Massac County Genealogical Society - County Courthouse Records Available
Genealogical Records
Available
Massac County Courthouse
Massac County Clerk
P.O. Box 429
Metropolis, IL 62960
Office Hours (M - F): 8am - 4pm (closed weekends)
Massac County Circuit Clerk
P.O. Box 152
Metropolis, IL 62960
Office Hours (M - F): 8am-12N and 1pm-4pm
(closed weekends and 12N-1pm daily)
County Clerk's Office
MARRIAGES
1843 - present
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Untitled Marriage
Record Book (1843-1855) (condition - fragile)
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Record Book A
(1856-1866) (2 or 3 for 1854) (2 or 3 for 1855)
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Record Book B
(1866-1873)
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Record Book C
(1873-1876)
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Record Book 3
(or D) (1877-1890)
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Index to Marriage
Register Book 1, 3, 4 (1878-1901)
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Marriage Register
Books 1-8 (1878-1970)
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Application for
marriage license (small books) (Feb 1962-present)
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Marriage License
Record Book 4, Adult (1883-1890)
BIRTHS
1864-present
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Early records
- No. records available: 1858-1, 1864-1, 1867-1, 1868-1, 1869-1, 1870-1,
1871-5, 1872-3, 1874-6, 1875-5, 1876-6, 1877-18
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Birth Index 1
for Birth Record Book 1 and 2 (1878-1910)
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Birth Record
Book 1 (1878-1902)
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Register of Births
2 (1903-1910)
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Register of Births
3 (Feb 1910-Mar 1916) (indexed in front of book)
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Birth Index Book
1 (1916-1972) (large red book)
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Birth Records
(1864-1972) (small books)
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Out of State
Records (McCracken Co., KY) (1954, 55, 56, 57, 61, 62)
DEATHS
1878-present
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Death Index 1
for Register of Death Book 1 and Death Records 2 (1878-1915)
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Register of Deaths
Book 1 (1878-1917)
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Death Record
Book 2 (1910-1915)
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Register of Certificates
of Death (1902-1903) (small thin book)
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Still Birth Record
1 (1904-1915)
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Death and Still
Birth Index (1916-1971)
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Death and Still
Birth Index (1972-present)
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Death Records
(1916-1972) (small books)
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Out of County
Death Records (ca 1950-present)
LAND
RECORDS 1843-present
CIRCUIT CLERK'S OFFICE
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Probate Records
(1843-present)
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Guardianship
Records ( 1843-present)
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Conservatorship
Records (1843-present)
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Civil Court Records
(1843-present)
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Criminal Court
Records (1843-present)
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Chancery Records
(1843-present)
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Divorce Records
(1843-present)
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Record of Wills
(1843-present)
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Naturalization
Records (1843-present)
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Early Justice
of the Peace Books
In compliance
with the Illinois Vital Records Act and Vital Records Code, Section 410
ILCS 535/23-35 of the Vital Records Act...
Birth, Death
and Marriage indexes from 1916 to present must be viewed by the County
Clerk only. Death records may be copied by the County Clerk if over 20
years old; and birth records may be copied by the County Clerk if over
75 years old.
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