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Guide to St. Clair County, Illinois ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

St. Clair County, Illinois
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Location in the state of Illinois
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Facts
Founded: April 27, 1790
County Seat Belleville
Courthouse
StClair County Courthouse.gif
Photo courtesy Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Illinois State Archives
Address St. Clair County Courthouse
10 Public Square
Belleville, Illinois 62220
(618) 277-6600
St. Clair Website


St.Clair County Organization[edit | edit source]

Known Beginning Dates for Major County Records[1]
Birth* Marriage Death* Court Land Probate Census
1830 1763 1832 1778 1786 1772 1810
*Statewide registration for births and deaths started 1916. General compliance by 1922.

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for St. Clair County are kept, see the St. Clair County Courthouse page.

Historical Facts[edit | edit source]

Arthur St. Clair

St. Clair County is named for Arthur St. Clair who was appointed governor of the Northwest Territory.

Parent County[edit | edit source]

1790--St. Clair County was created 27 April 1790 from the Northwest Territory.  County seat:  Belleville [2]

Description[edit | edit source]

The county was named for Arthur St. Clair, first governor of the Northwest Territory. The county seat is Belleville and the county was organized on 1790. The County is located in the West Central area of the state.[3]

Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]

For animated maps illustrating Illinois county boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Illinois County Boundary Maps" (1790-1869) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss[edit | edit source]

Declaration and Naturalization papers issued by the Circuit Court before 1906 were destroyed, with one exception. About 60 original naturalization papers for men whose surname began with "G" survived. This court's record also survived and consists of a sequence number, the name, and the court term the declaration or naturalization took place.[4]

Records and Resources[edit | edit source]

Biography[edit | edit source]

  • The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a St. Clair County edition. This includes a state history section along with a county history and biographies of St. Clair County residents. See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.

Cemeteries[edit | edit source]

Cemeteries of St. Clair, Illinois online and in print
Tombstone Transcriptions Online
TombstoneTranscriptions in Print (Often more complete)
List of Cemeteries in the County
See Illinois Cemeteries for more information

The following web sites have additional information on St. Clair county cemeteries.

  • Padfield Cemetery, courtesy of RootsWeb. This is a partial transcription of the Pyle ancestor in the Padfield cemetery.

Census[edit | edit source]

Historical populations
Census Pop. %±
1820 5,253 —
1830 7,078 34.7%
1840 13,631 92.6%
1850 20,180 48.0%
1860 37,694 86.8%
1870 51,068 35.5%
1880 61,806 21.0%
1890 66,571 7.7%
1900 86,685 30.2%
1910 119,870 38.3%
1920 136,520 13.9%
1930 157,775 15.6%
1940 166,899 5.8%
1950 205,995 23.4%
1960 262,509 27.4%
1970 285,176 8.6%
1980 267,531 −6.2%
1990 262,852 −1.7%
2000 256,082 −2.6%
2010 270,056 5.5%
Source: "Wikipedia.org".

For tips on accessing census records online, see Illinois Census.

1840 Pensioners[edit | edit source]

  • A Census of Pensioners for Revolutionary or Military Services: With their Names, Ages, and Places of Residence, as Returned by the Marshalls of the Several Judicial Districts, Under the Act for Taking the Sixth Census. Washington, D.C., 1841. FHL 973 X2pc 1840; FHL 2321; digital version at Google Books. [See Illinois, St. Clair County on page 188.]

1870 Agricultural Census http://sites.rootsweb.com/~ilstclai/1930a-z.htm 1930 Federal Census by surname

Church Records[edit | edit source]

List of Churches and Church Parishes

The Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois has a St. Clair County edition. This includes a chapter on St. Clair County churches (Chapter 30). See the wiki article for links to available copies and indexes.

