Montgomery County, Illinois Genealogy

United States Illinois  Montgomery County

Parent County

 * 1821--Montgomery County was created 12 February 1821 from Bond and Madison Counties. County seat: Hillsboro

Neighboring Counties

 * Bond
 * Christian
 * Fayette
 * Macoupin
 * Madison
 * Sangamon
 * Shelby

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 Illinois
 * Negro in Montgomery County - an article from the Illinois State Genealogy Society originally published in 1978

Cemeteries
Illinois cemetery records often identify birth, death, relationship, and military information, as well as religious affiliation.


 * Find A Grave can be searched by the name of a person or family to find where a person is buried. Usually gives birth and death dates often with a picture of the tombstone.  May give obituaries, names of family members and links to their information in Find A Grave.


 * Find A Grave also gives a and links to the  information for the individuals buried there.


 * Montgomery Co. IL USGenWeb Tombstone Project usually gives the names of the deceased in alphabetical order by last name with birth and death dates plus any remarks.


 * Illinois Cemeteries by county.


 * The Family History Library Catalog lists . Some of the books or others may be on Google Books or available at public libraries.


 * ePodunk list of Montgomery County cemeteries gives the names of the cemeteries in the county with a link to more information such as address, phone number, and web site.

Military

 * Civil War Civil War service men from Montgomery 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 Montgomery County.

Societies and Libraries
Historical Society of Montgomery County Illinois

Web Sites

 * Montgomery County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Montgomery County, Illinois Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)