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Winnebago County Research ResourcesClick on the links below to be directed to Winnebago County resources. If you know of more material that could be added here to help local researchers, or if you encounter any problems with a link, please send us an email at wbcgensociety@gmail.com
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Local History Documents
1836-1959 Index to Winnebago County Marriages by Bride's Name
1836-1959 Index to Winnebago County Marriages by Groom's Name
1844-1981 Index to Winnebago County Deaths
1855-1931 Index to Winnebago County Births
The microfilm of actual images for the above indexes are at the Winnebago County Courthouse, Rockford Public Library, and the Rockford Family History Center at 324 University Dr., Rockford IL 61107.
1857 Rockford City Directory
1860-1874 Veteran Deaths in Rockford, Illinois Newspapers - Martin W. Johnson
1869 Rockford City Directory and County Gazetteer
1877 "The History of Winnebago County, Illinois, Its Past and Present"
Pages 315-346 list the men and regiments in Winnebago County
1880 Rockford City Directory
1892 Portrait and Biographical Record of Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois - archive.org
Index -1892 Portrait and Biographical Record of Winnebago & Boone Counties IL - Martin W Johnson
1898 The History of Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois, 1820 to 1898 - archive.org
1900 History of Rockford and Winnebago County Illinois by Charles A Church - Google Books
1903 Rockford To-Day: Historical, Descriptive, Biographical
1929 Winnebago County Name Index from "Biographies of the Rock River Valley" - Martin W. Johnson
2011 The Naming of Rockford, Illinois Schools - Compiled by Kathy Kuroda
A collection of newspaper clippings and stories of how the schools of Rockford got their names
1836-1959 Index to Winnebago County Marriages by Groom's Name
1844-1981 Index to Winnebago County Deaths
1855-1931 Index to Winnebago County Births
The microfilm of actual images for the above indexes are at the Winnebago County Courthouse, Rockford Public Library, and the Rockford Family History Center at 324 University Dr., Rockford IL 61107.
1857 Rockford City Directory
1860-1874 Veteran Deaths in Rockford, Illinois Newspapers - Martin W. Johnson
1869 Rockford City Directory and County Gazetteer
1877 "The History of Winnebago County, Illinois, Its Past and Present"
Pages 315-346 list the men and regiments in Winnebago County
1880 Rockford City Directory
1892 Portrait and Biographical Record of Winnebago and Boone Counties, Illinois - archive.org
Index -1892 Portrait and Biographical Record of Winnebago & Boone Counties IL - Martin W Johnson
1898 The History of Rockton, Winnebago, Illinois, 1820 to 1898 - archive.org
1900 History of Rockford and Winnebago County Illinois by Charles A Church - Google Books
1903 Rockford To-Day: Historical, Descriptive, Biographical
1929 Winnebago County Name Index from "Biographies of the Rock River Valley" - Martin W. Johnson
2011 The Naming of Rockford, Illinois Schools - Compiled by Kathy Kuroda
A collection of newspaper clippings and stories of how the schools of Rockford got their names
Maps
1858 City of Rockford IL
1859 City of Rockford IL
1859 Winnebago County IL
1859 Winnebago County IL Durand, Rockton, Roscoe, Pecatonica, Winnebago, Cherry Valley, Harrison
1902 Winnebago County IL
1859 City of Rockford IL
1859 Winnebago County IL
1859 Winnebago County IL Durand, Rockton, Roscoe, Pecatonica, Winnebago, Cherry Valley, Harrison
1902 Winnebago County IL
Local Research Resources
Cherry Valley Library
Ethnic Heritage Museum
Genealogybank.com ($) Rockford digitized papers from 1850 forward
GenealogyTrails.com - Winnebago County indexes and transcribed records
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System - Winnebago County Fact Sheet
Midway Village
Midway Village Digital Collections
North Suburban Library District (Loves Park and Roscoe)
Pecatonica Library
Rockford Chapter DAR
Rockford Historical Society
Rockford Public Library
Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum
Talcott Library (Rockton)
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens
Winnebago County - FamilySearch Wiki
Winnebago County - ILGenWeb Project (last updated 2012)
Winnebago Public Library
Ethnic Heritage Museum
Genealogybank.com ($) Rockford digitized papers from 1850 forward
GenealogyTrails.com - Winnebago County indexes and transcribed records
Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) System - Winnebago County Fact Sheet
Midway Village
Midway Village Digital Collections
North Suburban Library District (Loves Park and Roscoe)
Pecatonica Library
Rockford Chapter DAR
Rockford Historical Society
Rockford Public Library
Veterans Memorial Hall and Museum
Talcott Library (Rockton)
Tinker Swiss Cottage Museum and Gardens
Winnebago County - FamilySearch Wiki
Winnebago County - ILGenWeb Project (last updated 2012)
Winnebago Public Library