Palos Heights Genealogy (in Cook County, IL)

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Palos Heights Birth Records

1871-1922 Cook County, Illinois, Birth Certificates Index Ancestry online

1916-1935 Cook County, Illinois Birth Index Ancestry online

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

Illinois, Cook County Birth Registers, 1871-1915 Family Search online

Illinois, Cook County, Birth Certificates, 1871-1949 Family Search online

Registers of births outside of the city [Chicago], 1878-1894 FamilySearch Library

Palos Heights 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

Palos Heights Death Records

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1878-1922 Cook County, Illinois, Deaths Index Ancestry online

1908-1988 Cook County, Illinois Death Index Ancestry online

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Cook County Coroner's Inquest Record Index, 1872-1911 Illinois State Archive online

Cook County, Illinois coroners' inquest records, Dec. 1872-Nov. 1911 FamilySearch Library

Cook County, Illinois death certificates, 1878-1909, 1916-1922 FamilySearch Library

Cook County, Illinois, Marriage and Death Indexes (marriages in newspapers 1833-1871, deaths in newspapers 1856-1889) Ancestry online

Illinois Deaths, 1916-1950 MyHeritage online

Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage online

Illinois, Cook County Deaths, 1878-1998 Family Search online

Illinois, Cook County, Obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 Family Search online

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

Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry online

Southern Cook County, Illinois (primarily) obituaries, 1977-1992, from the Chicago Heights star FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois Miscellaneous Obituaries, Ca. 1936-1993, and Funeral Cards, Ca. 1951-1964 : from Various Newspapers FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 FamilySearch Library

Palos Heights Immigration Records

Cook County, Illinois declarations of intention, 1871-1903 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1871-1906 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1874-1906 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1874-1929; indexes, 1871-1929 FamilySearch Library

Declarations of intention, 1906-1929 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Illinois, Northern District (Eastern Division), Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 MyHeritage online

Indexes to naturalization records FamilySearch Library

Naturalization petitions and records, 1906-1929 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1871-1925; indexes, 1871-1912 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, 1874-1903 FamilySearch Library

Northern District, Illinois, Naturalization Index, 1926-1979 Ancestry online

Soundex Index to Naturalization Petitions for the United States District and Circuit Courts, Northern District of Illinois and Immigration and Naturalization Service District 9, 1840-1950 Ancestry online

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Cook County, IL) MyHeritage online

Palos Heights Marriage Records

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1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Index, 1930-1960 Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois Marriage Indexes, 1912-1942 Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois, Marriage and Death Indexes (marriages in newspapers 1833-1871, deaths in newspapers 1856-1889) Ancestry online

Cook County, Illinois, Marriages Index, 1871-1920 Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Illinois, Cook County Marriages, 1871-1968 Family Search online

Indexes To Marriages, Ca. 1906-April 1941, 1950, 1992-1993, and Marriage Anniversaries, 1906-1993 in the Chicago Heights Star FamilySearch Library

Marriage licenses, 1871-1920; index, 1871-1916 FamilySearch Library

Palos Heights Newspapers and Obituaries

Births as published in Paddock publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois : including the communities of Arlington Heights, Bensenville, Bloomingdale, Buffalo Grove, Carol Stream, Itasca, Lake Zurich, Mt. Prospect, Palatine, Roselle, S. Barrington, Schermerville, W. Maine 1900-1920 FamilySearch Library

Illinois, Cook County, Obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 Family Search online

Indexes To Marriages, Ca. 1906-April 1941, 1950, 1992-1993, and Marriage Anniversaries, 1906-1993 in the Chicago Heights Star FamilySearch Library

Palos Heights Daily Southtown News Marketer, 1996-1997 Newspaper Archive online

Southern Cook County, Illinois (primarily) obituaries, 1977-1992, from the Chicago Heights star FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois Miscellaneous Obituaries, Ca. 1936-1993, and Funeral Cards, Ca. 1951-1964 : from Various Newspapers FamilySearch Library

Southern Cook County, Illinois and Hammond, Indiana obituaries, ca. 1970-1990 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Palos Heights

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.

Palos Regional. (Palos Heights, Ill.) 1941-1981

Regional News. (Palos Heights, Ill.) 1982-Current

Reporter. (Palos Heights, Ill.) 1992-Current

Reporter. (Palos Heights, Ill.) 1993-Current

Worth-Ridge Reporter. (Palos Heights, Ill.) 1992-1993

Palos Heights Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Palos Heights School Records

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Chicago Christian High School - Violet and Maize Yearbook (Palos Heights, IL), 1924, 1926, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956 E Yearbook online

Chicago Christian High School yearbook, 1924, 1926, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Chicago Christian High School yearbook, 1924, 1926, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 Classmates online

Chicago Christian High School yearbook, 1924, 1926, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1949, 1951, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1962, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1973, 1979, 1985, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Independence Junior High School - Declaration Yearbook (Palos Heights, IL), 1979 E Yearbook online

Independence Junior High School yearbook, 1979 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Shepard High School yearbook, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Shepard High School yearbook, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2010 Classmates online

Shepard High School yearbook, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2001, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Trinity Christian College - Allelu Yearbook (Palos Heights, IL), 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Trinity Christian College yearbooks, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1979, 1980, 1982, 1983, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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