Alta Genealogy (in Buena Vista County, IA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Alta are also found through the Buena Vista County and Iowa pages.


Alta Cemetery Records

Elk Cemetery Find a Grave online

Maple Valley Township Cemetery Find a Grave online

Scandinavian Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Scandinavian Cemetery Find a Grave online

Woodlawn Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Woodlawn Cemetery Find a Grave online

Alta Census Records

Census-Alta/Nokomis Twps., Buena Vista County, Iowa 1880 US Gen Web online

Iowa State Census 1885 Alta Town, Nokomis Twp. US Gen Web Archives online

Alta Church Records

Alta United Methodist Church Baptisms, 1881-1900 US Gen Web online

Church records, 1881-1932 (First Methodist Episcopal Church (Alta, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1892-1931 (Trinity Lutheran Church (Alta, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

History of the First Christian Church US Gen Web online

History of the Lutheran Trinity Church US Gen Web online

History of the Methodist Episcopal Church US Gen Web online

History of the Presbyterian Church US Gen Web online

History of the Scandinavian Free Mission Church US Gen Web online

Immanuel church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Alta Histories and Genealogies

Alta History US Gen Web online

Alta Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Alta, Buena Vesta County, Iowa, July 1933 Library of Congress online

Alta Military Records

Roster of Red Cross Workers 1918-1919, Alta US Gen Web online

Alta Newspapers and Obituaries

Alta Advertiser, 1901-1920 Newspaper Archive online

An index to Alta Advertiser newspapers 1941-1950 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Alta

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.

Alta Advertiser. (Alta, Iowa) 1877-1981

Alta Advertiser. (Alta, Iowa) 1982-Current

Alta School Records

Alta Community High School - Cyclone Yearbook (Alta, IA), 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962 E Yearbook online

Alta Community High School yearbooks, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Alta High School yearbook, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Alta High School yearbook, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

Alta High School yearbook, 1944, 1945, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Fairview Consolidated School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1958 Classmates online

Fairview Consolidated School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1958 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Fairview Consolidated School yearbooks, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Fairview High School - Hi Lites Yearbook (Alta, IA), 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1958 E Yearbook online

Fairview High School yearbook, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1956, 1958 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online


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