead, 1840-1845 : Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Baptisms for the dead, 1840-1845 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nauvoo Temple) FamilySearch Library

Bishop accounts and records, 1840-1859 FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1836-1846 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1846-1964 (Methodist Episcopal Church (Nauvoo, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1862-1930 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Nauvoo Branch (Hancock, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Early church information file FamilySearch Library

Gathering to Nauvoo FamilySearch Library

Historical atlas of Mormonism FamilySearch Library

Index of Times and Seasons : volumes 1-6, 1839-1846 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Baptisms For The Dead File, Early Church Marriage Records Index (Film Numbers) (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Genealogy Gophers online

Nauvoo Temple endowment register : 10 December 1845 to 8 February 1846 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Temple Records Index Bureau) FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo baptisms for the dead in the Mississippi River (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nauvoo Temple) FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo marriages, proxy sealings, 1843-1846 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo, a place of peace, a people of promise FamilySearch Library

Newspaper Material, 1928, Ca. 1971-1981 ; Genealogical Correspondence, Ca. 1965-1975 FamilySearch Library

Old Mormon Nauvoo and southeastern Iowa : historic photographs and guide FamilySearch Library

Record of Early Members of the Church Who Died in Missouri, Kirtland, Nauvoo and On the Plains : Taken from the Evening & Morning Star, the Messenger and Advocate, the Elders' Journal, the Times and Seasons, the Wasp, the Nauvoo Neighbor, the Prophet, the St. Louis Luminary, the Frontier Guardian, the Mormon, the Western Standard, and the Deseret News; Down To 1868 FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1841-1845; church records, 1836-1846 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nauvoo 1st Ward (Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Rediscovery of the Nauvoo Temple : report on the archaeological excavations FamilySearch Library

Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nauvoo Temple) FamilySearch Library

The story of the Nauvoo Temple FamilySearch Library

Wabash register : Independence, Warren County, Indiana, Saturday, September 21, 1844 FamilySearch Library

Zarahemla Stake record of members : book B, Nauvoo baptisms FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Death Records

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1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Birth certificates, death records, marriage records, applications for marriage licenses, 1829-1947 FamilySearch Library

Deaths and marriage notices from the Times and seasons, vol. 1-6, 1839-1844 : with index FamilySearch Library

Deaths, marriages & excerpts from Dallas City review, Hancock County, Dallas City, Il., 1887-1937 FamilySearch Library

Fulton, Mcdonough & Hancock Counties, Illinois Obituaries, Some Births & Marriages, Ca. 1908-1983 FamilySearch Library

Hancock County, Illinois obituaries, ca. 1893-1977 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

Illinois, U.S., Mildred Hooper Obituary Collection, 1959-1981 Ancestry online

Nauvoo baptisms for the dead in the Mississippi River (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nauvoo Temple) FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo death records FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo death records WorldCat

Nauvoo deaths & burials : Old Nauvoo burial ground WorldCat

Nauvoo deaths and marriages, 1839-1845 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo, Illinois, city cemetery sexton's records, 1849-1931 : records of interments, purchasing of lots, showing ages, dates and places of birth (often), causes of death, etc. FamilySearch Library

Register of births and deaths, 1877-1947 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Histories and Genealogies

An Icarian communist in Nauvoo FamilySearch Library

From calico printer to portrait painter, Sutcliffe Maudsley, Nauvoo profilist FamilySearch Library

History and constitution of the Icarian community FamilySearch Library

In old Nauvoo : everyday life in the city of Joseph FamilySearch Library

In their own words : women and the story of Nauvoo FamilySearch Library

LDS Biographical Encyclopedia Ancestry online

Nauvoo : kingdom on the Mississippi FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo social history index FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo, an American heritage FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo, gateway to the west FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo, its surveys and street grades, 1874 FamilySearch Library

Quashquema to Nauvoo : the pre-Mormon era FamilySearch Library

The Nauvoo Endowment companies, 1845-1846 : a documentary history FamilySearch Library

The Nauvoo journal FamilySearch Library

Women of Nauvoo FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1851-1930 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Land Records

Deed records, 1817-1917; general index to land records, 1817-1901 FamilySearch Library

Land book, 1817-1856 FamilySearch Library

Land entry book, 1836-1837 FamilySearch Library

Map of the city of Nauvoo, plats, 1839-48 FamilySearch Library

Property transactions in Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois and surrounding communities (1839-1859) FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Map Records

Map of the city of Nauvoo [ward divisions 1842] FamilySearch Library

Map of the city of Nauvoo ll's, esq FamilySearch Library

Map of the city of Nauvoo, Mormon period, 1839-46 FamilySearch Library

Map of the city of Nauvoo, early Mormon purchases, 1839 ff. FamilySearch Library

Map of the city of Nauvoo, plats, 1839-48 FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, July 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, May 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, October 1898 Library of Congress online

Nauvoo Marriage Records

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1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Birth certificates, death records, marriage records, applications for marriage licenses, 1829-1947 FamilySearch Library

Civil marriages at Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, 1842-1843 FamilySearch Library

