Council Bluffs Genealogy (in Pottawattamie County, IA)

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Council Bluffs Birth Records

Early territorial Catholic vital records of Indians & settlers, 1838-1870 FamilySearch Library

Council Bluffs Cemetery Records

Bikhor Cholim Billion Graves online

Bikhor Cholim Cemetery Find a Grave online

Cedar Lawn Cemetery FamilySearch Library

Cedar Lawn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Cedar Lawn Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Council Bluffs, Iowa cemetery records, Pottawattamie County : Fairview Cemetery WorldCat

Council Bluffs, Iowa cemetery records, Pottawattamie County : Walnut Hill Cemeteries WorldCat

Council Point Find a Grave online

Fairview Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fairview Cemetery Billion Graves online

Fairview Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Garner Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hazel Dell Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hazel Dell Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Hazel Dell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lewis Cemetery Find a Grave online

Lewis Cemetery Billion Graves online

Lewis Township Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Lewis Township Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Living history of Council Bluffs : a walk through Fairview Cemetery WorldCat

Memorial Park Cemetery Billion Graves online

Memorial Park Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Memorial Park Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oak Hill Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Oak Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Oak Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Oakhill/Bikhor Cholim Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Pottawattamie County, Iowa cemeteries, Walnut Hill, Council Bluffs, Ia. FamilySearch Library

Ridgewood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Ridgewood Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Ridgewood Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Ridgewood Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Joseph Cemetery Billion Graves online

Saint Joseph Cemetery Interment online

Saint Joseph Cemetery Find a Grave online

Saint Pauls Evangelical Country Church Cemetery Billion Graves online

St. Joseph's Cemetery FamilySearch Library

Stoker - Graybill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Walnut Hill Cemetery Billion Graves online

Walnut Hill Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Walnut Hill Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Walnut Hill Cemetery Find a Grave online

Zion Cemetery Find a Grave online

Zion Cemetery Billion Graves online

Zion Cemetery Interment online

Zion Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Council Bluffs Census Records

1895 Iowa state census of Pottawattamie County FamilySearch Library

State Census 1856, Council Bluffs Twp. US Gen Web Archives online

Council Bluffs Church Records

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

Church records, 1812-1919 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Council Bluffs Branch (Council Bluffs, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1863-1868 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Bluff City Branch (Council Bluffs, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Early territorial Catholic vital records of Indians & settlers, 1838-1870 FamilySearch Library

Glendale Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1905-1956 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

Hardin Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1913-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

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

Jesuit Mission and college records, 1832-1967 (St. Mary's College (St. Marys, Kansas). Archives) FamilySearch Library

Manawa Park, Baptisms, Births, Deaths, 1921-1940 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

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

Record of members, 1929-1941 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Council Bluffs Branch (Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Record of members, 1940-1941 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Council Bluffs District (Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Sealings and adoptions of the living, 1846-1857; index, 1846-1857 (Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints. Nauvoo Temple) FamilySearch Library

Council Bluffs City Directories (122)


Council Bluffs Death Records

Council Bluffs, Iowa obituaries : from the Nonpareil newspaper. WorldCat

Early territorial Catholic vital records of Indians & settlers, 1838-1870 FamilySearch Library

Some of the Deaths and Serious Injuries and Illnesses Reported in the Council Bluffs, Iowa Nonpariel in 1895 FamilySearch Library

Some of the deaths and serious injuries and illnesses : reported in the Council Bluffs, Iowa Nonpariel in 1895 WorldCat

Some of the deaths and serious injuries and illnesses reported in the Council Bluffs, Iowa nonpareil in 1894 WorldCat

Some of the deaths and serious injuries and illnesses reported in the Council Bluffs, Iowa, Nonpariel [i.e. Nonpareil] in 1895 WorldCat

Vital Statistics from the Frontier Guardian, Kanesville, Iowa, Feb. 1849-Jan. 1852 FamilySearch Library

Council Bluffs Histories and Genealogies

A history of Thomas Crook and Nanny Walsh of Turton, Lancashire, England and their descendants in America FamilySearch Library

An outline history of Council Bluffs, and its railroads FamilySearch Library

Early days at Council Bluffs FamilySearch Library

Settlers of Western Iowa : and of Council Bluffs, Macedonia, Wheelers Grove, Farm Creek and Manti, Fremont Co., Iowa, including the Badham, Beebe, Richards, Sheeht and Woodrow families FamilySearch Library

