Blairstown Genealogy (in Benton County, IA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Blairstown are also found through the Benton County and Iowa pages.


Blairstown Cemetery Records

Pleasant Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pleasant Hill Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Ranstead Cemetery Billion Graves online

Blairstown Census Records

Town of Blairstown 1870 Census US Gen Web online

Blairstown Church Records

Blairstown Moravian Church Records, 1878-1892 Moravian Archives online

Church records, 1876-1926 (Presbyterian Church (Blairstown, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1888-1924 (United Brethren Church. Des Moines Conference. Blairstown Circuit) FamilySearch Library

Golden anniversary, 1914-1964 (Grace Lutheran Church (Blairstown, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Blairstown Map Records

Bird's eye view map of Blairstown, Benton Co., Iowa 1868. Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa, January 1921 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Blairstown, Benton County, Iowa, October 1913 Library of Congress online

Blairstown Newspapers and Obituaries

Blairstown Press 1919-1969 Blairstown Public Library online

South Benton Star Press 1969-1990 Blairstown Public Library online

Offline Newspapers for Blairstown

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.

Blairstown Independent. (Blairstown, Iowa) 1876-1882

Blairstown Press. (Blairstown, Iowa) 1913-1916

Blairstown Press. (Blairstown, Iowa) 1919-1969

South Benton Star-Press. (Blairstown, Iowa) 1969-Current

Blairstown School Records

Blairstown Academy 1872 US Gen Web online

Blairstown High School - Blair Yearbook (Blairstown, IA), 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 E Yearbook online

Blairstown High School yearbook, 1952, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Blairstown High School yearbook, 1952, 1964 Classmates online

Blairstown High School yearbook, 1952, 1964 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online


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