Rock Falls Genealogy (in Whiteside County, IL)

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Rock Falls Birth Records

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

Rock Falls Cemetery Records

Coloma Township Cemetery Billion Graves online

Coloma Township Cemetery Find a Grave online

Golder Cemetery Billion Graves online

Golder/Montmorency Twp. Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

IOOF Cemetery : 606 Emmons Road, Rock Falls, IL 61071, 815-626-3073 FamilySearch Library

IOOF Cemetery, Rock Falls, Illinois WorldCat

IOOF/Coloma Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Montmorency/Golder Genealogy Trails online

Rock Falls 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

Rock Falls City Directories

Rock Falls City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Rock Falls City Directory 1959 MyHeritage online

Rock Falls, Illinois, City Directory, 1906 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Sterling and Rock Falls (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library

Sterling and Rock Falls City Directory 1949 MyHeritage online

Sterling and Rock Falls City Directory 1958 MyHeritage online

Sterling/Rock Falls, IL 1904-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Rock Falls Death Records

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Deaths in Whiteside Co., Illinois, 1856-1881 : 2000 obituaries condensed from early county newspapers, the Whiteside Sentinel and the Sterling Gazette and others FamilySearch Library

Deaths in Whiteside Co., Illinois, 1856-1881 : 2000 obituarys [sic] condensed from early county newspapers, the Whiteside Sentinel and The Sterling Gazette and others FamilySearch Library

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

Rock Falls Histories and Genealogies

Sterling and Rock Falls Local History Collection Illinois Digital Archives online

Rock Falls Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Index to Whiteside County, Illinois naturalization documents from Sterling Court 1 July 1910 through 21 February 1945 FamilySearch Library

Index to naturalization records of Whiteside County, Ill. FamilySearch Library

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 Whiteside County, IL) MyHeritage online

Rock Falls 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

Rock Falls Newspapers and Obituaries

Daily Gazette, 1977-1978 Newspaper Archive online

Deaths in Whiteside Co., Illinois, 1856-1881 : 2000 obituaries condensed from early county newspapers, the Whiteside Sentinel and the Sterling Gazette and others FamilySearch Library

Deaths in Whiteside Co., Illinois, 1856-1881 : 2000 obituarys [sic] condensed from early county newspapers, the Whiteside Sentinel and The Sterling Gazette and others FamilySearch Library

League Record 1888-1888 Newspapers.com online

Rock Falls News 1883-1883 Newspapers.com online

Twin City Daily News 1918-1918 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Rock Falls

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.

Rock Falls Progress. (Rock Falls, Ill.) 1870s-1870s

Rock Falls Record. (Rock Falls, Ill.) 1947-1950

Rock Falls Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Rock Falls School Records

Rock Falls High School - Cavalcade Yearbook (Rock Falls, IL), 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959 E Yearbook online

Rock Falls High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Rock Falls High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982 Classmates online

Rock Falls High School yearbook, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1966, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1982 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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