Civil marriages in Nauvoo and some outlying areas (1839-1845) FamilySearch Library

Civil marriages in Nauvoo and some outlying areas (1839-1845) WorldCat

Civil marriages performed Nauvoo, Hancock County, Illinois, 1842-1843 FamilySearch Library

Deaths and marriage notices from the Times and seasons, vol. 1-6, 1839-1844 : with index FamilySearch Library

Deaths, marriages & excerpts from Dallas City review, Hancock County, Dallas City, Il., 1887-1937 FamilySearch Library

Fulton, Mcdonough & Hancock Counties, Illinois Obituaries, Some Births & Marriages, Ca. 1908-1983 FamilySearch Library

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Marriage register, 1829-1915; marriage index, 1862-1933 FamilySearch Library

Marriages in the Nauvoo Region, 1839-1845 Ancestry online

Marriages in the Nauvoo region, 1839-1845 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Baptisms For The Dead File, Early Church Marriage Records Index (Film Numbers) (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints) Genealogy Gophers online

Nauvoo deaths and marriages, 1839-1845 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo marriages, proxy sealings, 1843-1846 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Military Records

Commission records, Illinois State Militia, 1834-1855 FamilySearch Library

Illinois volunteers in the Mormon War : the disturbances in Hancock County, 1844-1846 (Genie-Logic Enterprises (Palmer, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo legion in Illinois : a history of the Mormon militia, 1841-1846 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Miscellaneous Records

City council ordinances, minutes & proceedings, 1847-1921 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Newspapers and Obituaries

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Colonie Icarienne 1854-1854 Newspapers.com online

Fulton, Mcdonough & Hancock Counties, Illinois Obituaries, Some Births & Marriages, Ca. 1908-1983 FamilySearch Library

Hancock County, Illinois obituaries, ca. 1893-1977 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, U.S., Mildred Hooper Obituary Collection, 1959-1981 Ancestry online

Index of Times and Seasons : volumes 1-6, 1839-1846 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Expositor 1844-1844 Newspapers.com online

Nauvoo Neighbor 08/27/1842 to 10/29/1845 Genealogy Bank online

Nauvoo Rustler, 1890-1893 Newspaper Archive online

Newspaper Material, 1928, Ca. 1971-1981 ; Genealogical Correspondence, Ca. 1965-1975 FamilySearch Library

Record of Early Members of the Church Who Died in Missouri, Kirtland, Nauvoo and On the Plains : Taken from the Evening & Morning Star, the Messenger and Advocate, the Elders' Journal, the Times and Seasons, the Wasp, the Nauvoo Neighbor, the Prophet, the St. Louis Luminary, the Frontier Guardian, the Mormon, the Western Standard, and the Deseret News; Down To 1868 FamilySearch Library

Times and Seasons, Index To Volumes 1-6, 1839-1846 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Nauvoo

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.

Hancock County Journal. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1870-1875

Hancock Eagle. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1846-1840s

Independent-Rustler. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1924-1925

Nauvoo Grapevine. (Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill.) 1976-1990

Nauvoo Independent and the Nauvoo Rustler. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1931-1937

Nauvoo Independent-Rustler. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1925-1931

Nauvoo Independent. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1873-1924

Nauvoo Independent. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1937-1973

Nauvoo Neighbor [Microform]. (Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill.) 1843-1845

Nauvoo Neighbor. (Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill.) 1843-1845

Nauvoo Neighbor. (Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill.) 1975-1976

Nauvoo New Independent. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1990-Current

Nauvoo Rustler. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1890-1924

Restoration Reporter. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1972-1976

Times and Seasons. (Nauvoo, Ill.) 1839-Current

Wasp. Volume (Nauvoo, Hancock County, Ill.) 1842-1843

Nauvoo Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Nauvoo School Records

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Nauvoo Colusa High School - Viking Yearbook (Nauvoo, IL), 1976 E Yearbook online

Nauvoo Colusa High School yearbook, 1976 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Nauvoo, Illinois, School records, 1842-1845 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo-Colusa High School yearbook, 1960, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Nauvoo-Colusa High School yearbook, 1960, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Classmates online

Nauvoo-Colusa High School yearbooks, 1960, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Organization and administration of the Latter-day Saint school system of free education, common school through university at Nauvoo, Illinois, 1840-1845 : a thesis presented to Dr. Ross L. Neagley, Director, the Department of Educational Administration, Temple University; in partial fulfillment of the requirements for the master's degree in Educational administration FamilySearch Library

Saint Mary's Academy yearbook, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Mary Academy - Marian Yearbook (Nauvoo, IL), 1951, 1952, 1954, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 E Yearbook online

St Mary Academy yearbook, 1952, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Mary's Academy yearbook, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1964 Classmates online

St. Mary's Academy yearbook, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1964 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

University of the City of Nauvoo 1841-1845 FamilySearch Library

Nauvoo Tax Records

Nauvoo, Illinois Tax Index, 1842 Ancestry online

Tax lists for district no. 3 (Nauvoo, Ill.), 1840, 1842, 1850 FamilySearch Library

Tax records, 1823-1872 FamilySearch Library



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