Baptist, Lutheran, the former Evangelical and Reformed, United Church of Christ (many translated from German), and other published church registers www.stclair-ilgs.org

  • A Collection of Histories of Some Churches in St. Clair County, Illinois. Waterloo, Ill.: The Library, 2002-. WorldCat (Other Libraries)

Baptist[edit | edit source]

Catholic[edit | edit source]

FamilySearch has made parish records from 40 Belleville Diocese Catholic churches in St. Clair County available for free online (requires free registration). The records include first communions, confirmations, marriages, and deaths. A Finding Aid to contents of each church register is online, courtesy St. Clair CGS 

City/Town Years Parish Index/Images Website
Belleville 1926-1956 Blessed Sacrament browsable images FamilySearch
Belleville 1926-1956 Blessed Sacrament index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Belleville 1842-1957 Cathedral of St. Peter browsable images FamilySearch
Belleville 1925-1931 St. Elizabeth Hospital browsable images FamilySearch
Belleville 1925-1956 St. Henry browsable images FamilySearch
Belleville 1906-1936 St. John Orphanage, Corpus Christi Church browsable images FamilySearch
Belleville 1883-1956 St. Luke browsable images FamilySearch
Belleville 1883-1956 St. Luke index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Belleville 1894-1957 St. Mary browsable images FamilySearch
Belleville 1894-1957 St. Mary index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Belleville 1926-1956 St. Teresa of the Child Jesus browsable images FamilySearch
Cahokia 1740-1956 Holy Family browsable images FamilySearch
Caseyville 1894-1956 St. Stephen browsable images FamilySearch
Centerville 1880-1956 Immaculate Conception browsable images FamilySearch
Dupo 1914-1956 Sacred Heart browsable images FamilySearch
Dupo 1914-1956 Sacred Heart index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis 1924-1956 Holy Angels browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1924-1956 Holy Angels index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis 1897-1957 Immaculate Conception browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1903-1956 St. Adalbert Parish browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1921-1957 St. Augustine browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1921-1957 St. Augustine index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis 1911-1957 St. Cyril browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1911-1957 St. Cyril and St. Methodius index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis 1894-1956 St. Elizabeth index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis 1894-1956 St. Elizabeth browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1867-1957 St. Henry browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1867-1957 St. Henry index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis 1909-1931 St. John Francis Regis browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1909-1932 St. Regis index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis 1902-1956 St. Joseph browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1902-1956 St. Joseph index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis 1889-1955 St. Mary browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1861-1957 St. Patrick browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1861-1957 St. Patrick index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis 1921-1956 St. Philip browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1902-1957 Sacred Heart browsable images FamilySearch
East St. Louis 1902-1957 Sacred Heart index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
East St. Louis, French Village 1841-1920 St. Philip browsable images FamilySearch
Fairmont City 1922-1956 Holy Rosary browsable images FamilySearch
Fairmont City 1922-1956 Holy Rosary index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Fairview Heights 1952-1956 St. Albert the Great browsable images FamilySearch
Fairview Heights 1952-1956 St. Albert the Great index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Fayetteville 1838-1956 St. Pancratius browsable images FamilySearch
Fayetteville 1859-1956 St. Pancratius index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Freeburg 1854-1956 St. Joseph browsable images FamilySearch
Freeburg 1859-1856 St. Joseph index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Georgetown (see Smithton)
Lebanon 1866-1958 St. Joseph index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Lebanon 1866-1958 St. Joseph browsable images FamilySearch
Mascoutah 1857-1956 Holy Childhood of Jesus browsable images FamilySearch
Milstadt 1857-1956 St. James browsable images FamilySearch
Milstradt 1857-1956 St. James index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
New Athens 1874-1948 St. Agatha browsable images FamilySearch
New Athens 1874-1945 St. Agatha index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
O'Fallon 1868-1956 St. Clare browsable images FamilySearch
O'Fallon 1868-1956 St. Clare index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Paderborn 1845-1956 St. Michael browsable images FamilySearch
Paderborn 1845-1956 St. Michael index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Shiloh 1902-1956 Corpus Christi and St. John Orphanage browsable images FamilySearch
Shiloh 1914-1931 Corpus Christ index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
Smithton (Formerly Georgetown) 1868-1955 St. John the Baptist browsable images FamilySearch
Smithton 1868-1955 St. John the Baptist index St. Clair County Genealogical Society
St. Libory 1835-1956 St. Liborius browsable images FamilySearch
Washington Park 1939-1957 St. Martin of Tours browsable images FamilySearch


