Iowa

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Region: Midwest
Border States: Wisconsin, Illinois, Missouri, Nebraska, South Dakota, Minnesota

Contents 1 Statewide Resources 2 Carroll County 3 Greene County 4 Madison County 5 Polk County 6 Sioux County 7 Warren County

Statewide Resources

• Iowa Old Press- This IAGenWeb Special Project is dedicated to the scores of newspapers that are printed chronicles of the lives and times of Iowa and Iowans. Join us as we step back in time and learn how the Press reported the news & influenced our Iowa ancestors in the 1800's and early 1900's.

• Iowa Biographies Project

• Iowa USGenWeb Gravestone Photograph Project

• The Irish in Iowa-This website is a small attempt to help find the birthplace of those Irish who came to Iowa. Hopefully you will find a tidbit or two!.

• Iowa WPA Graves Registration Survey- The data contained on this website was originally recorded by WPA (Works Progress Administration) workers during late 1930's.

• Iowa Vital Records- "In Iowa, official registration of births, deaths, and marriages began July 1, 1880."

• Iowa State Census Project

• Iowa Genealogical Society

Carroll County

• Carroll County GenWeb Page

Greene County

• Greene County IAGenWeb Page

• Greene County, IA Genealogical Society

Madison County

• Madison County USGenWeb Page- Fantastic resource, a model GenWEB page.

Polk County

• Polk County USGenWeb Page

• Polk County IA History Prior to 1880- Online book, scanned from the remnants of a book that apparently was a copy of "The History of Polk County, Iowa" published by the Union Historical Company, Birdsall, Williams & Co. 1880.

• Local Catholic Church History and Catholic Ancestors of Iowa

• Des Moines Public Library Article and Obituary Index Search

Sioux County

• Sioux County Newspaper Archive

Warren County

• Warren County USGenWeb Page