Wood River Genealogy (in Madison County, IL)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Wood River are also found through the Madison County and Illinois pages.


Wood River Church Records

Church records (microform), 1934-1967, Whitelaw Baptist Church (Wood River, Ill.). Archive Grid

First Presbyterian Church, Register, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1931-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

First Presbyterian Church, Session, Register, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, and Deaths, 1874-1941 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Records of St. Barbara Parish, Marriages 1939-1946; Baptisms 1910-1919 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Records of St. Barbara Parish, Marriages 1949-1950; Deaths 1950-1975; Combination Register 1919-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Wood River City Directories

Wood River City Directory 1929 MyHeritage online

Wood River, IL, 1923-1930 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Wood River, Illinois, City Directory, 1923 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Wood River, Illinois, City Directory, 1925 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Wood River, Illinois, City Directory, 1926 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Wood River, Illinois, City Directory, 1928 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Wood River, Illinois, City Directory, 1929 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

Wood River Death Records

Marks Funeral Home records, Wood River Illinois WorldCat

Records of St. Barbara Parish, Marriages 1949-1950; Deaths 1950-1975; Combination Register 1919-1950 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Wood River Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Wood River, Madison County, Illinois, March 1920 Library of Congress online

Wood River Marriage Records

Records of St. Barbara Parish, Marriages 1939-1946; Baptisms 1910-1919 (included in Roman Catholic Diocese of Springfield Sacramental Records) Ancestry online

Wood River Newspapers and Obituaries

Offline Newspapers for Wood River

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.

Wood River Journal. (Wood River, Ill.) 1920-1937

Wood River School Records

East Alton Wood River High School - Oiler Yearbook (Wood River, IL), 1925, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960 E Yearbook online

East Alton Wood River High School yearbook, 1925 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

East Alton-Wood River High School yearbook, 1925, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

East Alton-Wood River High School yearbook, 1925, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Classmates online

East Alton-Wood River High School yearbook, 1925, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1974, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 2000, 2001, 2003, 2006, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2013 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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