  • "Belleville," Catholic Encyclopedia. Available online.
  • Beuckman, Frederick. History, Diocese of Belleville, 1700-1914. Section One: St. Clair County. Belleville, Ill.: Buechler Pub. Co., 1914. WorldCat (Other Libraries)
  • Church of the Holy Family drawings, photos, data, courtesy: The Library of Congress
  • Hass, Barbara A., Henry Goosens, Herbert Janson, and Julius Maurer. St. Francis, Sts. Peter Paul Catholic Church Deaths and Burials, 1842-1883. n.p.: B. Hass, 1987. WorldCat (Other Libraries)
  • Parish Directory, St. Joseph Catholic Church, Freeburg, Illinois. WorldCat (Other Libraries)
  • "St. Liborius Church Records," translation online, courtesy St Clair CGS and the compiler.
  • "St. Peter's Deaths 1859-1909," translation online at the member site, St. Clair CGS
  • Smythe, Jeffrey M. and Frank X. Heiligenstein. History of St. Joseph's Church, Freeburg, Illinois. Freeburg, Ill.: Freeburg Print. and Pub., 2003. WorldCat (Other Libraries)
  • Walthall, John A. and Elizabeth D. Benchley. The River L'Abbe Mission: A French Colonial Church for the Cahokia Illini on Monks Mound. 1987. Digital version at Internet Archive.

Church of Christ[edit | edit source]

The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]

  • Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints: Belleville, East St. Louis

Evangelical[edit | edit source]

Lutheran[edit | edit source]

  • 1868–1970 Zion Lutheran Church parish register FHL film 1479675 Items 1-2
  • Zion Lutheran Church Records 1861 - 1961, Belleville, Illinois . The first 100 years of baptisms, marriages, confirmations, and burials were translated from German into English and extracted by St Clair County Genealogical Society volunteers over a six-year period. 4200 baptisms with parents named, 2700 confirmation entries, 1268 marriages and 1360 burials; 386 pp.
  • 1915–1919 Davis, Cindy. Trinity Lutheran Church East St. Louis, Illinois Burial Register, available online, courtesy: Genealogy Trails.
  • Buecher, Robert. 150th Anniversary History of Trinity Lutheran Church: 503 East Washington, Millstadt, IL, October 21, 1849-October 24, 1999. St. Louis, Mo.: R. Buecher, 1999. WorldCat (Other Libraries)

Methodist Episcopal[edit | edit source]

  • History of the First Methodist Episcopal Church, Belleville, 1840-1998 with surname index to records  [http://www.stclair-ilgs.org/ www.stclair-ilgs.org/

Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints[edit | edit source]

Court Records[edit | edit source]

Original court records are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Court Records for more information about using court records.

The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through the Family History Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for St. Clair County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the SIU IRAD Wiki page.

Abstracts

  • 1791–1801; 1807–1810 Sapp, Peggy Lathrop. St. Clair County, Illinois, book A, marriage certificates and licenses, Feb. 1807 - July 1810 : some additional records from Deed Book A & 'Loose Papers', 1791-1801. Springfield, Illinois : Folkworks Research, 1993.Other libraries (WorldCat) FHL book 977.389 V2sp

Copies of original records


Declaration and Naturalization Papers filed in various St Clair courts: explained, indexes availability, record locations www.stclair-ilgs.org/ 

Cahokia[edit | edit source]

Early records of courts that met at Cahokia in the late 1700s have been published:

  • Alvord, Clarence Walworth. Cahokia Records, Collections of the Illinois State Historical Library, Volume II, 1778-1790. Publisher's bookstore.

