Bedford Genealogy (in Taylor County, IA)
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Bedford Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
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
Graceland Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Lexington Cemetery Find a Grave
Lexington Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Mohler Cemetery Find a Grave
Ross Township Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Ross Township Cemetery Find a Grave
Bedford Census Records
1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage
1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Bedford, Iowa LDS Genealogy
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Bedford Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
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
White and Yellow Pages, Afton, 1955-1959, 1986-1987 Library of Congress
Bedford Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Death records, 1880-1935 FamilySearch Library
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Bedford Histories and Genealogies
The Centennial history of Bedford, Iowa FamilySearch Library
Bedford Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
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
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, April 1886 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, August 1933 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, December 1898 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, December 1918 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, July 1893 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Bedford, Taylor County, Iowa, June 1909 Library of Congress
Bedford Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1851-1928; indexes, 1857-1913 FamilySearch Library
Bedford Newspapers and Obituaries
Bedford Argus (1875 - 1879) Newspaper Archive
Bedford Daily Republican (1878 - 1905) Newspaper Archive
Bedford Free Press (1895 - 1926) Newspaper Archive
Bedford Taylor County Republican, 1882-1882 Newspaper Archive
Bedford Times Press (1933 - 1977) Newspaper Archive
Bedford Times Republican (1893 - 1942) Newspaper Archive
Bedford Times Republican and Taylor County Repub (1894 - 1896) Newspaper Archive
Iowa South West (1859 - 1900) Newspaper Archive
South West Democrat (1885 - 1888) Newspaper Archive
Taylor County Democrat (1893 - 1895) Newspaper Archive
Taylor County Herald (1932 - 1945) Newspaper Archive
Taylor County Republican (1878 - 1884) Newspaper Archive
Offline Newspapers for BedfordAccording 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
Bedford School Records
Bedford Community High School yearbook, 1928, 1954 Classmates
Bedford Community High School yearbook, 1928, 1954 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage
Bedford High School - Torch Yearbook (Bedford, IA), 1925, 1928, 1942, 1954 E Yearbook
Bedford High School yearbook, 1925, 1928, 1942, 1954 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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