Monroe County, Illinois Records

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Monroe County, Illinois Courthouse Records
Monroe County, Illinois Census Records
Monroe County, Illinois Vital Records
Monroe County, Illinois Resources
Monroe County, Illinois External Links

Monroe County, Illinois (Map It) was created on January 6, 1816 from Randolph County and St. Clair County. Monroe County was named for James Monroe (1758-1831), seventh United States Secretary of State, eighth United States Secretary of War, Governor of Virginia, and fifth President of the United States.

Monroe County is bordered by  St. Clair County (northeast), Randolph County (southeast), Ste. Genevieve County, Missouri (south), Jefferson County, Missouri (west), St. Louis County, Missouri (northwest)

Monroe County Cities, Towns & Villages include  Columbia, Waterloo, Fults, Hecker, Maeystown, Valmeyer.

Monroe County Townships include  Bluff, Columbia, Harrisonville, Mitchie, Moredock, New Design, New Hanover, Prairie Du Long, Renault, Waterloo.. View the Monroe Federal Township Plats of Illinois from 1804-1891.

A Monroe County, Illinois General Highway Maps includes County, City and Township maps which contains detailed information about roads and boundaries, these maps may include rural communities, churches, and cemeteries.

Monroe County, Illinois Courthouse Records

Monroe County, Illinois Courthouse
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Monroe County, IL Courthouse

The Monroe County Courthouse is located in Waterloo, Illinois. Learn More About State of Illinois Court, Tax, Land and Probate Records.

The Clerk's Office DOES NOT DO RESEARCH. Most staff will assist people in finding the materials, but it is up to the individual to do the research.

The following dates indicates what vital, land, probate, and court records are in Monroe county. The date listed for each record is usually the earliest registration filed. The date does not indicate that there are alot records for that year and does not mean that all such events were actually filed with the clerk.

  • Monroe County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds has Marriage Records from 1816, Birth & Death Records from 1877 and Land Records from 1816. The County Clerk & Recorder of Deeds maintains records and issues certificates of vital statistics (birth certificates, death certificates, and marriage certificates) for the entire County. The Recorder's duties are receiving, filing and maintaining all records related to real property in our county. These documents range from all types of conveyance deeds, mortgages, releases and assignments, property liens, as well as, assorted federal, state and local liens. The Recorder’s office is responsible for the recordation and storage of plats of subdivision, land surveys and monument records. Many other types of miscellaneous documents are recorded, such as; foreign birth certificates, foreign marriage licenses, and military discharge paperwork to name a few.
  • Monroe County Clerk of the Circuit Court has Probate Records from 1820 and Court Records from 1816. The County Clerk of the Circuit Court, commonly known as the Circuit Clerk, is the keeper of the files and records of the Circuit Court. The Circuit Clerk's Office retains documents some of which include criminal law, chancery, support, probate, adoption, ect....
  • Monroe County Treasurer's Office is responsible for the statutory duties required as County Treasurer and as Ex-Officio County Collector of Real Estate Property Taxes and Drainage District Taxes for the entire county.
  • Local Government Records Database provides a listing of the local governmental records held by the Illinois Regional Archives Depository (IRAD) system

Monroe County, Illinois Census Records

Monroe County, Illinois Vital Records

Monroe County, Illinois Resources

Monroe County, Illinois External Links

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