Chancery Court[edit | edit source]

Circuit Court[edit | edit source]

Ethnic Research[edit | edit source]

African American[edit | edit source]

The following have information concerning African American research.

Genealogy[edit | edit source]

History[edit | edit source]

Local Histories[edit | edit source]

Biographical sketch indexes:   www.stclair-ilgs.org/

  • Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of St Clair County. Chicago: Munsell Pub. Co., 1907. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Portrait and Biographical Record of St. Clair County, Illinois: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens, Together with Biographies and Portraits of All the Presidents of the United States. Chicago: Chapman Bros., 1892. Digital version at Ancestry ($).
  • Stevens, Thomas Wood. The Book of Words of St. Clair County Pageant. Belleville, Ill.: n.p., 1914. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Land and Property[edit | edit source]

Original land records are held in the office of the County Clerk . See Illinois Land and Property for more information about using land records.

The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online sources, the Family History Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for St. Clair County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the SIU IRAD Wiki page.

A list of dozens of St. Clair County Grants Claimed in 1798 is available online, courtesy: Genealogy Trails.

Abstracts

  • 1791–1801 Sapp, Peggy Lathrop. St. Clair County, Illinois, book A, marriage certificates and licenses, Feb. 1807 - July 1810 : some additional records from Deed Book A & 'Loose Papers', 1791-1801. Springfield, Illinois : Folkworks Research, 1993. Other libraries (WorldCat) FHL book 977.389 V2sp
  • 1831–1857 Sapp, Peggy Lathrop. St. Clair County, Illinois, from the office of the circuit court, records of brands and marks, Book II, 1831–1857. Morrisonville, Illinois: Genie-Logic Enterprises, 1997.Other libraries (WorldCat) FHL book 977.389 R2s
  • 1807–1831; 1796–1797; 1808–1814 Sapp, Peggy Lathrop. St. Clair County, Illinois court records, marks and brands, 1807-1831 and 1796-1797, tavern licenses granted 1808-1814. Springfield, Illinois : Folk Works Research, 1993. Other libraries (WorldCat) FHL book 977.389 R2s

Copies of original records

Online Resources

Maps[edit | edit source]

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Military[edit | edit source]

Historical information about White County soldiers of the Black Hawk War, Civil War, Mexican War, Revolutionary War, and War of 1812 may be found in:

  • McLean County, White County, Will County Genealogical Records. Evanston, Ill.?: Illinois Society, D.A.R.?, 1945?. Digital version at Ancestry ($).

Civil War[edit | edit source]

Civil War service men from St. Clair 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 St. Clair County.

- 2nd Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company E.
- 5th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company H.
- 9th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (3 months, 1861), Companies A, B, C, D, and E.
- 9th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies B, C, D, E, and F.
- 10th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Company E.
- 16th Regiment, Illinois Cavalry, Companies F and G.
- 22nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K.
- 43rd Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies A, B, G and H.
- 59th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company E.
- 70th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company F.
- 115th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K.
- 117th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Companies C, H, I and K.
- 142nd Regiment, Illinois Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H.
- 149th Regiment, Illinois Infantry (1 year, 1865), Companies B, C, D, H, I, and K.
- 155th Regiment, Illinois Infantry, Company K.

Naturalizations[edit | edit source]

Original naturalization records are held in the office of the County Clerk. See Illinois Naturalization Records for more information about using naturalization records.

The following copies of original records may be accessed online or through the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for Franklin County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the SIU IRAD Wiki page.

  • 1835–1904 Naturalization declarations of intent index;IRAD (SIU)
  • 1838–1903 Naturalization papers index; IRAD (SIU)
  • 1868–1903 Naturalization record; IRAD (SIU)
  • 1904–1950 East St. Louis Declarations of IntentIRAD (SIU)

East St. Louis City Court Naturalizations Papers (1874-1906), courtesy: Illinois State Archives.

