Welcome to Franklin Co, IL Genealogy

Welcome

County Coordinator: Sandy Bauer

Susan Dorris has retired. Susan was the County Coordinator for Franklin County for many years. Thanks to Susan for all her hard work on this county.

Note: Web sites go away and website addresses change. Please advise if you find a broken link on Franklin county web pages.

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New Courthouse

Old Courthouse - 100 Public Square, Benton, IL

Akin pop. unknown	Benton pop. 6,709	Buckner pop. 409	Christopher pop. 2,382
Cleburne pop. 1,988	Coello pop. 509	Ewing pop. 307	Freeman Spur pop. 287
Logan aka Smothersville aka Hanaford pop. 320	Macedonia [part] pop. 30	Mulkeytown pop. 162	Orient pop. 358
Parrish pop. unknown	Plumfield pop. unknown	Rend City pop. 7,087	Royalton pop. 1,151
Sesser pop. 1,931	Steel City pop. 7,087	Thompsonville pop. 543	Valier pop. 669
West City pop. 661	West Frankfort pop. 8,182	Whittington pop. 335	Zeigler pop. 1,801

Births/Deaths/Marriages

Families

Places

Events

Research Resources

Archives

Genealogical Societies

Maps

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Union Funeral Home West Frankfort, IL	Parker Reedy Funeral Home West Frankfort, IL	Varis - Stone Funeral Home West Frankfort, IL	Leffler - Poulson Funeral Home Benton, IL
Murman & Wilson Funeral Home Johnston City, IL	Gilbert Funeral Home Sesser, IL	Van Natta Funeral Home Mulkeytown, IL	Wilson-McReynolds Funeral Home Marion, IL
Pyle & Vantrease Funeral Homes Royalton, Johnson City, Ziegler, IL	Pate Funeral Home Benton, IL	Funeral Home Records	Findagrave

Old County Courthouse	County Jail Museum	The British Invasion and Benton, IL	Remembering Orient No. 2 Mine Disaster
Rend Lake Spillway in Benton	Family remembers the like of Congressman Ken Gray	Old King Coal Festival remembers region's past	HGTV Hometown Takeover - Christopher, IL
West Frankfort coal miners' sacrifice immortalized in granite	The Great Royalton IL Mine Disaster of Oct 27, 1914	Akin, IL

Area Newspapers Online
The Southern Illinoisan Carbondale, Jackson Co., IL	Franklin County News	The Frankfort American West Frankfort, Franklin Co IL
Du Quoin Evening Call Du Quoin, Perry Co IL	Marion Daily Republican Marion, Williamson Co.,IL	Daily Register Harrisburg, Saline Co., IL
	Morning Sentinel Centralia/Mt Vernon Marion & Jefferson Co, IL

Area Television Stations Online
WSIL TV 3 WSIL Weather Carterville, ILL	WPSD TV 6 Paducah, Ky	KFVS TV 12 Cape Girardeau, Mo
WSIU TV 8/16 Public Broadcasting Southern Illinois Univ.	Public Broadcasting System

The information contained on this website may be used for personal genealogical research only and not to be given to pay to view sites.

For corrections or additions, please contact me: Sandy Bauer