United States Online Genealogy Records

United States

Online Genealogy Records

United States Online Genealogy Records This table shows links to countrywide collections. It does not list collections for lower jurisdictions. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a FamilySearch center or FamilySearch affiliate library.

Vital Records Births 1701-1970: US Presbyterian Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1780-1846: US Slave Birth Records at FamilySearch; index & images 1781-1969: US Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1800-1947: US Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1817-1961: US Births & Christenings at Findmypast; index only ($) 1842-1947: US Evangelical Free Church of America, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1867-1931: US Births and Christenings at FamilySearch; index only 1868-1970: US Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 2005-2015: US Newspaper Birth Index at Ancestry; index only ($) US Early American Vital Records at Findmypast; pdf documents Marriages Pre 1699: American Marriages at Ancestry; index only ($) 1701-1970: US Presbyterian Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1733-1990: US Marriages at FamilySearch; index only 1781-1969: US Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1800-1947: US Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1842-1947: US Evangelical Free Church of America, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1868-1970: US Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 2002-2015: US Newspaper Marriage Index at Ancestry; index only ($) US Early American Vital Records at Findmypast; pdf documents US Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($) US Western States Marriage Index at FamilySearch; index only Deaths 1701-1970: US Presbyterian Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1781-1969: US Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1800-1947: US Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1842-1947: US Evangelical Free Church of America, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1833-1970: US Deaths & Burials at Findmypast; index only ($) 1867-1961: US Deaths and Burials at FamilySearch; index only 1868-1970: US Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1936-2007: United States, Social Security Numerical Identification Files (NUMIDENT) at FamilySearch; index 1962-2014: US Social Security Death Index at FamilySearch; index only US Social Security Death Index (SSDI) at MyHeritage; index only ($) US Early American Vital Records at Findmypast; pdf documents Divorce Adoption African American See African American Online Genealogy Records Bible Records Biographies 1800-1902: Encyclopedia of American Biography at Ancestry; index only ($) American Biographical Library at Ancestry; index only ($) American Genealogical-Biographical Index (AGBI) at Ancestry; index only ($) Biography & Genealogy Master Index (BGMI) at Ancestry; index only ($) Daughters of the American Revolution Lineage Books (152 Vols.) at Ancestry; index only ($) Business Records Cemetery Records 1265-2014: Global Gravestone Photograph Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1600s-Forward: US Find a Grave Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1775-2019: US Veterans' Gravesites at Ancestry; index only ($) 1847-Forward: US Cemetery and Funeral Home Collection at Ancestry; index only ($) 1847-2010: US Cemetery Index from Selected States at Ancestry; index only ($) 1900-2018: US Index of Gravestones at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1900-2019: United States, Index of Burials, 1900-2019 at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1949-1969: US Cemetery Abstracts at FamilySearch; index & images Cemetery Abstracts at FamilySearch; index & images National Veterans Cemetery Index at Findmypast; index only ($) US Billion Graves Index at Findmypast; index only ($) Census See United States Census Online Genealogy Records Church Records 1701-1970: US Presbyterian Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1781-1969: US Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1800-1947: US Evangelical Lutheran Church in America, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1842-1947: US Evangelical Free Church of America, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1868-1970: US Evangelical Covenant Church, Swedish American Church Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) See The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints Online Genealogy Records Colonial Records Compiled Genealogies 1500-2000: North America Family Histories at Ancestry; index & images ($) US Early American Families at Findmypast; pdf documents US Early American Families Indexes at Findmypast; index & images ($) US Family Histories at Findmypast; pdf documents

Correctional Institutions Court and Criminal Records 1790-1871: US Circuit Court Criminal Case Files at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1833-2018: US, Index of Court Cases at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1917-1919: American Protective League Correspondence at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1971-1994: US FBI Deceased Criminal Identification Files at Ancestry; index only ($) Directories 1680-1830: UK and US Directories at Ancestry; index only ($) 1700s-1900s: US Directories & Almanacs at Findmypast; pdf documents 1749-1990: US City and Business Directories at FamilySearch; index & images ($) 1822-1995: US City Directories at FamilySearch; index & images ($) 1860-1960: US City Directories at MyHeritage; index & images ($) 1950-1993: US Public Records Index, Volume 1 at Ancestry; index only ($) 1950-1993: US Public Records Index, Volume 2 at Ancestry; index only ($) 1970-2009: US Public Records at FamilySearch; index only 1993-2002: US Phone and Address Directories at Ancestry; index only ($) Funeral Records History US State & Local Histories at Findmypast; pdf documents Immigration Records See United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records Indigenous Peoples Land Records 1776-2015: US General Land Office Records at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1785-1898: US Indexed Early Land Ownership and Township Plats at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1800-1955: US Bureau of Land Management Tract Books at FamilySearch; index & images 1863-1909: US Homestead Final Certificates at FamilySearch; images only; Also at Ancestry ($) Full-Text Search - Land Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary; Medical Records United States, Medicare and Medicaid Enrollment Lists at MyHeritage; index ($) Military See United States Military Online Genealogy Records Native American See Native American Online Genealogy Records Naturalization See United States Naturalization and Citizenship Online Genealogy Records Newspapers 1791-1963: Chronicling America: Historic American Newspapers at MyHeritage; index & images ($) 1905-1990: Associated Press, Name Card Index to AP Stories at Ancestry; index & images ($) Obituaries 1899-2012: US Obituaries, American Historical Society of Germans from Russia at FamilySearch; index & images; Also at Ancestry ($) 1900-2019: US and Canada Index of Obituaries at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1930 Forward: US Obituary Collection at Ancestry; index only ($) 1980-2014: United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, Births, and Marriages at FamilySearch; index & images 2001-2014: Currentobituary.com index at FamilySearch; index & images Tributes.com at MyHeritage; index only ($) US Obituary Notices at Findmypast; index only ($) Occupations 1832-1971: US Appointments of US Postmasters at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1921-1970: US National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel at Ancestry; index only ($) 1934-1987: US Railroad Retirement Pension Index at Ancestry; index only ($) 1940-1980: Springfield, Missouri, U.S., St. Louis-San Francisco Railway Employee Cards at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1954-1970: US National Register of Scientific and Technical Personnel Files at FamilySearch; index only Patents and Trademarks 1790-1909: US Patent and Trademark Office Patents at Ancestry; index & images 1890-2020: International Patents at Ancestry; index ($) 1970-2019: United States Patent and Trademark Office, U.S. Patents at Ancestry; index & images ($) Periodicals PERiodical Source Index at Allen County Public Library; index Population 1936-2007: US Social Security Applications and Claims Index at Ancestry; index only ($); Also at MyHeritage ($) Probate Records Full-Text Search - Probate Records at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary Religious Records School Records 1763-1924: US College Student Lists at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1765-1935: US School Catalogs at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1821-1923: US High School Student Lists at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1890-1979: US Yearbooks at MyHeritage; index & images ($) 1890-1979: US Yearbooks Name Index at MyHeritage; index only ($) 1896-2003: US Selected Quaker College Yearbooks and Alumni Directories at Ancestry; index & images ($) 1900-1999: US School Yearbooks at Ancestry; index & images ($) Servants and Slaves 1780-1939: US Indenture and Manumission Records at FamilySearch; index & images Tax Records 1862-1874: US Internal Revenue Assessment Lists at FamilySearch; index & images; Also at Ancestry ($) Voting Records

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