| Statistics | 7 | | BIOGRAPHIES | |
| Reference Table | 7 | | Alkire, Milem (Judge) | 31 |
| | | | Antle, Dr. F.P. | 35 |
| History of County | | | Alkire, Leonard | 35 |
| Introduction | 10 | | Bennett, John | 34 |
| Brief Sketch of Sangamon County | 10 | | Batterton, Richard | 39 |
| Organization of Menard County/ | 10 | | Branson, Hon. Nathaniel W. | 46 |
| Wealth & Advantages | | | Council, William F. | 38 |
| Early Settlement of the County/ | 10 | | Clary, Robert | 39 |
| Pioneers/Agriculture | | | Copper, John B. | 42 |
| Early Officials of the County/Misc. Matters | 11 | | Feulner, Wolfgang | 38 |
| Early Churches & Ministers | 11 | | Fulton, Isaac | 46 |
| Navigation of the Sangamon River/ | 11 | | Greene, William G. | 27 |
| History of Menard County Railroads | | | Godbey, Russell | 39 |
| Menard County & the Mexican War | 11 | | Gaddie, Andrew | 42 |
| Menard County Agricultural Society | 11 | | Graham, Peter | 42 |
| Sketch of Petersburg, | 11 | | Hubly, Malkom | 34 |
| Sketch of the Rise and Fall of Salem--- | 15 | | Harris, John B. | 35 |
| The Early Home of Abe Lincoln | | | Hall, Fleming | 35 |
| Sketch of Athens | 15 | | Hornback, Captain Robert | 39 |
| Sketch of Tallula | 15 | | Houghton, Andrew | 39 |
| Sketch of Greenview | 15 | | Houghton, Andrew | 39 |
| Robinson' s Mills | 15 | | Hall, Claiborne | 46 |
| | | | Hartley, Eli (Deceased) | 46 |
| History of Townships | | | Jones, David G. | 42 |
| Petersburg Precinct | 18 | | Johnson, John | 42 |
| Tallula Precinct | 18 | | Kirby, George | 31 |
| Indian Creek Precinct | 18 | | Kincaid, John K. | 35 |
| Athens Precinct | 18 | | Lukins, Gregory | 39 |
| Sandridge Precinct | 18 | | Miller, Jonathan | 38 |
| Sweetwater Precinct | 18 | | Nance, Albert G. | 38 |
| Greenview Precinct | 18 | | Nybroe, G.J. | 42 |
| Rock Creek Precinct | 18 | | Primm, Thomas | 38 |
| | | | Primm, William | 38 |
| | | | Primm, D.C. (Deceased) | 42 |
| List of Patrons | 19 | | Riggin, Harry | 31 |
| Business Notices | 46 | | Rourke, Cornelius | 34 |
| | | | Robertson, C.M. (M.D.) | 46 |
| MAPS | | | Shaver, William (Deceased) | 42 |
| Athens | 20 | | Tice, John | 34 |
| Atterbury | 33 | | Wilkinson, Frederick | 34 |
| County Map | 12 | | Yoakum, William | 39 |
| City of Petersburg | 116 & 117 | | Wiseman, Franklin | 38 |
| Greenview | 33 | | PORTRAITS | |
| Illinois State | 8 & 9 | | Alkire, Leonard | 64 |
| Oakford | 33 | | Alkire, Milem (Judge) | 64 |
| Robinson's Mill | 33 | | Alkire, Eliza J. | 64 |
| Sweetwater | 33 | | Antle, F.P. (M.D.) | 65 |
| Tallula | 25 | | Antle, Mrs. F.P. | 65 |
| | | | Greene, William G. | 3 |
| TOWNSHIP PLATS | | | Greene, Mrs. L.H. | 3 |
| Tws. 18 " Range 5 | 16 | | Greene, Katie | 3 |
