Pleasant Plains Genealogy (in Sangamon County, IL)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Pleasant Plains are also found through the Sangamon County and Illinois pages.


Pleasant Plains Birth Records

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

Sangamon County Illinois birth record index FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois birth register index cards, 1910-1914, 1915 (only 2), 1916 (2), 1921 (1), 1923 (1) FamilySearch Library

Pleasant Plains Cemetery Records

Bethel Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bethel Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Irwin Cemetery Find a Grave online

Irwin Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Richland Baptist Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Richland Baptist Church Cemetery Find a Grave online

Salisbury Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pleasant Plains 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

Pleasant Plains Church Records

Church records, 1904-1921 (Pleasant Plains Church of Christ (Pleasant Plains, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Pleasant Plains Death Records

1861-1896 index of obituaries FamilySearch Library

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

Sangamon County, Illinois physician's certificate of death, 1878-1890 FamilySearch Library

Pleasant Plains Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalizations - declarations of intent, Sangamon County, Illinois FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois naturalization records, 1874-1906 FamilySearch Library

Sangamon County, Illinois, naturalization records, 1862-1864 FamilySearch Library

Pleasant Plains Land Records

1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records Ancestry online

Deed records, 1822-1917 ; index, 1824-1902 FamilySearch Library

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

Sangamon County, Illinois deed & misc. record index, 1822-1832 FamilySearch Library

Pleasant Plains Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Illinois, August 1917 Library of Congress online

Pleasant Plains 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

Sangamon County, Illinois marriage applications, 1879-1881, 1886-1889 FamilySearch Library

Pleasant Plains Newspapers and Obituaries

1861-1896 index of obituaries FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Pleasant Plains

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.

Pleasant Plains Argus. (Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Ill.) 1922-1935

Pleasant Plains Press. (Pleasant Plains, Ill.) 1914-1922

Pleasant Plains Press. (Pleasant Plains, Sangamon County, Ill.) 1935-Current

Weekly Press. (Pleasant Plains, Ill.) 1899-1914

Pleasant Plains Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Sangamon County Guardian's Case Files Index (1825-1901) Illinois State Archive online

Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index (1821-1906) Illinois State Archive online

Pleasant Plains School Records

Pleasant Plains High School yearbook, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Pleasant Plains High School yearbook, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1984, 1985, 1987 Classmates online

Pleasant Plains High School yearbook, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1984, 1985, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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