Lake County, Illinois: Resources Online

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Cemetery

Archdiocese of Chicago Cemetery Records, 1864–1989, database with images, FamilySearch FREE

Barrington Area Cemeteries, includes Barrington Center Cemetery, Barrington Union Cemetery/Union Cemetery/Henry Smith Cemetery, Bennett Cemetery, Bensenville Cemeteries, Briggs Family Cemetery, Cady Cemetery, Chunn’s Burial Ground/Oak Glen Cemetery, David Haeger Cemetery/Spring Creek Cemetery, Deer Grove Cemetery, Evergreen Cemetery, Fairfield Cemetery, Fremont Center Church Cemetery/St. Mary’s Cemetery, Grant Cemetery/Shepherd’s Burying Ground, Highland Grove Cemetery/Mount Hope Cemetery, St. John United Church of Christ, Hoosier Grove Immanuel, Immanuel United Church of Christ, Long Grove Cemetery, North Northfield Cemetery, Northfield Oakwood/West Northfield Cemetery, Northfield Union Cemetery, Old Plum Grove Road Cemetery/Wolfrum Cemetery, Palatine Lutheran Cemetery, Pioneer Cemetery, St. John Nepomucene Cemetery, St. Paul Cemetery, Salem Cemetery, Sutherland Cemetery/Bennett Cemetery/Sayles, Stafles Corners Cemetery, Volo Cemetery, Wauconda Historic Cemetery, White Cemetery, Zion Church Cemetery, [Note: Barrington is in multiple counties, not all cemeteries listed are in Lake County], Barrington Area Library, FREE

Historic Deerfield Cemetery (Deerfield, IL: 1996), pdf download, Deerfield Public Library, FREE

Record of Burial Certificates of Soldiers, Sailors or Marines, 1862–1918, 1933, from county clerk records; view at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE

Waukegan, Illinois, Burial Record, 1896–1919, view at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE

Church Records and History

Barrington United Methodist Church, 1853–1915, Barrington Area Library FREE

Barrington United Methodist Church, 1915–1925, Barrington Area Library FREE

Barrington United Methodist Church, 1926–1949, Barrington Area Library FREE

Barrington United Methodist Church, 1950–1959, Barrington Area Library FREE

Barrington United Methodist Church, 1960–1969, Barrington Area Library FREE

Barrington United Methodist Church, 1970–1979, Barrington Area Library FREE

Barrington United Methodist Church, 1980–1989, Barrington Area Library FREE

“Illinois, Chicago, Catholic Church records,” FamilySearch.org. Browse Chicago Archdiocese parish records from 1833–1925 on FamilySearch. Some indexing. These include Lake County’s Catholic churches. FREE

“History of the Zion Church of Christ,” The Church of Christ in Zion, Illinois, Website. FREE

Holy Family Church, North Chicago, Illinois, marriage registers, 1902–1915; baptism registers, 1902–1915, FamilySearch FREE

Holy Family Church, North Chicago, Illinois, baptism registers, 1902–1915; death registers, 1904–1912; marriage registers, 1902–1916; FamilySearch FREE

Immaculate Conception, Waukegan, Illinois, confirmation registers, 1870–1876; marriage registers, 1848–1915; baptism registers, 1847–1915; death registers, 1856–1872, FamilySearch FREE

The Leaves of Healing was a publication of the Christian Catholic Church in Zion, Illinois. This link leads to a table of digitized copies of some issues of the publication.

