OFFSITE ST. CLAIR COUNTY, IL LINKS The official Cahokia High School Alumni Website Get in touch with old classmates! Whiteside School History Great site with lots of history and old photographs    Illinois Genealogy Trails State Data Prisoner, Odd Fellows, Newspaper and other online Databases The O'Fallon Historical Society GSSI - Genealogical Society of Southern Illinois Visit their site to find out about their annual October Conference and Book Fair!  The IBEX Archives - The Illinois Bottomland Explorer (new URL!) This new site covers the history of E. St. Louis and the surrounding area.  Excerpts from Bill Nunes' book, "E. St. Louis, Illinois, year by year" are also included.  Tons of historical information, records, people, photographs, etc. Mascoutah Obituaries The Belleville News Democrat Newspaper Genealogy Park a beautiful website with online data regarding many St. Clair County, IL families buried in Bethel Cemetery Belleville, Illinois - historic photographs Tons of pictures! Bobbie's Homepage for St. Clair County Researchers The St. Clair County, IL Sheriff Department Sandy Evilsizer Koscak's website includes New Athens and Shiloh Valley Township Cemeteries (Tomorrow, Leilicht and Rider Cemeteries).  The St. Clair County Genealogical Society's Website Indexes and helpful information can be found here.  (an online index is included regarding Bethel Church). Kassell Connections Catholic Church parishes US Mining Accidents See the Secretary of State site to search: Civil War Spanish-American War Black Hawk War War of 1812 The Illinois State Marriage Index (Located at the Illinois Archives' website, this index covers marriages from 1763-1900) The Illinois Death Index (1916-1951) is now online and searchable through the Illinois State Archives website! St. Clair County Circuit Court Chancery Case Files Index, 1815-1870 (Located at the Illinois State Archives Website)     St. Clair County: County Farm Board Record Index, 1874–1879   (Located at the Illinois State Archives Website) Madison County Cemeteries just next door (Use your back button to return here)   Jefferson Barracks Cemetery in St. Louis, Missouri, is now online. Many Veterans of war are buried here from many states, including Illinois. St. Louis, Missouri Catholic Cemeteries 15 St. Louis Catholic cemeteries in a searchable database with soundex capability. Historic photos and information. Excellent site! City of East St. Louis (St. Clair County) City Court Naturalization Papers Index, 1874-1906 Located at the Illinois State Archives Website   For those who had ancestors crossing the Mississippi River into Missouri: WWI Service Cards are available online through the Missouri Archives website (offsite link)  The Belleville News Democrat Present-day obits online