Creston Genealogy (in Union County, IA)
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Creston Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Creston Cemetery Records
Calvary Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave
Graceland Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Graceland Cemetery Billion Graves
Graceland Cemetery Find a Grave
Ide Cemetery Find a Grave
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
Old Jerusalem Cemetery Find a Grave
Creston Census Records
1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1859 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 Ancestry
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
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Creston Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1929-1970 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
First Presbyterian Church, Register, 1947-1963 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry
St John's Church Of Creston Iowa A History Internet Archive
Creston City Directories
Creston (Iowa) city directories FamilySearch Library
Creston City Directory 1917 MyHeritage
Creston, IA 1910-1927 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Creston, Iowa Directory, 1889 Ancestry
Creston, Iowa, City Directory, 1910 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Creston, Iowa, City Directory, 1913 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Creston, Iowa, City Directory, 1917 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Creston, Iowa, City Directory, 1927 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry
Creston Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Creston, Iowa Obituary File, 1983-1988 FamilySearch Library
Death records, 1880-1941 FamilySearch Library
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
Union County Obituaries, 1934-Present FamilySearch Library
Creston Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1870-1929; index, 1873-1935 FamilySearch Library
Creston Land Records
Abstract of original land entries, 1853-1869 FamilySearch Library
Deed records, 1854-1930; index, 1854-1901 FamilySearch Library
Land and town lot transfer records, 1860-1948 FamilySearch Library
Creston Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Creston, Union County, Iowa, April 1886 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Creston, Union County, Iowa, August 1907 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Creston, Union County, Iowa, January 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Creston, Union County, Iowa, January 1923 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Creston, Union County, Iowa, March 1899 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Creston, Union County, Iowa, May 1891 Library of Congress
Creston Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa marriage certificates, 1880-1913 FamilySearch Library
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1855-1928 FamilySearch Library
Creston Newspapers and Obituaries
Creston Daily Advertiser Jan.-Jun. 1885-Jan.-Jun. 1890 FamilySearch Library
Creston Daily Advertiser, 1921-1928 Newspaper Archive
Creston Evening News, 1922-1928 Newspaper Archive
Creston News Advertiser, 1881-2010 Newspaper Archive
Creston News-Advertiser 03/19/2004 to Current Genealogy Bank
Creston Weekly Advertiser, 1921-1928 Newspaper Archive
Creston, Iowa Obituary File, 1983-1988 FamilySearch Library
Union County Obituaries, 1934-Present FamilySearch Library
Offline Newspapers for CrestonAccording 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. Commonwealth. (Creston, Iowa) 1880s-1888 Creston Advertiser. (Creston, Iowa) 1879-1896 Creston Commoner. (Creston, Iowa) 1882-1883 Creston Commonwealth. (Creston, Iowa) 1883-1880s Creston Commonwealth. (Creston, Iowa) 1888-1892 Creston Daily Advertiser Gazette. (Creston, Iowa) 1910s-1921 Creston Daily Advertiser and Plain Dealer. (Creston, Iowa) 1921-1923 Creston Daily Advertiser. (Creston, Iowa) 1881-1903 Creston Daily Advertiser. (Creston, Iowa) 1923-1928 Creston Democrat. (Creston, Iowa) 1875-1880 Creston Evening News. (Creston, Iowa) 1927-1928 Creston Gazette. (Creston, Iowa) 1874-1903 Creston Journal. (Creston, Iowa) 1872-1874 Creston Monitor. (Creston, Iowa) 1882-1885 Creston News Advertiser. (Creston, Iowa) 1928-Current Creston Semi-Weekly Advertiser-Gazette. (Creston, Iowa) 1903-1904 Creston Semi-Weekly Advertiser. (Creston, Iowa) 1897-1903 Creston Semi-Weekly Advertiser. (Creston, Iowa) 1904-1909 Creston Weekly Advertiser Gazette. (Creston, Iowa) 1911-1916 Creston Weekly Advertiser Gazette. (Creston, Iowa) 1916-1921 Creston Weekly Advertiser and Gazette. (Creston, Iowa) 1909-1911 Creston Weekly Advertiser. (Creston, Iowa) 1896-1897 Creston Weekly Times. (Creston, Iowa) 1933-1939 Daily Plain Dealer. (Creston, Iowa) 1912-1918 Every Sunday Morning. (Creston, Iowa) 1883-1887 Independent American. (Creston, Iowa) 1877-1915 Plain Dealer. (Creston, Iowa) 1918-1921 Union County Independent. (Creston, Iowa) 1873-1875 Union County Progress. (Creston, Iowa) 1892-1907 Workingman's Advocate. (Creston, Iowa) 1880s-1887 |
Creston Probate Records
Creston School Records
Excerpts from the 1921 yearbook of Creston High School in Creston, Union County, Iowa FamilySearch Library
Southwestern Community College yearbook, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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