Mother of God Church, Waukegan, Illinois, baptism registers, 1903–1911, FamilySearch FREE

Mother of God Church, Waukegan, Illinois, baptism registers, 1912–1915, FamilySearch FREE

Mother of God Church, Waukegan, Illinois, marriage records, 1909–1912, FamilySearch FREE

Mother of God Church, Waukegan, ca 1977, church history, FamilySearch FREE

Presbyterian Church of Barrington; includes Board Minutes, 1960–1963; Congregation Minutes, 1960–1967; The Carillon, 2003–2007; Barrington Area Library FREE

St. Joseph, Round Lake, Illinois, marriage registers, 1913–1915, FamilySearch FREE

City Directories and Other Directories

Ancestry U.S. City Directories, 1822–1995

This collection has city directories for Waukegan. You can search them from the collection search box or browse individual directories. To look at individual Waukegan directories, go to the collection, then go to “Browse this Collection” on the right side of the page. Select Illinois, and then choose Waukegan from the drop-down box for county/city.  Waukegan streets were renumbered by the time of the 1922 directory; that directory contains a section showing old and new street numbers. SUBSCRIPTION

Waukegan city directory years in this collection:
1901, 1903, 1905, 1908, 1913, 1916, 1919, 1922, 1925, 1927, 1929, 1931, 1935, 1937, 1939, 1941, 1943, 1946, 1948, 1951, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1959, 1960

Prairie Farmer’s Directory of Lake County, 1917 FamilySearch FREE

City, Village, Township, and County Histories

About Us [Hawthorn Woods History], Village of Hawthorne Woods, FREE

A Brief History of the Village of Volo, Village of Volo, FREE

Deerfield Integration Case Records, 1959, Deerfield Public Library, FREE

Deerfield, Lyman Wilmot House, research gathered in determining if this house was a stop on the Underground Railroad, Deerfield Public Library, FREE

Fremont Township History, Fremont Township Office, FREE

Fremont Township, link to chapter from Martin C. Decker’s Lake County History, 1912, Fremont Township Office, FREE PDF

From Activism to Acceptance — Our Community & the Abolition Movement (regarding Ivanhoe Congregational Church and Fremont Township), by Courtney Wilhelm, Fremont Township Office, FREE

Highland Park, the First Hundred Years, 1969, FamilySearch FREE

Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois and History of Lake County (Chicago, Illinois: Munsell Pub. Co., 1902), Ancestry.com SUBSCRIPTION

Historical and Statistical Sketches of Lake County, State of Illinois (Waukegan, Illinois: E. G. Howe, 1852), Google Books FREE

History of Deerfield, Illinois (Glenview, IL: 1928), pdf download, Deerfield Public Library FREE

A History of Lake County, Illinois (Chicago, Illinois: Harmegnies & Howell, 1912), Google Books FREE

A History of Lake County, Illinois (Chicago, Illinois: Harmegnies & Howell, 1912), Hathi Trust FREE

History of Libertyville, Village of Libertyville, FREE

History: Tom Payne, Earliest Fremont Settler, Arrived in 1836, Fremont Township Office, FREE

The History of Tower Lakes, The Village of Tower Lakes, FREE

History – The Village of Lake Bluff, Village of Lake Bluff, FREE

History of Waukegan, City of Waukegan, FREE

Lake County, IL, Encyclopedia of Chicago, FREE

[Lindenhurst] History, Village of Lindenhurst, FREE

A Little Bit of History: The Village of Kildeer, Village of Kildeer, pdf download, FREE

Lost Towns of Illinois — Half Day, Illinois, Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal(TM) Website, FREE

Lost Towns of Illinois — Little Fort, Illinois and the Story of the Little Fort Lighthouse, Digital Research Library of Illinois History Journal(TM) Website, FREE

The Naming of Fremont Township (Diana Dretske, Lake County Discovery Museum), Fremont Township Office Website, FREE

Our Town: The Story of the Growth and Development of a Typical American Town [Libertyville]. (Libertyville: Libertyville Lions Club, 1942), Internet Archive FREE

The Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois, Chicago: Wm. Le Baron & Co., 1877, Google Books, and The Past and Present of Lake County, Illinois, Internet Archive FREE

