Chariton Genealogy (in Lucas County, IA)
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Chariton Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Birth records. 1870-1935; indexes to births and deaths, 1880-1935 FamilySearch Library
Death records, 1880-1935; birth and death index, 1880-1897 FamilySearch Library
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Chariton Cemetery Records
Chariton Cemetery Billion Graves
Chariton Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Chariton Cemetery Find a Grave
Douglass Pioneer Cemetery Find a Grave
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Lucas County Home Cemetery Find a Grave
Oxford Cemetery (Chariton) Find a Grave
Salem Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Salem Cemetery Find a Grave
Waynick Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Waynick Cemetery Find a Grave
Chariton Census Records
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
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
Lucas County, Iowa census, 1925 state with index, Lincoln Township & Chariton FamilySearch Library
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Chariton Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Membership records, 1877-1919 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Chariton Branch (Chariton, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
Chariton City Directories
Chariton city directory, 1896 FamilySearch Library
Chariton Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Birth records. 1870-1935; indexes to births and deaths, 1880-1935 FamilySearch Library
Death records, 1880-1935; birth and death index, 1880-1897 FamilySearch Library
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Chariton Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1854-1929 FamilySearch Library
Chariton Land Records
Deeds, 1849-1923 FamilySearch Library
Land records, 1849-1967 FamilySearch Library
Chariton Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, December 1883 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, January 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, July 1893 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, July 1907 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa, March 1899 Library of Congress
Chariton Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1849-1930 FamilySearch Library
Chariton Newspapers and Obituaries
Chariton Democrat - Leader 1881-1885 Chariton Public Library
Chariton Democrat 1867-1904 Chariton Public Library
Chariton Herald - Patriot 1947-2011 Chariton Public Library
Chariton Herald 1886-1909 Chariton Public Library
Chariton Herald Patriot 1901-1947 Chariton Public Library
Chariton Herald-Patriot 2012-2018 Chariton Public Library
Chariton Leader 1874-1947 Chariton Public Library
Chariton Newspaper Index, 1867-2011 Chariton Public Library
Chariton Patriot 1902-1908 Chariton Public Library
The Chariton Leader 1947-2018 Chariton Public Library
Offline Newspapers for CharitonAccording 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. Chariton Democrat-Leader. (Chariton, Iowa) 1881-1885 Chariton Democrat. (Chariton, Iowa) 1867-1871 Chariton Democrat. (Chariton, Iowa) 1885-1904 Chariton Herald-Patriot. (Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa) 1909-Current Chariton Herald. (Chariton, Iowa) 1885-1909 Chariton Leader. (Chariton, Iowa) 1872-1881 Chariton Leader. (Chariton, Iowa) 1904-Current Lucas County Republican. (Chariton, Lucas County, Iowa) 1875-1877 |
Chariton Probate Records
Chariton School Records
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