Emmetsburg Genealogy (in Palo Alto County, IA)

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Emmetsburg Birth Records

1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

Birth records, v. 2,4, 1897-1921 FamilySearch Library

Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Palo Alto County, Iowa, birth records FamilySearch Library

Emmetsburg Cemetery Records

Cemetery records, ca. 1860-1986 FamilySearch Library

Evergreen Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry online

Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web online

Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry online

Emmetsburg Census Records

1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1859 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1860 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage online

1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

Census of town of Emmetsburg, Iowa. 1891 FamilySearch Library

Federal Census 1880 - Emmetsburg Township US Gen Web Archives online

Federal Census 1880 - Town of Emmetsburg US Gen Web Archives online

Federal Census 1880 - Village of Emmetsburg US Gen Web Archives online

Federal Census of 1940, Emmetsburg, Iowa LDS Genealogy online

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry online

State Census 1885 Emmetsburg Township US Gen Web Archives online

State Census 1891 Emmetsburg Town US Gen Web Archives online

State Census 1895 City of Emmetsburg, Ward 1-4 US Gen Web Archives online

State Census 1895 Emmetsburg Township US Gen Web Archives online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry online

U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage online

United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search online

Emmetsburg Church Records

1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry online

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

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

Church records, 1895-1945 (United Church of Christ (Emmetsburg, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Emmetsburg City Directories

Iowa Business Directory-Emmetsburg 1882 US Gen Web Archives online

Emmetsburg Death Records

1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage online

1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry online

Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry online

Register of deaths, 1880-1919 FamilySearch Library

Emmetsburg Immigration Records

Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1870-1931; calendar, 1897-1906 FamilySearch Library

Emmetsburg Land Records

Deed records, 1859-1926; general index, 1859-1908 FamilySearch Library

Emmetsburg Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, April 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, November 1885 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, October 1916 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, September 1897 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, September 1907 Library of Congress online

Emmetsburg Marriage Records

1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry online

Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage online

Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health

Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage online

Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry online

Marriage record, 1860-1929 FamilySearch Library

Emmetsburg Newspapers and Obituaries

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Democrat 1944-1944 Newspapers.com online

Democrat 2013-2017 Palo Alto County online

Emmetsburg Democrat, 1893-1977 Newspaper Archive online

Emmetsburg Palo Alto Pilot (1874 - 1887) Newspaper Archive online

Emmetsburg Palo Alto Tribune (1909 - 1937) Newspaper Archive online

Emmetsburg Reporter, 1930-1977 Newspaper Archive online

Palo Alto County Gazette 1978-1985 Palo Alto County online

Palo Alto Reporter (1875 - 1929) Newspaper Archive online

Palo Alto Reporter 08/19/1876 to 08/26/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Palo Alto Tribune, 1905-1937 Newspaper Archive online

Reporter 2013-2017 Palo Alto County online

Reporter Democrat, 1948-1976 Newspaper Archive online

The Democrat 1886-2012 Palo Alto County online

The Reporter 2005-2012 Palo Alto County online

Offline Newspapers for Emmetsburg

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.

Democrat. (Emmetsburg, Iowa) 1978-Current

Emmetsburg Democrat. (Emmetsburg, Iowa) 1884-1978

Emmetsburg Reporter. (Emmetsburg, Iowa) 1946-1978

Emmetsburg Thursday Reporter. (Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa) 1930-1946

Palo Alto Advance. (Emmetsburg, Iowa) 1870-1873

Palo Alto Pilot. (Emmetsburg, Palo Alto Co., Iowa) 1874-1887

Palo Alto Reporter. (Emmetsburg, Iowa) 1874-1929

Palo Alto Tribune. (Emmetsburg, Iowa) 1893-1938

Reporter. (Emmetsburg, Iowa) 1978-Current

Emmetsburg Probate Records

1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Emmetsburg School Records

Emmetsburg Catholic High School yearbook, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Emmetsburg Catholic School - Echo Yearbook (Emmetsburg, IA), 1965 E Yearbook online

Emmetsburg Catholic School yearbook, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Emmetsburg High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Emmetsburg High School yearbook, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 Classmates online

Emmetsburg High School yearbooks, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Iowa Lakes Community College yearbook, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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