Portrait, Biographical Album of Lake County, Illinois, 1891, FamilySearch FREE

[Round Lake] Village History, Village of Round Lake, FREE

The Story of a Landmark [Millburn Corner Store], FamilySearch FREE

Village History [Lincolnshire], Village of Lincolnshire, FREE

Village of Mettawa History, Village of Mettawa, FREE

[Wadsworth] History, Village of Wadsworth, FREE

Waukegan, Illinois: Its Past, Its Present, 1967, FamilySearch FREE

Court

“Lake County Circuit Court Case Files Index, 1840—1898,” Illinois State Archives FREE

Lake County, Illinois, Clerk of the Circuit Court’s Public Access System, 19th Judicial Circuit Court of Lake County FREE

Fraternal Organizations

Grand Army of the Republic, Waukegan Post 374, 1894 flier, Internet Archive FREE

Historical Societies and Museums

Barrington History Museum

Bess Bower Dunn Museum (formerly Lake County Discovery Museum) The Curt Teich Postcard Archive was transferred to the Newberry Library in Chicago.

Deerfield Area Historical Society

Ela Historical Society and Museum

Fox Lake-Grant Township Historical Society

Grayslake Historical Society and Museum

Highland Park Historical Society

Historic Millburn Community Association

Lake Bluff History Museum Includes images of postcards, photographs, and letters.

Lake Forest-Lake Bluff Historical Society The website offers transcriptions of city and telephone directories from 1900–1968 and other digitized collections.

Lakes Region Historical Society  Northern Lake County and Antioch

Lake Villa Historical Society

Libertyville-Mundelein Historical Society

Long Grove Historical Society

Mundelein Heritage Museum

Warren Township Historical Society

Newport Township Historical Society

Wauconda Township Historical Society

Waukegan Historical Society

Zion Historical Society

History

Illinois Digital Archives, Secretary of State FREE

Illinois State Archive Website, Illinois State Archives FREE

Lake County, Illinois, History, Blog, FREE

Land Records

Land Records Search, Lake County (IL) Recorder of Deeds SEARCH FEE (24h/30d/180d/360d options), FEE for document copies

Land Tax Judgments, Sales, Redemptions and Forfeitures, May 1886 & May 1896, FamilySearch FREE

Maps

Cuba Township Map, 1885, Library of Congress FREE

Cuba Township Records, Cuba Township Map, 2009–2010, Barrington Area Library FREE

Deerfield Township Atlas and Plat Book, 1926, [cover only at present] NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Illustrated Atlas of Lake County, Illinois: Containing Maps of Every Township in the County, with Village and City Plats, 1885, Library of Congress FREE

Lake County Maps and Aerial Photos, Lake County GIS/Mapping Division:

  • 1840 Federal Township Plats,
  • 1861, 1873, 1885, 1907 atlases,
  • 1939, 1946, 1961, 1974, 1980, 1993, 1997, 2000, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2014, 2015, 2017, 2018, 2022 Aerials (some infrared),
  • 1960, 1972, 1993, 2022 USGS Quadrangle maps (topographic),
  • others, FREE as a pdf or a download. [To see a list of images, click the Basemap Gallery Icon, which looks like four squares.]

Map of Lake County, Illinois, 1861, Library of Congress FREE

Map of Lake County, Illinois, 1873, Library of Congress FREE

Standard Atlas of Lake County, Illinois, 1907, FamilySearch FREE

U.S. Surveyor General’s Records for Illinois, Federal Township Plats of Illinois, Lake County, Illinois Digital Archives FREE

Wauconda Township and Village Maps, 1861, 1885, 1920, 1936, 1940, 1954, Wauconda Township Historical Society FREE

Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps, Library of Congress website:

Military

1929 Illinois Roll of Honor, Illinois Secretary of State Databases FREE

American Legion Post 158, charter, constitution, by-laws, 1945; minutes 1956–1965; etc. Barrington Area Library FREE

American Legion Post 510, the post closed in 2017; post artifacts, memorabilia, and post history and membership documents are at the Lake Bluff History Museum. Lake Bluff History Museum

Arlington Heights Military History, Illinois Digital Archives FREE

Camp Logan National Guard Rifle Range Historic District, Illinois Department of Natural Resources FREE