County Court Declarations and Naturalization Record (1864-1906) in the member area of the St. Clair County Genealogical Society site.

Online Records

Several St. Clair County courts issued declaration and naturalization papers. An index to the first 3 of 19 volumes (1906-1945) has been made available for free online:

"An important find in this particular record collection is that all the Volume 3 document sets were filed in St Clair County Circuit Court convened in East St Louis, not the county seat at Belleville, presumably because of the sheer number of residents there and for their convenience."[5]

Pre-1906 naturalizations have suffered heavy record loss, see Record Loss.

Newspapers and Obituaries[edit | edit source]

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Newspaper columns provide more than just vital statistics on area residents. Obituaries include kinship links, sometimes with out-of-state residency for surviving family. Online indexes to obituaries from The Belleville News Democrat 1994-2007, Freeburg Tribune 1904-1939, and Millstadt Enterprise 1897-1949 are available (courtesy: St. Clair County Genealogical Society). An every-name index during the war period 1917 - 1921 is also available for the Lebanon Advertiser. Vital Statistics Extracted From the Belleville (Ill.) Daily Advocate 1927 - 1954 More than 132,000 vital statistics derived from the Belleville (Ill.) Daily Advocate 1927 - 1954 constitute this database.

Periodicals[edit | edit source]

Poor Houses[edit | edit source]

Private Papers[edit | edit source]

Bertille Brand Klein kept a diary or "news book" of her daily life in Hecker, Illinois from January 1930 (age 15 1/2) until December 1939 (age 25). She mentions many local family names with some birth and death dates. Her granddaughter Angie Kelly is digitizing this valuable resource. Visit Tillie's Tales to read this interesting journal (work in progress).

Probate Records[edit | edit source]

Online Probate Indexes and Records

Original estates and wills are held in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk. See Illinois Probate Records for more information about using probate records.

The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through, the Family History Library or the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for St. Clair County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the SIU IRAD Wiki page.

Abstracts

  • 1772–1964 St. Clair County Genealogical Society. Index to St. Clair County, Illinois probated and non-probated wills, 1772-1964. Belleville, IL : St. Clair County Genealogical Society, 1993. Other libraries (WorldCat) FHL book 977.389 P22i. Available digitally at St. Clair County Genealogical Society, requires SCCGS membership ($)
  • 1797–1832 Friedli, Frederick J. and Virginia Merrills. Probate Court records, St. Clair County Courthouse, Belleville, Illinois, will record "A" & "B". FHL film 165997
  • 1794–1811 Daughters of the American Revolution. Belleville Chapter (Illinois). St. Clair County, Illinois marriage register, 1807-1845 : courthouse at Belleville, Illinois; alphabetical by 1st letter of groom's surname, includes letters A-C only. (Includes wills 1794–1811.) Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970.FHL film 848654 Item 2

Copies of original records

Additional Resources

Additional resources for St. Clair probates may be found in the Illinois, St. Clair – Probate topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche may be available for viewing at Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FamilySearch Catalog may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Also find Illinois Probate resources available at many libraries (WorldCat) . Explore how to search the FamilySearch Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.

Repositories[edit | edit source]

County Courthouse[edit | edit source]

County records are most often kept at the County Courthouse or another local repository. For further information about where the records for St. Clair County are kept, see the St. Clair County Courthouse page.

Family History Centers[edit | edit source]

Family History Center and Affiliate Library Locator map - search for local Family History Centers or Affiliate Libraries

  • Family History Centers provide one-on-one assistance, free access to center-only databases, and to premium genealogical websites.
  • FamilySearch Affiliate Libraries have access to most center-only databases, but may not always have full services normally provided by a family history center.

Local Centers and Affiliate Libraries

Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD)[edit | edit source]

IRAD is a system of Illinois Regional Archives Depositories managed by the Illinois State Archives, housing the archival records of local Illinois counties, townships, municipalities and school districts. The seven Regional Depositories are housed on state university campuses scattered throughout Illinois. Southern Illinois University houses the records for St. Clair County.

