Jefferson County IL History & Genealogy

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Jefferson County Coordinator
Cindy Ford

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Jefferson County was
organized in 1819, out of parts of White,
Edwards and Franklin Counties
Jefferson County was named in
honor of Thomas Jefferson,
the third President of the United States

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Scrapbooks Theaters Tornado of 1888 Tornado Articles Townships & Ranges

Unmarked Graves Wide Fence Row Wills & Probate Yearbooks Year End Views

Funeral Homes

Bluford Funeral Home	Jackson Funeral Home	Osborn Funeral Home (Dix, IL)	Newell Funeral Home (Mt. Vernon)
Hughey Funeral Home	Johnston Funeral Home	Osborn Funeral Home (Kell, IL)	Newell Funeral Home (Waltonville)

Jefferson County

Jefferson County Courthouse	Jefferson County Political Graveyard
Jefferson County Genealogical Society	Jefferson County Prairie Historian Excerpts
Jefferson County Historical Society	Jefferson County Postcards
Jefferson County Historical Villiage	Jefferson County Tidbits
Jefferson County Mt. Vernon Mayors	Jefferson County Sheriffs

Online Current Obituaries Surrounding Counties Current Obituaries

Mt. Vernon Register-News
Hughey Funeral Home
Newell Funeral Home
Osborn Funeral Home

Wayne County - Radio Station WFIW
Marion County - Salem Radio Station WJBD
Franklin County - Benton Evening News
The Southern Illinoisan
Hamilton County, McLeansboro Times-Leader

**Jefferson County, IL Is Home to The**
Bluford Trojans	Mt. Vernon Rams	Woodlawn Cardinals	Waltonville Spartans

Helpful Links

The History of Jefferson County, Illinois
by William Henry Perrin {{Offsite}}

History of Belle Rive Dahlgren, Illinois & Surrounding Territory
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WEB SITES IN JEFFERSON COUNTY

C.E. Brehm Memorial Library City of Mt. Vernon, IL Jefferson County Chamber of Commerce

Jefferson County Historical Society Jefferson County Veterans Hall of Honor Jefferson County Info

Mt. Vernon Professional Firefighters Photo Gallery Village of Bonnie, IL Village of Dix, IL

WEB SITES INFO ON JEFFERSON COUNTY PEOPLE Not Jefferson County but many Jefferson County People

Builders of Our County Yesterdays Hamilton County

WEB SITES FOR AFRICAN AMERICAN GENEALOGY

AfriGeneas ~ African Ancestored Genealogy

African American Cemeteries Online

NEWSPAPERS

Morning Sentinel

Mt. Vernon Register News

The Southern Illinoisan

ILLINOIS LINKS

Illinois State Genealogy Society

Illinois State Historical Society

Historical Maps of IL County Boundaries

Illinois State Historical Society

Illinois Obituary Finder

Historical Maps of IL County Boundaries

Illinois Statewide Marriage Index

Rootsweb IL Resources

The History of Southern Illinois