Civil War Collection, Illinois Digital Archives FREE

Civil War Veterans From Highland Park Highland Park Public Library FREE

Draft Registrations, Lake County, Illinois, 1917–1918, No. 1, F-Z, Lake County, No. 2, A-Boday. FamilySearch FREE

Draft Registrations, Lake County, Illinois, 1917–1918, No. 2, S-Z. FamilySearch FREE

Fort Sheridan, Illinois Digital Archives FREE

Great Lakes Picture Book: 101 Official U.S. Navy Photographs of the Record of World’s Largest Naval Training Center, ca 1945, FamilySearch FREE

The History and Achievements of the Fort Sheridan Officers’ Training Corps, 1920, Google Books FREE

The History of Fort Sheridan, Illinois, 1944, FamilySearch FREE

The History of the Ninety-Sixth Regiment, Illinois Volunteers, 1887, Google Books FREE

Record of Burial Certificates of Soldiers, Sailors or Marines, 1862–1918, 1933, from county clerk records; view at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE

Wauconda Military, photographs, Wauconda Area Public Library FREE

Naturalization

Lake County’s naturalization books (1856–1987) were taken by the state archives. The archives will keep the original books, but give the circuit clerk’s office images of them at an unknown point in time. It is not clear when the state will create the images of the records. So, at present, the circuit clerk’s office is unable to process any requests for naturalization records. The Lake County IL Genealogical Society’s index of naturalization records (1864–1920) and complimentary volumes are presently the only naturalization materials accessible to the public.

FamilySearch has started putting images of Northern District Petitions for Naturalization, 1906—1994, online. These are browse only and not yet complete. FREE

Newspapers

The Antioch News, 1888–1988, Old Fulton NY Postcards. To see a list of newspapers on the site select the FAQ Help Index. If you click “Download This Index” (on the upper right) the index downloads as a spreadsheet and is easier to review. FREE

The Antioch News, various issues ca 1888–2006, and Antioch News Reporter;  also see The Antioch News , Internet Archive  FREE

Antioch Review, 1998–2011, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Arlington Heights Herald, 1912–1977, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Arlington Heights (Sunday) Herald, 1930, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

The Arlington Day, (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1966–1970, Internet Archive FREE

Barrington Courier-Review, 1996–current, obituaries Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Barrington Courier-Review Indexes, Births, Marriages, Deaths, Barrington Area Library FREE

Barrington Herald, 1977, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Barrington Review, 1890–1939, Barrington Area Library FREE

Barrington Review, 1892–1893, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Births as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1900–1905, FamilySearch FREE

Buffalo Grove Herald, 1969–1975, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Community News (Zion, Ill.), 1935–1949, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Cook County Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1902, 1904–1910, 1919–1921, 1923, 1928–1930, 1934–1946, 1949, 1952–1954, 1959–1961, 1965–1966, [each year is not complete], Ancestry.com SUBSCRIPTION

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1995–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Daily Herald Suburban Chicago (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1901–2021, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Daily Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1986–2015, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Daily Herald, Index, 1901 to 2007, NewspaperArchive.com Free Index Search

Deerfield Review (Deerfield, IL), 1945–1957, Deerfield Public Library  FREE

Deerfield Review, 1997–current, obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Freeman’s Advocate (Waukegan, Ill.), 1854–1855 , Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Grayslake Review, 1997–2011, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Great Lakes Bulletin, 30 March 1918–1 October 1919, November-December 1935 (392 issues), Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE

Great Lakes Bulletin (Great Lakes, Ill.), 1918–1919, 19351940, 19521977, 20102016, Newspapers.com Publisher Extra SUBSCRIPTION

Great Lakes Bulletin (U.S. Naval Training Station, Great Lakes, Ill.), 1918–1919, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Gurnee Review, 1997–2011, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Herald (Arlington Heights, Ill.), 1902–1910, 1919–1923, 1928–1946, 1949, 1952–1978, [each year is not complete], Ancestry.com SUBSCRIPTION

Highland Park News, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Highland Park Local Newspapers, 1874–1951, digitized newspapers. Highland Park Public Library FREE

Highland Park Newspaper Index, 1874–2010 Online at the Highland Park Public Library‘s website. FREE index, up to six free articles per month for articles ordered.

