Emmetsburg Genealogy (in Palo Alto County, IA)
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Emmetsburg Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
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
Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave
Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web
Emmetsburg Census Records
1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1859 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1860 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
Census of town of Emmetsburg, Iowa. 1891 FamilySearch Library
Federal Census 1880 - Emmetsburg Township US Gen Web Archives
Federal Census 1880 - Town of Emmetsburg US Gen Web Archives
Federal Census 1880 - Village of Emmetsburg US Gen Web Archives
Federal Census of 1940, Emmetsburg, Iowa LDS Genealogy
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
State Census 1885 Emmetsburg Township US Gen Web Archives
State Census 1891 Emmetsburg Town US Gen Web Archives
State Census 1895 City of Emmetsburg, Ward 1-4 US Gen Web Archives
State Census 1895 Emmetsburg Township US Gen Web Archives
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Emmetsburg Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Bethesda church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry
Church records, 1895-1945 (United Church of Christ (Emmetsburg, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
Emmetsburg City Directories
Iowa Business Directory-Emmetsburg 1882 US Gen Web Archives
Emmetsburg Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
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
Register of deaths, 1880-1919 FamilySearch Library
Emmetsburg Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
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
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, November 1885 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, October 1916 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, September 1897 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Emmetsburg, Palo Alto County, Iowa, September 1907 Library of Congress
Emmetsburg Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage record, 1860-1929 FamilySearch Library
Emmetsburg Newspapers and Obituaries
Democrat 1944-1944 Newspapers.com
Democrat 2013-2017 Palo Alto County
Emmetsburg Democrat, 1893-1977 Newspaper Archive
Emmetsburg Palo Alto Pilot (1874 - 1887) Newspaper Archive
Emmetsburg Palo Alto Tribune (1909 - 1937) Newspaper Archive
Emmetsburg Reporter, 1930-1977 Newspaper Archive
Palo Alto County Gazette 1978-1985 Palo Alto County
Palo Alto Reporter (1875 - 1929) Newspaper Archive
Palo Alto Reporter 08/19/1876 to 08/26/1876 Genealogy Bank
Palo Alto Tribune, 1905-1937 Newspaper Archive
Reporter 2013-2017 Palo Alto County
Reporter Democrat, 1948-1976 Newspaper Archive
The Democrat 1886-2012 Palo Alto County
The Reporter 2005-2012 Palo Alto County
Offline Newspapers for EmmetsburgAccording 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
Emmetsburg School Records
Emmetsburg Catholic High School yearbook, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Emmetsburg Catholic School - Echo Yearbook (Emmetsburg, IA), 1965 E Yearbook
Emmetsburg Catholic School yearbook, 1965 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
Iowa Lakes Community College yearbook, 1977 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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