Massac County, Illinois
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Revision as of 22:37, 9 August 2011
| Massac County, Illinois | |
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 Location of Illinois in the U.S. | |
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| Founded: | 1843 |
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| County Seat | Metropolis |
| Courthouse | |
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| Address | Massac County Courthouse P.O. Box 429 Metropolis, Illinois 62960 (618) 664-0449 |
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Illinois Massac County
Massac County Organization
| Beginning Dates for Massac County Records | |||||
| Birth | Marriage | Death | Census | Land | Probate |
| 1877 |
1843 |
1877 |
1850 |
1843 |
1843 |
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Massac County are kept, see the Massac County Courthouse page.
Historical Facts
Parent County
- 1843--Massac County was created 8 February 1843 from Pope and Johnson Counties. County seat: Metropolis [1]
Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Massac County boundary changes.
Records and Resources
Biography
Cemeteries
The Illinois Cemeteries page provides general explanations of the following online Massac County resources:
| Bibliography | Online Gravestone Transcriptions | Cemetery Gazetteers |
| FHLC | Find A Grave | national search | county list | ePodunk |
| WorldCat | USGenWeb Tombstone Transcription Project | |
| Illinois Cemeteries |
Census
| Historical populations | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Census | Pop. | %± | |
| 1900 | 13,110 | ||
| 1910 | 14,200 | 8.3% | |
| 1920 | 13,559 | −4.5% | |
| 1930 | 14,081 | 3.8% | |
| 1940 | 14,937 | 6.1% | |
| 1950 | 13,594 | −9.0% | |
| 1960 | 14,341 | 5.5% | |
| 1970 | 13,889 | −3.2% | |
| 1980 | 14,990 | 7.9% | |
| 1990 | 14,752 | −1.6% | |
| 2000 | 15,161 | 2.8% | |
| IL Counties 1900-1990 | |||
Church Records
Catholic
FamilySearch has made parish records from two Belleville Diocese Catholic churches in Massac County available online. The records include first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths:
- Church Records of St. Rose Parish, Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois 1893-1956, browsable online (no index); courtesy: FamilySearch.
- Church Records of St. Rose of Lima Parish, Metropolis, Massac County, Illinois 1911-1955, browsable online (no index); courtesy: FamilySearch.
Court Records
- 1843–1849 Circuit court record IRAD (SIU)
Ethnic Research
African American
The following have information concerning African American research.
- African American Research (US) has more information about the kinds of records
- Illinois State Archives pamphlet on African American Research describes what records are at the State Archives with an online method for ordering records.
- African-American Resources for IllinoisCemeteries
Genealogy
History
The online Shawnee Community College Local History Project includes dozens of personal interviews and even a "Letter From the Birdman of Alcatraz," that give you a taste of historic Massac County. Was your relative one of the interviewed individuals?
- Page, Oliver J. History of Massac County, Illinois: With Life Sketches and Portraits. Metropolis, Ill.: O.J. Page, 1900. Digital versions at Ancestry ($); Internet Archive. FHL Film 599147 Item 1
Land and Property
Family Maps of Massac County, Illinois (2008) plats the land of many nineteenth-century Massac County residents. The publisher's bookstore includes a free online surname index. FHL Book 977.3997 E7b
The following copies of original records are available:
- 1843–1900 Deed index IRAD (SIU)
- 1843–1911 Deed record IRAD (SIU)
Maps
Military Records
- Civil War
Civil War service men from Massac County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies or regiments that were formed from men of Massac County.
- - 56th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company A and D.
Newspapers and Obituaries
Periodicals
Probate Records
- 1871–1883 Probate records are also available in Illinois, Probate Records, 1819-1970. Click on the browse through images link, select Massac County, and select the record type you are interested in.
- 1846–1964 Probate case files index IRAD (SIU)
- 1866–1885 Probate record IRAD (SIU)
- 1860–1894 Probate will record IRAD (SIU)
Repositories
County Courthouse
County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for Massac County are kept, see the Massac County Courthouse page.
Family History Library
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)
Public Libraries
Social Groups Online
Societies
| Genealogical Society of Southern Illinois John A. Logan College Library 700 Logan College Road Carterville, Illinois 62918 Telephone: 618-985-2828, Ext. 8338 Hours: vary by season, see website |
The Society focuses on Alexander, Clay, Clinton, Edwards, Franklin, Gallatin, Hamilton, Hardin, Jackson, Jefferson, Johnson, Lawrence, Marion, Massac, Monroe, Perry, Pope, Pulaski, Randolph, Richland, Saline, St. Clair, Union, Wabash, Washington, Wayne, White, and Williamson counties. The Society's book and microfilm collection is housed at the John A. Logan College Library. The Society publishes a newsletter (click here for recent issues) and a quarterly journal The Saga of Southern Illinois (click here for a topical index that breaks down what has been published county-by-county). |
Taxation
Vital Records
The following copies of original records are available:
Births
- 1878–1916 Birth record IRAD (SIU)
- 1878–1941 Birth record index IRAD (SIU)
- 1864–1877 Birth record delayed IRAD (SIU)
Marriages
- 1854–1923 Marriage record IRAD (SIU)
- 1854–1901 Marriage record index IRAD (SIU)
Deaths
- 1878–1915 Death recordIRAD (SIU)
- 1878–1971 Death record indexIRAD (SIU)
Voter Registration
Places / Localities
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To see a list of places in Massac County, click on [Show], in the bar above. The preceding list of places includes incorporated cities and towns, unincorporated towns and communities, and place names that may have been used in family histories. Some have well-organized records and even have web sites. Some are simply social communities with no official records, but which may be referenced in small-town newspapers. The list is provided to help researchers identify localities within the county. As records or histories of these localities are identified, a page will be added for each of these place names.
Web Sites
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, UT: Everton Publishers, 2002), 196. (FHL Collection Ref Book 973 D27e 2002). WorldCat entry.
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