Highland Park Obituary Index, 1874–2009 [missing 31 July 2008] Online at the Highland Park Public Library‘s website. FREE index, limit six free obituaries per month for items ordered.

Highland Park Press, 1912–1951, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Lake County Independent (Libertyville, Ill.), 1894–1906, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Lake County Independent (Libertyville, Ill.), 1894–1906, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun (Libertyville, Ill.), 1906–1916, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Lake County Independent and Waukegan Weekly Sun (Libertyville, Ill.), 1906–1916, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Lake County Journal (Grayslake, Ill.), 2009–2022, Newspapers.com Publisher Extra SUBSCRIPTION

Lake County News-Sun (Waukegan, Ill.), 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

The Lake County Register, (Libertyville, Ill.), 1922–1930, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Lake County Suburban Life (Grayslake, Ill.), 2008–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Lake County Visiter (Little Fort, Ill.), 1847, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

The Lake Forester, 1899–1942, The Lake Forester and Lake Forest News, 1943–1947; The Lake Forester and Lake Bluff News, 1942–1947; Lake Forest Library FREE

The Lake Forester, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Lake Villa Review, 1997–2011, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Lake Zurich Courier, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

The Lake Zurich News, 1911, 1914, 1918, 1920, incomplete years, Wauconda Historical Society FREE

The Leader, (Wauconda, Ill.), 1900, four issues, Wauconda Historical Society FREE

Libertyville Independent, 1916–1929, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Libertyville Independent, 1916–1923, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Libertyville-Mundelein Shoppers News (North Chicago, Ill.), 1932, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Libertyville-Mundelein Shoppers News (Libertyville, Ill.), 1932, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Libertyville News, 1932–1941, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Libertyville Review, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Lincolnshire Review, 2000–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Little Fort Porcupine and Democratic Banner (Little Fort, Ill.), 1845–1847 , Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Marriages as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1900–1905, FamilySearch FREE

Mundelein Newspaper Indexes, 1999–2007, includes Grayslake Journal 2007–2008 7.15.22 note: The Fremont Public Library removed this and other local history databases from their website. I asked about their removal and was told that they updated the site and felt the databases were too hard to maintain. If you miss the sources that were formerly available online through Fremont Public Library, contact them and to tell them you found them useful. Our libraries need to know what we use. Fremont Public Library FREE

Mundelein Review, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

The Star, (Wauconda, Ill.), 1888, one issue, Wauconda Historical Society FREE

The Theocrat, (Zion, Ill.), 1914–1920, 1935, 1947–1949, incomplete , Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE

The Theocrat, (Zion, Ill.), 1914–1920, 1935, 1947–1949, incomplete , Library of Congress, Chronicling America FREE

Vernon Hills Review, 1997–current, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

The Village Star, Wauconda, (Wauconda, Ill.), 1997–2004, Wauconda village newsletter, Wauconda Historical Society FREE

Wauconda Courier, 2004–2008, recent obituaries, Genealogybank SUBSCRIPTION

Wauconda Leader, 1897, 1898, 1903, 1904, 1908, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1917–1920, 1923–1935, 1937–1947, 1949–1951, 1953–1969, some years incomplete, Wauconda Historical Society FREE

The Wauconda Torpedo, 1890, one issue, Wauconda Historical Society FREE

The Waukegan Daily Gazette, 1902, 1905, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Waukegan Democrat, 1898 (one issue), Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Waukegan News-Sun, 1897–1935, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

The Waukegan Weekly Gazette, 1850–1886, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

Waukegan Weekly Sun, 1897–1898, Newspapers.com SUBSCRIPTION

The Zion Banner, 22 May 1901–30 June 1903 (134 issues), Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE

