The Lee County Histories Index was created by our society to aid research efforts. The index is of twenty-two different county and town histories. Keep in mind that our library contains many more histories that are not indexed. See our Research Policy for information on look-ups and copies.
I. General Histories
*Bardwell, A. C. History of Lee County. ©1904
Barge, William D. Early Lee County. ©1918
*Biographical Publishing Co. Portrait and Biographical Record of Lee County. ©1892
Fellows, Dana. Pictorial History of Lee County Schools. ©2007
*Hill, H. H. History of Lee County. ©1881
Lamb, George. Historical Reminiscences. ©1968
*Lee County Columbian Club. Recollections of the Pioneers of Lee County. ©1893
*Lee County Historical Society. Historical Yearbook 1976. ©1977
Lee County Historical Society. Memories of Yesteryear, vols. 1 – 6. ©1993-1998
*Paulsen, Duane and Viola. History of Dixon and Palmyra 1830-1880. [reprint] ©1980
*Stevens, Frank E. History of Lee County Illinois Illustrated, vol 1. ©1914
*Stevens, Frank E. History of Lee County Illinois Illustrated, vol 2. ©1914
II. Town Specific Histories
*AMBOY. Becker, Anthony. The Biography of a Small Town. ©1954
AMBOY. Hinkle, Darlene et al. Amboy Illinois: 1854-2004 ©2004
*AMBOY. Paulsen. Memories of the Green River Ordnance Plant 1942-1945. ©1995
*ASHTON. Dean, Robert. The Ashton Story. ©1987, 1993
*COMPTON. Compiled. Compton Centennial 1875-1975. ©1975
*DIXON. Lamb, George. Dixon: A Pictorial History. ©1987
ELDENA. Glessner, Robert L. Eldena, Illinois Founded July 10 1863 ©2005
FRANKLIN GROVE. Compiled. Citizens and Neighbors 1835-1945. Undated
FRANKLIN GROVE. Compiled. The Helmershausen Collection, 14 vols. Undated
*FRANKLIN GROVE. LCGS. Memories of the Franklin Grove Methodist Church. Undated
*FRANKLIN GROVE. LCGS. 100 Years of the Methodist Episcopal Church. Undated
GRAND DETOUR. Paulsen, Duane. Grand Detour, Illinois 1835-2002. ©2003
*HARMON. Porter, John L. History of Harmon Township. ©1918
*LEE. Edited. Lee Centennial 1874-1974. ©1974
*MELUGIN’S GROVE. Montavon, Lewis E. History of Melugin’s Grove. ©1972
NACHUSA. compiled. Articles in Binder. Undated
*OHIO. Edited. Ohio Centennial 1877-1977. ©1977
PAW PAW. Compiled. A History of Paw Paw, Illinois 1882-1982. ©1982
*STEWARD. Thompson, Ernest. History of the Town of Steward. ©1905
*STEWARD. Compiled. History of Steward Illinois 1870-1970. ©1970
*SUBLETTE. Compiled. Sublette, Illinois: Our Bit of U.S.A.. ©1957
SUBLETTE. Compiled. Celebrating Our Sesquicentennial 1854-2004. ©2004
VAN PETTEN. Brandon, Dave and Babe. The Town of Van Petten. Undated
WEST BROOKLYN. Compiled. A History of West Brooklyn, Illinois 1894-1994. ©1994
* Entries in the starred references are in the LCHGS Every Name Index