Resources

• 1876 Atlas of the State of Illinois
• 1883 History of Alexander, Union, and Pulaski Counties, Illinois, 944 pages
• 1894 Historical and Descriptive Review of Illinois, Volume 1
• 1905 Historical Encyclopedia of Illinois
• 1910 A History of the City of Cairo, Illinois, by John M. Lansden, 303 pages
• 1912 A History of Southern Illinois Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
• 1940 It Happened in Cairo
• 1940 Stories from Illinois History
• 1968 Alexander County Profiles, a compilation of essays, 66 pages
• Church Records - Illinois, Diocese of Belleville, Catholic Parish Records, 1729-1956, Alexander County, at familysearch.org, has record images for Cairo and Sandusky.
• Naturalization Records - Illinois Naturalization Records, 1800-1998, at familysearch.org, has record images for two Alexander County collections: (1) Declarations of intention 1921-1929 no 101-124, and (2) Naturalization index 1857-1941
• Free and American: A Study of Eleven Families of Color by Darrel Dexter - includes chapters about Arthur & Patience Hawley Allen, Joseph Allen, Johnson Allen, Beverly Brown, Thomas & Dicey Chavis, Thomas & Betsy Gipson Bass, Nancy Hockens Bryant, Joseph & Elizabeth Ivey, Cain & Elizabeth Bracken, and Moses Hunter; families of Alexander, Bond, Franklin, Gallatin, Jackson, Johnson, Pope, Saline, Union, White, and Williamson counties.
• HonorStates Military Gold Stars, those who died while in service during WWI, WWII, Korean, and Vietnam
• SamPubCo - Alexander County IL Will Book Testators Index
• Illinois Digital Newspaper Collection
• Obituaries
  • ObitCity
  • Obituaries from Cairo Newspapers
  • Genealogy Trails
• Illinois Secretary of State Databases
• Genealogical Society of Southern Illinois has a pdf available of a fantastic map of Alexander County
• The Library of Congress has some Sanborn Fire Insurance Maps available
• Shawnee Community College Library
• Wikipedia, Alexander County, Illinois
• About county offices
• Past Queries
• The Ancestor Hunt
• ILALEXANDER Query Board and Mailing List at groups.io
• Message Board at Rootsweb
• Message Board at GenForum
• Digital Public Library of America
• USGS GNIS - Geographic Names Information System
• Deciphering Old Hand Writing
• Safford Memorial Library is a most remarkable library for a small town and has a great deal of historical documentation on the entire area.
  Monica Smith, Librarian [Ms. Smith is also the contact for the Custom House Museum just across the street.]
  Safford Memorial Library
  1609 Washington Avenue
  Cairo, Illinois 62914
  618-734-1840
• Monument Works has been in business for a long time. For many years they were the only people around in the business, and they have an extensive record of internments in the tri-county area.
  Mr. John W. Bell
  Bell Monument Works
  3615 Sycamore
  Cairo, Illinois 62914
  618-734-0456

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