The Zion City Independent, 3 June 1910–22 June 1917 (342 issues), Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE

The Zion City Independent, 1910–1917, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

The Zion Herald, 8 May 1907–29 June 1910 (145 issues), Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE

The Zion Herald, 1907–1910, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Illinois Digital Newspaper Collections FREE

“Newspapers on Microfilm,” Abraham Lincoln Presidential Library & Museum FREE

Obituaries

Deaths as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1921–1926, FamilySearch FREE

Deerfield Review, Obituaries, 1945, 1947–1995, Deerfield Public Library, FREE

Local Obituary Database, ca 1888–current, index to obituaries of Antioch residents or those with prominent ties there, updated periodically, order copies from the library, Antioch Public Library District FREE INDEX

Obituary File, ca 1977–Present, some earlier, obituary clipping file, over 200,000 obituaries, use in person or order copies from the society for a small fee (order form is online), Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society FREE IN PERSON

Obituary Index, 1894–1999, Cook Memorial Library, Libertyville. FREE INDEX

Probate

Lake County, Illinois, Probate Packets, 1840–1900, case files 1–3748 (1840–1900), FamilySearch, images of the original records at the Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Northen Illinois University FREE [View at a Family History Center of affiliate]

Schools

Cuba Township Records, Cuba Township School Records, 1866–1868, Barrington Area Library FREE

Lake County School Histories, 1918, Illinois Digital Archives, Illinois Secretary of State FREE

Telephone Books

Barrington Area Telephone Books, 1905, 1908, 1909–1913, 1924–1926, 1929–1939, [some are indexes/extracts, others are pdfs], more dates available at the library, Barrington Area Library FREE

Highland Park Telephone Directories, 1908–1913, includes Highwood and Fort Sheridan, Highland Park Public Library FREE

Libertyville Telephone Books, 1913–1959, Illinois Digital Archives FREE

Township and Local Government Records

City of Lake Forest Laserfiche Portal, city council agendas and minutes, boards & commissions, current agendas, minutes & videos, meeting videos, city code, city home page, The City of Lake Forest FREE

Cuba Township Records; includes Collector’s Book, 1885–1899 & index; Cuba Township Map, 2009–2010; Cuba Township Records, 1850–1939, parts 1 through 6; Cuba Township School Records, 1866–1868; Barrington Area Library FREE

[West] Deerfield Township Auditors Record, 1889–1974, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

[West] Deerfield Township Board Meeting, 1969–1975, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

[West] Deerfield Township Clerk’s Miscellaneous Files, 1856–1959, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

[West] Deerfield Township Clerk’s Miscellaneous Files, 1850–1976, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Deerfield Township Election Papers, 1868–1926, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Deerfield Township Highway Commissioners Record, 1889–1962, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Deerfield Township Poll Book, 1884–1903, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Deerfield Township Poll Record, 1882–1884, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

[West] Deerfield Township Road Record, 1889, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

[West] Deerfield Township Road and Bridge Account Books, 1914, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Deerfield Township Trustees’ Minutes, 1976–1977, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Deerfield Township Voter Registers, 1867–1914, NewspaperArchive.com SUBSCRIPTION

Fremont Township Annual Town Meetings, 1850 to 1889; 1890 to 1961; 1962 to 1979; 1980 to 2013, Fremont Township Clerk, FREE PDFs

Fremont Township Highway Commissioners Meetings, 1884 to 1890, Fremont Township Clerk, FREE PDF

Fremont Township Highway Treasurer Reports, 1883 to 1906, Fremont Township Clerk, FREE PDFs

Fremont Township Archived Board Meeting Minutes, 1972 through 2012, Fremont Township Clerk, FREE PDFs by year

Various Resources

How to Research Your Highland Park House, Highland Park Public Library FREE

Jesse Lowe Smith Diaries, 1888–1934, Highland Park Public Library FREE

Lake County materials on Illinois Digital Archives, Illinois Digital Archives, Illinois Secretary of State FREE