| Tws. 18" Range 4 | 16 | | Hubly, Malkom | 71 |
| Tws. 19 "Range 5 | 17 | | Kirby, George | 65 |
| Tws. 19 "Range 4 | 17 | | Kirby, Dorcas | 65 |
| Tws. 20 "Range 5 | 17 | | Riggin, Harry | 43 |
| Tws. 17 "Range 6 | 20 | | Riggin, Mrs. M.L. | 43 |
| Tws. 18 "Range 6 | 21 | | Watkins, G.K. | 71 |
| Tws. 19 "Range 6 | 24 | | | |
| Tws. 17 "Range 7 | 25 | | | |
| Tws. 17 "Range 8 | 26 | | | |
| Tws. 18 "Range 7 | 28 | | | |
| Tws. 19 "Range 7 | 29 | | | |
| Tws. 18 "Range 8 | 32 | | | |
| Tws. 19 "Range 8 | 32 | | | |
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| ILLUSTRATIONS | | | | |
| Alkire, Judge Milem | 40 & 41 | | | |
| Academy & Teacher's Residence | 109 | | | |
| Bennett, John | 88 | | | |
| Beeckman, W.T. | 100 | | | |
| County Buildings | 13 | | | |
| Conover, Mrs. Robert | 101 | | | |
| Clary, Robert | 104 | | | |
| Council, W.F. | 106 | | | |
| Frackelton, D.S. | 44 | | | |
| Fischer, J.G. | 90 | | | |
| Feulner, W. | 91 | | | |
| Fulton, J.M. | 100 | | | |
| Frogley, Israel | 103 | | | |
| Fuller, R.A. | 111 | | | |
| Greene, Wm. G. | 36 & 37 | | | |
| Graham, H.C. | 70 | | | |
| Greene, J.G. | 76 & 77 | | | |
| Goff, E.M. | 105 | | | |
| Greene, L.M. (Mrs.) | 107 | | | |
| Hatfield, Aaron | 45 | | | |
| Hubly, Malkom | 52 & 53 | | | |
| Hatfield, A. & Son | 90 | | | |
| Hamil, John | 95 | | | |
| Heatherwick, James | 98 | | | |
| Hargrave, M.T. | 98 | | | |
| Indian Point Cemetery | 108 | | | |
| Illinois Female College | 112 | | | |
| Illinois Conservatory of Music | 113 | | | |
| Kirby, George | 48 & 49 | | | |
| Kincaid, Thomas | 78 | | | |
| Kincaid, J.H. | 79 | | | |
| Levy, S. | 90 | | | |
| Montgomery, H.W. | 43 | | | |
| Marbold, H.H. | 56 & 57 | | | |
| McDougal, Parvin | 83 | | | |
| Moss, E | 83 | | | |
| Miller, J. | 102 | | | |
| Murrey, James | 105 | | | |
| Mitchell, J. | 111 | | | |
| Nybroe, G.J. | 99 | | | |
| Ocltjen, A.F. | 83 | | | |
| Primm, Elisha | 87 | | | |
| Primm, Elizabeth | 100 | | | |
| P. Church & Parsonage | 109 | | | |
| Riggin, Augustus K. | 69 & 61 | | | |
| Reed, E.C. | 72 | | | |
| Reed, A.J. | 73 | | | |
| Rule & Rule | 83 | | | |
| Rourke, C. | 90 | | | |
| Rainey, Philip | 91 | | | |
| Robben, Edward | 94 | | | |
| Rogers, S.T. | 110 | | | |
| Salem | 43 | | | |
| Spears, J.Q. | 82 | | | |
| Shephard, G.W. | 83 | | | |
| Smedley, Wm | 99 | | | |
| Stone, Jefferson | 104 | | | |
| Stith, E.C. | 111 | | | |
| Watkins, Beverly | 68 & 69 | | | |
| Wathen, J.F. | 83 | | | |
| Watkins, William | 86 | | | |
| White, Isaac | 90 | | | |
| Warnsing, H. | 96 | | | |
| Young, R.A. & J.E. | 97 | | | |
| Young Ladies' Atheneum | 113 | | | |
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