Southern Illinois Genealogy Page

ILGenWeb

The ILGenWeb Project is the state's largest family of free genealogy sites. Besides the main Illinois site, additional sites exist for each county. These web sites should be your first stop when searching for your ancestors once you know where they lived.
The project is part of the larger USGenWeb Project.

Illinois Trails

Illinois Trails is another volunteer group of sites similar to ILGenWeb although it hasn't been around nearly as long.

Mail Lists

Rootsweb sponsors Mail Lists for nearly every U.S. county and a vast majority of surnames. To subscribe, simply click on the link and it will open an e-mail letter to the list. Down in the body of the message simply type "SUBSCRIBE" (without the quotes) then click to send it. Don't worry about putting anything in the Subject line.
Also, turn off any signatures before you send it. The servers add you automatically so if there is anything other than "SUBSCRIBE" then you confuse the program. Once added you will receive a set of instructions back in e-mail.

GenForum

GenForum is one of the older free commercial websites for genealogy. The links on this page go to message forum boards for each county. The site is better known for its surname message boards.

Genealogy Resources





Alexander \| Bond \| Clay \| Clinton \| Edwards \| Effingham \| Fayette \| Franklin \| Gallatin \| Hamilton \| Hardin \| Jackson \| Jefferson \| Johnson \| Madison \| Massac \| Marion \| Monroe \| Perry \| Pope \| Pulaski \| Randolph \| Richland \| St. Clair \| Saline \| Wabash \| Washington \| Wayne \| White \| Williamson \| Illinois Illinois Roots Mail List Illinois Civil War Researchers Mail List Southern Illinois Region Southern Illinois History Page Genealogy Society of Southern Illinois SOIL (Genealogical) Mail List The Annable Network SouthWestern Illinois Ancestors (St. Clair, Washington, Jefferson, Perry, Randolph and Monroe Counties- Website \| Mail List Alexander County Organized in 1819 out of Union County. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Bond County Organized in 1817 out of Madison County, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Clay County Organized in 1824 out of Crawford, Fayette and Wayne Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Clinton County Organized in 1824 out of Bond and Washington Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Clinton County Historical Society - 1091 Franklin Street, Carlyle IL 62231 Edwards County Organized in 1814 out of Gallatin and Madison Counties, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Edwards County Historical Society, 212 West Main St., Albion, IL 62806 Effingham County Organized in 1831 out of Crawford and Fayette Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Effingham County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1166, Effingham, IL 62401 Fayette County Organized in 1821 out of Bond, Clark, Crawford and Jefferson Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Fayette County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 177, Vandalia, IL 62471 Franklin County Organized in 1818 out of Gallatin and White Counties, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Frankfort Area Genealogy Society - P.O. Box 427, West Frankfort, IL 62896 \| (618) 932-6159 - nice library and museum at 2000 E. St. Louis Street in West Frankfort. Open Wednesday and Thursdays, February through Dec. 15. Publishers of quarterly Facts and Findings. Franklin County Genealogy Society - disbanded, materials transferred to West Frankfort Public Library Benton Public Library - 502 S. Main, Benton, IL 62812 \| (618) 438-7511 West Frankfort Public Library - 402 E. Poplar St., West Frankfort IL 62896 \| Open: 10:00 A.M. to 8:00 P.M. Monday - Thursday. 10:00 A.M. to 6:00 P.M. Friday & Saturday. Gallatin County Organized in 1812 out of Randolph County, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Hamilton County Organized in 1821 out of White County. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Hamilton Co., Ill. Genealogy Resource Page Yesterdays in Hamilton County Hardin County Organized in 1839 out of Pope County. Territory added from Gallatin County in 1847. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Hardin County Historical & Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 72, Elizabethtown, IL 62931 Jackson County Organized in 1816 out of Johnson and Randolph Counties, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Jackson County Historical Society - 1616 Edith Street, Murphysboro IL 62956 Jefferson County Organized in 1819 out of Edwards and White Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Jefferson County Genealogical Society, 101 S. Seventh St., Mt. Vernon, IL 62864-4187 Johnson County Organized in 1812 out of Randolph County, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Johnston County Genealogical and Historical Society - PO Box 1207, Vienna, IL 62995 Madison County Organized in 1812 out of St. Clair, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Madison County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 631, Edwardsville, IL 62025 Marion County Organized in 1823 out of Fayette and Jefferson Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Massac County Organized in 1843 out of Johnson and Pope Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Massac County Genealogical Society, P.O. Box 1043, Metropolis, IL 62960. Monroe County Organized in 1816 out of Randolph and St. Clair Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Perry County Organized in 1827 out of Jackson and Randolph Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum \| Perry County Illinois Net Pope County Organized in 1816 out of Gallatin and Johnson Counties, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Pulaski County Organized in 1843 out of Alexander and Johnson Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Randolph County Organized in 1795 out of St. Clair County, Northwest Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum \| Randolph County Illinois Net Richland County Organized in 1841 out of Clay and Lawrence Counties. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum St. Clair County Organized in 1790 out of the Northwest Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum IBEX Archive (East St. Louis) Saline County Organized in 1847 out of Gallatin County. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Union County Organized in 1818 out of Johnson County. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Wabash County Organized in 1824 out of Edwards County. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Washington County Organized in 1818 out of St. Clair County, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Wayne County Organized in 1819 out of Edwards County. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum White County Organized in 1815 out of Gallatin County, Illinois Territory. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum White County Historical Society Williamson County Organized in 1839 out of Franklin County. ILGenWeb \| Illinois Trails \| Mail List Sign-Up \| Mail List Archives \| GenForum Williamson County Historical Society