Rankin Genealogy (in Vermilion County, IL)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Rankin are also found through the Vermilion County and Illinois pages.


Rankin Birth Records

Birth registers, 1877-1919 FamilySearch Library

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

Rankin Cemetery Records

Pellville Cemetery Find a Grave online

Rankin 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

Rankin Church Records

Church records, 1884-1902 (Presbyterian Church (Rankin, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Grace Lutheran Church (Sion-Kyrkan) church records (in U.S. Evangelical Lutheran Church, Swedish American Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1884-1941 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1902-1918 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Rankin 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

Register of deaths, 1877-1917 FamilySearch Library

Vermilion County Coroner's Inquest Files Index (1908-1956) Illinois State Archive online

Rankin Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1860-1903 FamilySearch Library

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

Rankin Land Records

Deed records, Vermillion County, Illinois, 1832-1906; index, 1826-1928 FamilySearch Library

Rankin Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rankin, Vermilion County, Illinois, April 1910 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rankin, Vermilion County, Illinois, February 1900 Library of Congress online

Rankin 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

Marriage records, 1823-1839 inclusive, Vermilion County, Illinois : Vermilion County was a part of Edgar County until September, 1826 FamilySearch Library

Vermilion County, Illinois marriage records, 1826-1900; indexes, 1826-1896 FamilySearch Library

Vermilion County, Illinois marriages, 1824-1915 FamilySearch Library

Rankin Newspapers and Obituaries

Items from Fairmount, Illinois Newspapers, 1881-1889 : Also Items Taken from Surrounding County Newspapers FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Rankin

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.

Rankin Independent. (Rankin, Ill.) 1891-Current

Rankin Reveille. (Rankin, Vermilion County, Ill.) 1887-1891

Rankin Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Rankin School Records

Rankin Township High School - Mirror Yearbook (Rankin, IL), 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 E Yearbook online

Rankin Township High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 Classmates online

Rankin Township High School yearbook, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Rankin Township High School yearbooks, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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