Rochester Genealogy (in Sangamon County, IL)
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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Rochester are also found through the Sangamon County and Illinois pages.
Rochester Birth Records
Illinois, Birth Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Rochester Cemetery Records
Cemeteries of Rochester Township, Sangamon County, Illinois FamilySearch Library
Cemeteries of Rochester Township, Sangamon County, Illinois. WorldCat
Mottarville Cemetery Find a Grave 
Motterville Cemetery Billion Graves
Rochester Cemetery Billion Graves
Rochester Cemetery listing : 1/31/2006. WorldCat
Rochester Cemetery records (Rochester, Illinois) FamilySearch Library
South Fork Cemetery Billion Graves
South Fork Cemetery Find a Grave
Taylor Cemetery Billion Graves
Taylor Cemetery Find a Grave
Rochester Census Records
1855 Illinois State Census Ancestry
1865 Illinois State Census Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Rochester Township, Illinois LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Rochester Church Records
Church records, 1923-1930 (Rochester Methodist Episcopal Church (Rochester, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
Membership list, 1860-1909 (South Fork Church of Christ (Rochester, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library
Rochester Methodist Church, Rochester, Illinois : a short history and membership records, 1923-1974. WorldCat
Rochester Methodist church [Sangamon County], Illinois FamilySearch Library
Rochester Death Records
1916-1950 Illinois Deaths MyHeritage
Funeral records, 1905-1948 FamilySearch Library
Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index, 1916-1947 Ancestry
Illinois Deaths, before 1916 MyHeritage
Illinois, Death Records, 1916-present Illinois Department of Public Health
Illinois, Select Deaths Index, 1877-1916 Ancestry
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Rochester Histories and Genealogies
FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage
MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage
Rochester Immigration Records
Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry
Rochester Land Records
1863-1908 U.S. Homestead Records Ancestry
Rochester Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Rochester, Sangamon County, Illinois, August 1917 Library of Congress
Rochester Marriage Records
1763-1900 Illinois Marriages MyHeritage
Illinois County Marriage Records, 1800-1940 Ancestry
Illinois Marriage Index, 1860-1920 Ancestry
Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry
Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry
Rochester Newspapers and Obituaries
Rochester Weekly Item 1896, 1898 Beardstown Houston Memorial Library
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Offline Newspapers for RochesterAccording 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. Rochester Times. (Rochester, Ill.) 1993-Current |
Rochester Probate Records
1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Sangamon County Guardian's Case Files Index (1825-1901) Illinois State Archive
Sangamon County Probate Case Files Index (1821-1906) Illinois State Archive
Rochester School Records
Rochester High School - Rocket Yearbook (Rochester, IL), 1948, 1950, 1959 E Yearbook
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