Lake County information at the Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Illinois Regional Archives Depository, Illinois Secretary of State FREE

Lake County materials on Internet Archive FREE

Lake Forest Library Archives, Illinois Digital Archives FREE

Personal Name Index to Local History Materials [Barrington area], Barrington Area Library FREE

Wauconda Area Digital History, photograph collection Wauconda Area Public Library FREE

Waukegan Public Library, Genealogy and Local History FREE

Vital Records

Births as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1900–1905, FamilySearch FREE

Lake County, Illinois, Clerk, Genealogical Records Search, Genealogical Records Index, search for births, marriages, and deaths before 1 January 1916. Births (starting 1871), Marriages (starting 1839), and Deaths (starting 1877). Genealogy copies of vital records (births and marriages at least 75 years old, and deaths at least 20 years old) from the Lake County Clerk are currently $4.00. Lake County, Illinois, Clerk FREE

Illinois Death Certificates, 1916–1950, Illinois State Archives FREE

Illinois Statewide Death Index, Pre–1916, [Note: Lake County is not included in this database] Illinois State Archives FREE

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index, 1763–1900, includes Lake County, 1839–1901. Illinois State Archives FREE

Lake County, Illinois, Births, 1866–1875, 1877–1893 (index, 1871–1905), searchable index available, view images at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE

Lake County, Illinois, Deaths, 1877–1901, view at a Family History Center or affiliate, FamilySearch FREE

Lake County, Illinois, Deaths, 1877–1901, searchable index is available without restriction, FamilySearch FREE

Lake County, Illinois, Death Indexes, 1916–1945, searchable index for 1916–1938 is available without restriction; access the digitized images at a Family History Center or affiliate FamilySearch FREE

Lake County, Illinois, Marriage Records, 1839–1915, (indexes, 1839–1918), searchable index is available without restriction; access the digitized images at a Family History Center or affiliate FamilySearch FREE

Marriages as Published in Paddock Publications, Arlington Heights, Illinois, 1900–1905, FamilySearch FREE

Yearbooks

Barat College, 1950, FamilySearch FREE

Deerfield High School Yearbooks, 1968–2008, Deerfield Public Library FREE

Deerfield-Shields and Highland Park High School Annuals, 1912–1935, Highland Park Public Library FREE

Grant Community High School Yearbook, 1957, (Fox Lake), FamilySearch FREE

Grant Community High School Yearbook, 1965, (Fox Lake), FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Companies 97 & 98, 1949 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 264, 1950 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 871, 1951 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 988, 1951 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, 1952 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 57, 1953 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, COR-35, 1953 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 418, 1955 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 569, 1960 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 56, 1961 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 152, 1961 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 185, 1961 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 313, 1961 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 42, 1962 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 179, 1962 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 326, 1962 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 525, 1962 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 384, 1963 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 5933, 1963 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 30, 1964 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 188, 1964 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 119, 1965 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 282, 1966 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 391, 1966 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Company 95, 1967 Internet Archive FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, Co. 571, 1967 FamilySearch FREE

Keel, Great Lakes Naval Training Center, 1986 FamilySearch FREE

Wauconda High School Yearbooks, 1949–1997, Wauconda Area Public Library FREE

Waukegan High School Yearbook, 1955, FamilySearch FREE

Waukegan High School Yearbook, 1958, FamilySearch FREE


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2 Responses to Lake County, Illinois: Resources Online

  1. Janet Baker says:

    I want to know if there is a fee for requesting an obit from Waukegan public library. Everytime I click on their site, a security risk warning comes up. Can you answer my question? I want an obit for Richard H. Ostrander born May 20, 1902 Decatur, IL and died Sept. 5, 1936 Waukegan, IL. Thank-you.

    • debbiemieszala says:

      I do not know if the library charges a fee. I suggest calling them to see, or contacting the Lake County (IL) Genealogical Society, as they have an obituary file.

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