Public Libraries[edit | edit source]

Archives and Genealogy Department of the Belleville Public Library
121 E. Washington St.
Belleville, IL 62220
(618) 234-0441
Hours: Mon-Thu 9am-8pm, Fri-Sat 9am-5pm 		Major holdings include the microfilmed St Clair County probate case files and record books filed in the various courts from the late 1700s to circa 1964 (wills, guardianships, estates); marriage registers 1807-1919, deaths registers 1878-1943 and proofs of death back to 1843; and grantor-grantee indexes to circa 1905, all of which are part of the acquisitions and collections of the St Clair County Genealogical Society.

Virtually all extant newspapers published in the county and on microfilm (1840s - present) are on location in the Archives. Obituary indexes from nearly all issues have been compiled, including those from the East St. Louis Journal 1863-1979, and editions of various Belleville papers beginning 1840, the Freeburg Tribune 1904-1999, and Marissa Messenger 1887-1985.

A wide variety of news articles are abstracted from East St Louis and Belleville newspapers through 1940 including civil and religious events, pioneers, the everyday to prominent citizen, village and city growth and business, disease, catastrophies, social events, and so forth.
O'Fallon Public Library
120 Civil Plaza
O'Fallon, IL 62269
618-632-3783
Open Mon-Thu: 9am-8pm, Fri: 9am-5pm, Sat: 9am-4pm, Sun: 1pm-5pm

Social Groups Online[edit | edit source]

Societies[edit | edit source]

   Death and marriage registers from the county clerk’s office (microfilm)
   Green Mount (non-sectarian), Mt. Hope and Walnut Hill cemeteries lot cards, indexes, maps.
   Probate case files 1770s – 1964 with original will, and intestate case files for those who died without a will. (776 microfilm rolls)
   Church records for the county’s Baptist, Catholic, Lutheran, Methodist, and United Church of Christ denominations, for example. (microfilm and books)
   Newspapers of Lebanon, Mascoutah, and O’Fallon (microfilm)
  • St. Clair County Historical Society
    701 East Washington
    Belleville, IL 62220
    Phone Number 618-234-0600
    E-mail:stcchs@att.net
    Facebook
    Website
  • Belleville Historical Society
    PO Box 23682
    633 E Garfield St
    Belleville, IL 62220
    Phone 618-531-7753
    Email:bellevillehistoricalsociety@gmail.com
    Facebook
    Website
  • Belleville Heritage Society
    3121 N Illinois St, Swansea, IL 62226-2368
    Phone 618-235-6471
  • Freeburg Historical & Genealogical Society
    PO Box 69
    306 North Edison Street
    Freeburg, IL 62243-1235
    Phone 618-539-5264
  • Lebanon Historical Society
    c/o Prairie Dog Press
    114 East St.Louis Street
    Lebanon, IL 62254-0126
    Phone 618-537-8420
    Website
  • Marissa Historical and Genealogical Society
    210 N Main
    Marissa, IL 62257-0047
    Phone 618-295-2632
    Email:marissahgs@frontier.com
    Facebook
    Website
     The Society maintains a museum and a genealogical/historical library.

Taxation[edit | edit source]

Vital Records[edit | edit source]

See Illinois Vital Records for more information about Vital records in Illinois. See also How to order Illinois Vital Records or order electronically online.

Vital records consist of birth, death, marriage and divorce records. Original birth and death certificates recorded until the year 1916 are kept by the St. Clair County Clerkwhile those recorded after 1916 are kept by the Illinois Department of Public Health with a copy to the County Clerk. Original marriage records are usually kept by the County Clerk from the establishment of the county to the present. Original divorce records are generally in the office of the Circuit Court Clerk.

The following abstracts and copies of original records may be accessed through online databases, the Family History Library and the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) located at the Southern Illinois University (SIU) - search for St. Clair County records. For information on how to use IRAD see the IRAD Wiki page.

