Bedford Genealogy (in Taylor County, IA)

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Bedford Birth Records

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

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

Bedford Cemetery Records

Bedford City Cemetery, Bedford, Iowa, annotated FamilySearch Library

Graceland Cemetery Find a Grave online

Graceland Cemetery Iowa Gravestones 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 Find a Grave online

Lexington Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Mohler Cemetery Find a Grave online

Ross Township Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Ross Township Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bedford Census Records

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

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 (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

Federal Census of 1940, Bedford, Iowa LDS Genealogy 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

Bedford Church Records

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

Church records, 1854-1967 (First Baptist Church (Bedford, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1857-1978 (Bedford Presbyterian Church (Bedford, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1880-1988 (Bedford United Christian Church (Bedford, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1883-1968 (Church of Christ (Gravity, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1907-1975 (Bedford Methodist Church (Bedford, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1911 (First Baptist Church of Bedford, East Mission and Forest Grove (Taylor County, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Bedford City Directories

White and Yellow Pages, Ackley, 1969-1975, 1981-1982, 1984/85 Library of Congress online

White and Yellow Pages, Afton, 1955-1959, 1986-1987 Library of Congress online

Bedford Death Records

1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage online

1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry online

Death records, 1880-1935 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

Bedford Histories and Genealogies

The Centennial history of Bedford, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Bedford Immigration Records

Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1868-1928 FamilySearch Library

Bedford Land Records

Deed records (lands) 1855-1953 ; index 1855-1902 FamilySearch Library

Bedford Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, 1933 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, April 1886 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, August 1933 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, December 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, December 1918 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, July 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, June 1909 Library of Congress online

Bedford 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 records, 1851-1928; indexes, 1857-1913 FamilySearch Library

Bedford Newspapers and Obituaries

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Bedford Argus (1875 - 1879) Newspaper Archive online

Bedford Daily Republican (1878 - 1905) Newspaper Archive online

Bedford Free Press (1895 - 1926) Newspaper Archive online

Bedford Taylor County Republican, 1882-1882 Newspaper Archive online

Bedford Times Press (1933 - 1977) Newspaper Archive online

Bedford Times Republican (1893 - 1942) Newspaper Archive online

Bedford Times Republican and Taylor County Repub (1894 - 1896) Newspaper Archive online

Iowa South West (1859 - 1900) Newspaper Archive online

South West Democrat (1885 - 1888) Newspaper Archive online

Taylor County Democrat (1893 - 1895) Newspaper Archive online

Taylor County Herald (1932 - 1945) Newspaper Archive online

Taylor County Republican (1878 - 1884) Newspaper Archive online

Offline Newspapers for Bedford

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.

Bedford Argus. (Bedford, Iowa) 1872-1882

Bedford Free Press. (Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa) 1895-1931

Bedford Times-Press. (Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa) 1932-Current

Daily Republican. (Bedford, Iowa) 1890s-1905

Iowa South-West. (Bedford, Taylor Co., Iowa) 1867-1884

Iowa South-West. (Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa) 1858-1860

South-West Democrat. (Bedford, Iowa) 1884-1892

Taylor County Democrat. (Bedford, Iowa) 1880-1884

Taylor County Democrat. (Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa) 1892-1895

Taylor County Herald. (Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa) 1932-1945

Taylor County Republican. (Bedford, Taylor Co., Iowa) 1878-1893

Times-Independent. (Bedford, Taylor Co., Iowa) 1887-1893

Times-Republican and Taylor County Republican Consolidated. (Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa) 1893-1890s

Times-Republican. (Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa) 1890s-1920

Times-Republican. (Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa) 1925-1931

Twice-A-Week Times-Republican. (Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa) 1920-1925

Bedford Probate Records

1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Bedford School Records

Bedford Community High School yearbook, 1928, 1954 Classmates online

Bedford Community High School yearbook, 1928, 1954 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Bedford High School - Torch Yearbook (Bedford, IA), 1925, 1928, 1942, 1954 E Yearbook online

Bedford High School yearbook, 1925, 1928, 1942, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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