Upper Alton Genealogy (in Madison County, IL)

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Upper Alton Birth Records

Births, marriages, deaths, 1813-1916 FamilySearch Library

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

Madison County, Illinois birth record index, 1850-1879, death record index, 1878-1881, with coroner's death records, 1870-1888, volume I FamilySearch Library

Upper Alton Cemetery Records

Oakwood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Upper Alton Census Records

1810, 1818 Illinois Census Returns Ancestry online

1845 Illinois State Census Ancestry online

1845 census of Madison County, Illinois FamilySearch Books online

1855 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

Upper Alton Church Records

Session records, 1837-1849 (Presbyterian Church (Upper Alton, Illinois)) FamilySearch Library

Upper Alton City Directories

Alton (Illinois) city directories FamilySearch Library

Upper Alton Directory 1866 Genealogy Trails online

Upper Alton, IL 1901-1903, 1905-1909, 1910 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Upper Alton Death Records

1916-1947 Illinois Deaths and Stillbirths Index Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths, 1813-1916 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

Madison County, Illinois birth record index, 1850-1879, death record index, 1878-1881, with coroner's death records, 1870-1888, volume I FamilySearch Library

Upper Alton Immigration Records

Illinois, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1991 Ancestry online

Naturalization and intentions of Madison County, Illinois : Alton, IL - Supplement, 1852-1900 and addendum FamilySearch Library

Naturalization and intentions of Madison County, Illinois : an index, 1816-1900 FamilySearch Library

Naturalization records, ca 1840-1929 FamilySearch Library

Upper Alton Map Records

Gazetteer of Madison County, containing historical and descriptive sketches of Alton City, Upper Alton, Edwardsville, Collinsville, Highland, Troy, Monticello, Marine, Bethalto, and other towns : including some account of the resources of the various townships, together with an exhibit of the manufacturing establishments, newspapers, banks, churches, schools, and other institutions of the county, to which is added a directory of the Altons, and a list of the names, occupation and residence address of the merchants, manufactures and farmers of the townships and villages of the county FamilySearch Library

Upper Alton Marriage Records

1800-1940 Illinois, County Marriage Records Ancestry online

1860-1920 Illinois, Marriage Index Ancestry online

Births, marriages, deaths, 1813-1916 FamilySearch Library

Illinois Marriages, 1763-1900 MyHeritage online

Illinois Marriages, 1790-1860 Ancestry online

Illinois, Compiled Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry online

Some of the early and more recent marriages recorded in Madison County, Illinois, 1800-1920 FamilySearch Library

Upper Alton Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Upper Alton

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.

Western Pioneer and Baptist Standard-Bearer. (Upper Alton, Ill.) 1836-1837

Western Pioneer. (Upper Alton, Ill.) 1837-1838

Upper Alton Probate Records

1772-1999 Illinois, Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Madison County Probate Case Files Index (1813-1903) Illinois State Archive online


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