General[edit | edit source]

Vital Statistics Extracted From the Belleville (Ill.) Daily Advocate 1927 - 1954 More than 132,000 vital statistics derived from the Belleville (Ill.) Daily Advocate 1927 - 1954 constitute this database.

Births[edit | edit source]

Abstracts of Birth Records

Copies of Original Birth Records

Marriages[edit | edit source]

Abstracts of Marriage Records

  • 1807–1810 Sapp, Peggy Lathrop. St. Clair County, Illinois, book A, marriage certificates and licenses, Feb. 1807 - July 1810 : some additional records from Deed Book A & 'Loose Papers', 1791-1801. Springfield, Illinois : Folkworks Research, 1993. Other libraries (WorldCat) FHL book 977.389 V2sp
  • 1807–1845 Daughters of the American Revolution. Belleville Chapter (Illinois). St. Clair County, Illinois marriage register, 1807-1845 : courthouse at Belleville, Illinois; alphabetical by 1st letter of groom's surname, includes letters A-C only. (Includes wills 1794–1811.) Salt Lake City, Utah: Filmed by the Genealogical Society of Utah, 1970. FHL film 848654 Item 2
  • 1807–1850 Dodd, Jordan. Illinois Marriages, 1790-1806, available online, courtesy: Ancestry ($). Includes St. Clair County marriages 1807-1850.
  • 1897–1949 Buecher, Robert. Millstadt [IL] "Enterprise" marriage index, 1897-1949. St. Louis, Missouri : R. Buecher, 1992.Other libraries (WorldCat) FHL book 977.389 V22b
  • 1906–1921 (and continuing) in the St Clair CGS Quarterly series beginning volume 30:2 (2007) through volume 34: 4 (2011). Bride and groom indexes with date and license number.

Copies of original Marriage Records

Online Resources

Deaths[edit | edit source]

Copies of original Death Records

  • 1843–1856 Birth and death record; IRAD (SIU)
  • 1878–1896 Death Register Extracts (and continuing) in St Clair CGS quarterlies (2007-2020).
  • 1878–1888 Belleville: Burial permit record; IRAD (SIU)
  • 1888–1923 Belleville: Death record; IRAD (SIU) and Belleville Public Library
  • 1916–1950 St. Clair County Deaths 1916-1950, available online, courtesy: Genealogy Trails.

Online Resources

Additional Resources[edit | edit source]

Additional resources for St. Clair births, marriages and deaths may be found in the Illinois, St. Clair – Vital Records topic page of the FamilySearch Catalog . Copies of records on FHL microfilm and microfiche may be available for viewing at Family History Centers. Copies of books found in the FamilySearch Catalog may be found in WorldCat catalog and ordered from your local library through interlibrary loan. Explore how to search the FamilySearch Catalog and the Worldcat Online Catalog.

Places / Localities[edit | edit source]

Populated Places[edit | edit source]

For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:[6]

Cities
Villages
Unincorporated communities
Census-designated places
Townships


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  1. ↑ Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America, 10th ed. (Draper, Utah: Everton Pub., 2002), St. Clair County, Illinois. Page 192-199 At various libraries (WorldCat); FHL Book 973 D27e 2002; Alice Eichholz, ed. Ancestry’s Red Book: American State, County, and Town Sources, Third ed. (Provo, Utah: Ancestry, 2004), 194-197.
  2. ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).
  3. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "St. Clair County," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Illinois 04/20/2017.
  4. ↑ Walsh, "Naturalizations," St. Clair County, Illinois, Research and Resources: A Genealogist's Guide (Belleville, Ill: St. Clair County Genealogical Society, 1998).
  5. ↑ "Index to Declarations and Naturalizations in the Circuit Court 1906 - c1945, St. Clair County, Illinois," St. Clair County Genealogical Society, accessed 9 June 2011.
  6. ↑ Wikipedia contributors, "St. Clair County, Illinois," in Wikipedia: the Free Encyclopedia, https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/St._Clair_County,_Illinois, accessed 12 March 2020.

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