Petersburg Genealogy (in Menard County, IL)

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Petersburg Birth Records

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

Menard County, Illinois births FamilySearch Library

Vital records, 1839-1932 FamilySearch Library

Petersburg Cemetery Records

Atterberry Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Baker (Baker Prairie #2) Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Baker Cemetery Find a Grave online

Baker Prairie #1 Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Baker Prairie Cemetery #1 Find a Grave online

Baker Prairie Number 2 Cemetery Billion Graves online

Bale (New Salem) Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Calvary Cemetery Find a Grave online

Calvary Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Calvary Cemetery records : [Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois] WorldCat

Cogdal Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Concord Cemetery Find a Grave online

Concord Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Dunschen (Schaddel) Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

German (Sandridge or Schoeneweiss) Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Godbey Cemetery Find a Grave online

Godbey Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Hash Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Hornback Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Kirby Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Lebanon Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lebanon Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

New Salem Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakland Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oakland Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Oakland Cemetery Illinois Gravestones online

Ogden Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Old City Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Old City Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Concord Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Old Concord Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Concord Cemetery aka Goodpasture Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Park Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rock Creek Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Rose Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rose Hill Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Schoeneweiss Cemetery Find a Grave online

Shipley Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Slinker Cemetery Find a Grave online

Smoot Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Smoot Cemetery Find a Grave online

Spears Family Burying Ground Find a Grave online

Stith Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Turner/Wilcox Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Watkins Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Woldridge Cemetery Find a Grave online

Woldridge Cemetery Morgan Area Genealogy online

Petersburg Census Records

1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Petersburg 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

Petersburg Church Records

Records of St. Peter Parish, Combination Register 1868-1988, ; Baptisms 1868-1920 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Petersburg City Directories

Phone Directory Petersburg Exchange 1919 Genealogy Trails online

Petersburg Death Records

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

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

Obituary index for the Petersburg observer : Petersburg, Illinois, 1878-1884 WorldCat

Vital records, 1839-1932 FamilySearch Library

Petersburg Histories and Genealogies

Record of the restoration of New Salem, New Salem State Park near Petersburg, Illinois, 1932-1933 LDS Genealogy online

Record of the restoration of New Salem, New Salem State Park near Petersburg, Illinois, 1932-1933 Internet Archive online

Petersburg Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1859-1909 FamilySearch Library

Petersburg Land Records

Deed records, 1827-1900 ; indexes 1822-1844 FamilySearch Library

Deed records, 1838-1934 ; indexes 1838-1898 FamilySearch Library

Petersburg Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, April 1886 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, August 1914 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, December 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, January 1933 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, January 1943 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, June 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, March 1901 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Petersburg, Menard County, Illinois, November 1922 Library of Congress online

Petersburg Marriage Records

1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Menard County, Illinois, marriages, 1901-1931 FamilySearch Library

Vital records, 1839-1932 FamilySearch Library

Petersburg Miscellaneous Records

Index and first membership book of the Clinton Lodge no. 19, A.F. & A.M., Petersburg, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Petersburg Newspapers and Obituaries

Obituary index for the Petersburg observer : Petersburg, Illinois, 1878-1884 WorldCat

Offline Newspapers for Petersburg

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.

Menard County Axis. (Petersburg, Ill.) 1861-1868

Menard County Express. (Petersburg, Ill.) 1854-1855

Menard County Times. (Petersburg, Ill.) 1873-1878

Menard Weekly Index. (Petersburg, Ill.) 1855-1840s

Petersburg Observer. (Petersburg, Ill.) 1878-Current

Semi-Weekly Axis. (Petersburg, Ill.) 1859-1860

Petersburg Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Petersburg School Records

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Alumni Graduate Directory, Petersburg Community Harris High School: 1887 - 1988 Genealogy Trails online

Alumni Graduate Directory, Petersburg Harris High School: 1887 - 1987 Genealogy Trails online

Alumni Graduate Directory, Porta High School: 1887 - 1989 Genealogy Trails online

Petersburg Harris High School - Sphinx Yearbook (Petersburg, IL), 1942, 1946, 1947, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958 E Yearbook online

Petersburg Harris High School yearbook, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 Classmates online

Petersburg Harris High School yearbook, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Petersburg Harris High School yearbook, 1942, 1946, 1947, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Porta High School yearbook, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Porta High School yearbook, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Classmates online

Porta High School yearbook, 1964, 1969, 1971, 1974, 1978, 1979, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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