1838, his brothers Joseph C. and Owen Lovejoy wrote a memoir about him and his defense of the free press, which they published in New York, under the title: Memoir of the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy: Who was Murdered in Defence of the Liberty of the Press at Alton, Illinois, Nov. 7, 1837
Abraham Lincoln referenced Lovejoy's murder in his Lyceum address in January 1838.

John Brown was inspired by Lovejoy's death, declaring in church, "Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, from this time, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery."

In 1897, Alton citizens erected the 110-foot tall Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument at the cemetery where he was buried.

John Glanville Gill completed his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1946 on The Issues Involved in the Death of the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy, Alton, 1837.
This thesis was later turned into a book, the first biography of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, entitled "Tide Without Turning: Elijah P. Lovejoy and Freedom of the Press".

The majority African-American village of Brooklyn, Illinois, located just north of East St. Louis, is popularly known as Lovejoy in his honor.

The Lovejoy Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is named in his honor; some had proposed naming the university after him.

The Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award was established by Colby College in his honor, and is awarded annually to a member of the newspaper profession who "has contributed to the nation's journalistic achievement."
A major classroom building at Colby is also named for Lovejoy.
Furthermore, an inscribed memorial rock from his birthplace occupies a prominent position in a grassy square at Colby.

Elijah Lovejoy is recognized by a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.

In 2003, Reed College established the Elijah Parish and Owen Lovejoy Scholarship, which it awards annually.

His descendant, Martha Lovejoy, is a supervisor in the U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which coordinates the United States Government's efforts to combat modern forms of slavery.

There is a Lovejoy Elementary School in Alton, IL.

There is a Lovejoy Health Center named for him in Albion, ME, the place of his birth.

There is a plaque honoring Elijah Parish Lovejoy on the external wall at the  Mackay Campus Center at his alma mater, Princeton Theological Seminary.

The Lovejoy School in Washington, DC was named in his honor in 1870.
It closed in 1988 and became the Lovejoy Lofts condominiums in 2004.

The Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, Presbyterian Church (USA), formed from the merger of Elijah Parish Lovejoy Presbytery and the Presbytery of Southeast Missouri on January 3, 1985.

Memorialized as the first name listed in the "Journalists Memorial" located at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.

College Avenue Presbyterian Church (formerly Upper Alton Presbyterian), which was founded by Elijah Lovejoy, merged with United Presbyterian Church in Wood River, IL in 2016.
The church is now named LoveJoy United Presbyterian Church, after its founder.
1838, his brothers Joseph C. and Owen Lovejoy wrote a memoir about him and his defense of the free press, which they published in New York, under the title: Memoir of the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy: Who was Murdered in Defence of the Liberty of the Press at Alton, Illinois, Nov. 7, 1837
Abraham Lincoln referenced Lovejoy's murder in his Lyceum address in January 1838.
John Brown was inspired by Lovejoy's death, declaring in church, "Here, before God, in the presence of these witnesses, from this time, I consecrate my life to the destruction of slavery."
In 1897, Alton citizens erected the 110-foot tall Elijah P. Lovejoy Monument at the cemetery where he was buried.
John Glanville Gill completed his Ph.D. at Harvard in 1946 on The Issues Involved in the Death of the Rev. Elijah P. Lovejoy, Alton, 1837. This thesis was later turned into a book, the first biography of Elijah Parish Lovejoy, entitled "Tide Without Turning: Elijah P. Lovejoy and Freedom of the Press".
The majority African-American village of Brooklyn, Illinois, located just north of East St. Louis, is popularly known as Lovejoy in his honor.
The Lovejoy Library at Southern Illinois University Edwardsville is named in his honor; some had proposed naming the university after him.
The Elijah Parish Lovejoy Award was established by Colby College in his honor, and is awarded annually to a member of the newspaper profession who "has contributed to the nation's journalistic achievement." A major classroom building at Colby is also named for Lovejoy. Furthermore, an inscribed memorial rock from his birthplace occupies a prominent position in a grassy square at Colby.
Elijah Lovejoy is recognized by a star on the St. Louis Walk of Fame.
In 2003, Reed College established the Elijah Parish and Owen Lovejoy Scholarship, which it awards annually.
His descendant, Martha Lovejoy, is a supervisor in the U.S. State Department's Office to Monitor and Combat Trafficking in Persons, which coordinates the United States Government's efforts to combat modern forms of slavery.
There is a Lovejoy Elementary School in Alton, IL.
There is a Lovejoy Health Center named for him in Albion, ME, the place of his birth.
There is a plaque honoring Elijah Parish Lovejoy on the external wall at the  Mackay Campus Center at his alma mater, Princeton Theological Seminary.
The Lovejoy School in Washington, DC was named in his honor in 1870. It closed in 1988 and became the Lovejoy Lofts condominiums in 2004.
The Presbytery of Giddings-Lovejoy, Presbyterian Church (USA), formed from the merger of Elijah Parish Lovejoy Presbytery and the Presbytery of Southeast Missouri on January 3, 1985.
Memorialized as the first name listed in the "Journalists Memorial" located at the Newseum, 555 Pennsylvania Avenue NW, Washington, DC.
College Avenue Presbyterian Church (formerly Upper Alton Presbyterian), which was founded by Elijah Lovejoy, merged with United Presbyterian Church in Wood River, IL in 2016. The church is now named LoveJoy United Presbyterian Church, after its founder.
Elijah Parish Lovejoy