Washington Genealogy (in Washington County, IA)

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Washington Birth Records

1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Washington Cemetery Records

Burials, Elm Grove cemetery, Washington, Iowa, June 1887 to date [1976]. WorldCat

Cemetery records, 1864-1990 FamilySearch Library

Cemetery records, Montgomery County, Iowa : townships of Douglas, Washington, East (Jackson) WorldCat

Custer Cemetery Billion Graves online

Custer Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Custer Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Elm Grove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Elm Grove Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Elm Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry online

Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web online

Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry online

Lexington Cemetery Billion Graves online

Lexington Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Memorial Miller Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Miller Mortuary records 1881 thru 1894, City of Washington, Washington County, Iowa. WorldCat

Moore Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Moore Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Pleasant Plain Cemetery Billion Graves online

Polk County, Iowa cemetery records : Canfield Cemetery, Clay Township; United Brethren Church Cemetery, Washington Township; Mt. Zion United Brethren Cemetery, Loring, Washington Township; White Oak Cemetery, Elkhart Township FamilySearch Library

Schrock Cemetery Billion Graves online

Washington County, Iowa, Elm Grove Cemetery FamilySearch Library

White Oak Cemetery US Gen Web Archives online

Woodlawn Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Washington Census Records

1849 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1851 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1859 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage online

1905 Iowa State Census Ancestry online

1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Washington Church Records

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1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

Church records, 1839-1934 (Methodist Episcopal Church of Washington (Washington County, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1841-1940 (First United Presbyterian Church (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1843-1947 (Presbyterian Church (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1854-1887 (Second United Presbyterian Church (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1861-1927 (Second Presbyterian Church (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1866-1940 (Catholic Church. St. James (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1868-1893 (Grand Prairie United Presbyterian Church (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1894-1990 (First Christian Church (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1904-1971 (St. Paul's Evangelical and Reformed Church (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1912-1989 (United Methodist Church (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1952-1965 (First Methodist Church (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Commemorative plaque to the United Methodist Church of Washington FamilySearch Library

Education & administration building, United Methodist Church, Washington , Iowa : 1974 FamilySearch Library

Heritage Sunday, Oct. 21, 1979, United Methodist Church : Washington, Iowa, 1839-1979 FamilySearch Library

History of Living Lake Church : Washington County, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Our golden anniversary, the Methodist Church, Washington , Iowa : Lloyd A Latta, minister, 1961-1962 FamilySearch Library

School records, 1890-1962 (Catholic Church. St. James Convent School (Washington, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Souvenir, dedication of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Washington, Iowa : April 10, 1892 with the organ recital April 17, 1892 FamilySearch Library

Washington City Directories

Iowa State Gazetteer and Business Directory: 1882 - Washington US Gen Web Archives online

White and Yellow Pages, Washington, 7/1949 to 8/1962 Library of Congress online

Washington Death Records

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1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage online

1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry online

Death records, 1880-1931 FamilySearch Library

Funeral home records, Washington, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry online

Miller Mortuary records 1881 thru 1894, City of Washington, Washington County, Iowa. WorldCat

Miller mortuary records 1881 thru 1884, city of Washington, Washington County, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Sherman-Eden Funeral Home records, Washington County, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Washington County, Iowa deaths, Eden Funeral Home records, 1895-1990, 1991-1996 FamilySearch Library

Washington Immigration Records

Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization papers, 1854-1929 FamilySearch Library

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Washington County, IA) MyHeritage online

Washington County, Iowa index to naturalization records FamilySearch Library

Washington Land Records

Deeds, 1840-1923; index, 1840-1902 FamilySearch Library

Land transfer books, 1866-1921 FamilySearch Library

Original land entries, 1839-1908 FamilySearch Library

Washington Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Washington, Washington County, Iowa, December 1902 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Washington, Washington County, Iowa, January 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Washington, Washington County, Iowa, January 1917 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Washington, Washington County, Iowa, March 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Washington, Washington County, Iowa, May 1909 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Washington, Washington County, Iowa, October 1885 Library of Congress online

Washington Marriage Records

1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry online

Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage online

Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry online

Marriage licenses, 1910-1914, 1943-1959, 1967-1969 FamilySearch Library

Marriage records, 1839-1932 FamilySearch Library

Washington Newspapers and Obituaries

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Anniversary editions of the Evening Journal 1836-August 1939 FamilySearch Library

Atlas of Washington County Iowa, 1869-1920 Newspaper Archive online

Births, marriages, and deaths extracted from Washington County, Iowa, newspapers, 1800s-2000 FamilySearch Library

Daily Globe 1857-1858 Southeast Iowa online

Democrat Independent 1931-1931 Southeast Iowa online

Evening Journal 1895-1946 Southeast Iowa online

Evening Journal Farm Edition (Washington, Iowa) Ancestry online

Evening Journal Farm Edition 1949-1949 Newspapers.com online

Evening Journal Farm Edition 1949-1949 Newspapers.com online

Excerpts from Washington (Iowa) Gazette (1890) and Family Records from Miscellaneous Sources FamilySearch Library

Junior Democrat 1924-1927 Southeast Iowa online

Washington County Press 01/21/1857 to 09/20/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Washington County Press 1867-1918 Southeast Iowa online

Washington Daily Hustler, 1893-1894 Newspaper Archive online

Washington Democrat 1878-1927 Southeast Iowa online

Washington Democrat Independent 1927-1941 Southeast Iowa online

Washington Democrat Independent, 1927-1941 Newspaper Archive online

Washington Democrat, 1899-1927 Newspaper Archive online

Washington Evening Journal 06/14/2007 to 08/05/2019 Genealogy Bank online

Washington Evening Journal 1951-2017 Southeast Iowa online

Washington Evening Journal, 1894-1977 Newspaper Archive online

Washington Gazette 1868-1903 Southeast Iowa online

Washington Gazette, 1869-1903 Newspaper Archive online

Washington Junior Democrat, 1924-1927 Newspaper Archive online

Washington Press 1856-1906 Southeast Iowa online

Washington Weekly Press 1862-1867 Southeast Iowa online

Offline Newspapers for Washington

According to the US Newspaper Directory, the following newspapers were printed, so there may be paper or microfilm copies available. For more information on how to locate offline newspapers, see our article on Locating Offline Newspapers.

Evening Journal. (Washington, Iowa) 1894-1948

Washington County Press. (Washington, Iowa) 1867-1889

Washington County Press. (Washington, Iowa) 1906-1918

Washington Democrat-Independent. (Washington, Iowa) 1927-1941

Washington Democrat. (Washington, Iowa) 1860-1866

Washington Democrat. (Washington, Iowa) 1878-1927

Washington Evening Journal. (Washington, Iowa) 1948-Current

Washington Gazette. (Washington, Iowa) 1868-1903

Washington Press. (Washington, Iowa) 1856-1865

Washington Press. (Washington, Iowa) 1889-1906

Washington Probate Records

1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Washington School Records

Graduation exercises, Washington County schools FamilySearch Library

Washington County, Iowa school, Washington (Iowa) High School graduates, 1870-1929 : prepared from 1929 Hi-Life annual FamilySearch Library

Washington High School - Hi Life Yearbook (Washington, IA), 1925, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1953, 1956, 1957 E Yearbook online

Washington High School yearbook, 1925, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Washington High School yearbook, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Washington High School yearbook, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1953, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1984, 1988 Classmates online

Washington Tax Records

Tax lists, 1860-1879 FamilySearch Library

Washington County, Iowa tax records, 1860-1879 FamilySearch Library



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