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Local History
Just a brief listing of resources that can be found in our library. These are for in library use only. They cannot be checked out. Thank you for your understanding.
LaFayette High School Yearbook "The Candle". These are the years available.
| 1942 | 1955 | 1962 |
| 1944 | 1956 | 1963 |
| 1945 | 1957 | 1964 |
| 1946 | 1958 | 1965 |
| 1947 | 1959 | 1968 |
| 1953 | 1960 | 1969 |
| 1954 | 1961 | 1970 |
The following are records of interrements in the cemeteries.
Cemeteries of Stark County
Toulon Cemetary
Mawbey Cemetery
Hall Cemetery
Bradford Cemetery
St. John's Cemetery, rural Bradford
Smith Cemetery
Himes Cemetery
LaFayette Cemetery
McClenahan Cemetery
Osceola Cemetery
Osceola Grove Cemetery
Elmira Cemetery
St. Dominic Cemetery, Wyoming
Sheets Cemetery
Schiebel Cemetery
Stringtown Cemetery
Champion-Drawyer Cemetery
Snareville Cemetery
Eagleston Cemetery
Grant Cemetery
Pleasant Valley Cemetery
We have many collections of Stark County obituaries, too numerous to list, however feel free to come in and browse.
Old Rare Local History Books available in our library:
- The History of Stark County...M.A. Leeson (1887)
- Stark County and Its Pioneers...Mrs. E.H. Shallenberger (1876)
- Stark County and Its People (vol. 1 & 2)...J. Knox Hall (1916)
- Roll of Honor, Deceased Ex-servicemen and women in Illinois (vol. 1 & 2)
- Service Record WWII LaFayette and Community
- From Fraker's Grove to LaFayette...V.Marie Todd (former librarian)
- LaFayette 150 Years...George Swank
Stark County Plat books