Council Bluffs Immigration Records

Naturalization records, 1892-1906 FamilySearch Library

Council Bluffs Land Records

Tax sale register, 1858-1871; redemption record, 1869-1892 FamilySearch Library

Council Bluffs Map Records

Allens suburban map of Council Bluffs, Iowa, 1898 FamilySearch Library

Bird's eye view map of the city of Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie Co., Iowa 1868. Library of Congress online

Council Bluffs, 1868, Bird's Eye View Map (in U.S. Historic Land Ownership and Reference Atlases) Ancestry online

Huebinger's map and guide for Blue Grass Road: Council Bluffs, Burlington, Ft. Madison, Muscatine, 1912 Iowa University Libraries online

Map of Council Bluffs, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Map of the township of Kane, comprising the city of Council Bluffs, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, 1896 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, May 1891 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Council Bluffs, Pottawattamie County, Iowa, October 1885 Library of Congress online

Council Bluffs Marriage Records

Council Bluffs Marriages 1869 - 1879, Solemnized by F. A. Burke Genealogy Trails online

Early territorial Catholic vital records of Indians & settlers, 1838-1870 FamilySearch Library

Vital Statistics from the Frontier Guardian, Kanesville, Iowa, Feb. 1849-Jan. 1852 FamilySearch Library

Council Bluffs Military Records

Council Bluffs Veterans Plaza Genealogy Trails online

Widow's pension record, no. 1, 1915-1925 FamilySearch Library

Council Bluffs Miscellaneous Records

The Frontier chronicle : newsletter of the Pottawattamie County (IA) Genealogical Society FamilySearch Library

Council Bluffs Newspapers and Obituaries (51)


Council Bluffs School Records

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Abraham Lincoln High School - Crimson and Blue Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA), 1911, 1919, 1923, 1927, 1932, 1934, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959 E Yearbook online

Abraham Lincoln High School yearbook, 1911, 1919, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1930, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Abraham Lincoln High School yearbook, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1932, 1933, 1934 (Jun), 1934 (Jan), 1934, 1935 (Jun), 1936 (Jun), 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940 (Jun), 1942 (Jan), 1943 (Jun), 1943 (Jan), 1944 (Jan), 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Abraham Lincoln High School yearbook, 1923, 1924, 1927, 1932, 1933, 1934 (Jun), 1934 (Jan), 1934, 1935 (Jun), 1936 (Jun), 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940 (Jun), 1942 (Jan), 1943 (Jun), 1943 (Jan), 1944 (Jan), 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1970, 1971, 1973, 1974, 1977, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1998, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2008, 2009 Classmates online

Council Bluffs High School Graduates: 1871-1894 Genealogy Trails online

Council Bluffs High School yearbook, 1911, 1916, 1919 Classmates online

Council Bluffs High School yearbook, 1911, 1916, 1919 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Council Bluffs High School yearbooks, 1911, 1916, 1919 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Council Bluffs High School: Junior Class of 1907 Genealogy Trails online

Edmundson Memorial Hospital School of Nursing yearbook, 1927 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Edmundson Memorial School of Nursing - Bluff Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA), 1927 E Yearbook online

Iowa School For the Deaf Graduates 1915, 1918 Genealogy Trails online

Iowa School for the Deaf - Bobcat Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA), 1956, 1957, 1958 E Yearbook online

Iowa for the Deaf High School yearbook, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Iowa for the Deaf High School yearbook, 1964, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1976, 1977, 2003 Classmates online

Lewis Central High School - Titan Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA), 1985 E Yearbook online

Lewis Central High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Lewis Central High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987 Classmates online

Lewis Central High School yearbooks, 1962, 1963, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1975, 1977, 1978, 1982, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1994 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Mercy Hospital School of Nursing - Shield Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA), 1952 E Yearbook online

Mercy Hospital School of Nursing yearbook, 1952 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St Albert High School yearbook, 1971 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Albert High School yearbook, 1972, 1973, 1977 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

St. Albert High School yearbook, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1987 Classmates online

St. Albert High School yearbooks, 1972, 1973, 1977, 1987 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Francis Xavier High School yearbook, 1964 Classmates online

St. Francis Xavier High School yearbook, 1964 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

St. Francis Xavier High School yearbook, 1964 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Thomas Jefferson High School - Monticello Yearbook (Council Bluffs, IA), 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1966 E Yearbook online

Thomas Jefferson High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 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, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1998, 1999 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Thomas Jefferson High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Thomas Jefferson High School yearbook, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1933, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 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, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002 Classmates online

Council Bluffs Tax Records

Tax sale register, 1858-1871; redemption record, 1869-1892 FamilySearch Library



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