Fairfield Genealogy (in Jefferson County, IA)

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Fairfield Birth Records

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

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

Jefferson County birth records, July 1880 thru Dec 1899 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa births : 1 January 1900 - 31 December 1920 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa births : Jan 1921 - Dec 1929 FamilySearch Library

Fairfield Cemetery Records

Antioch Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Antioch Cemetery Find a Grave online

Association records, 1836-1968 FamilySearch Library

Bethesda Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Bethesda Cemetery Find a Grave online

Bradshaw Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Cemetery register of death certificates, 1916-1978 FamilySearch Library

Evergreen Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Evergreen Cemetery Find a Grave online

Evergreen Cemetery, Jefferson County, Fairfield, Iowa : established April 1870, burials thru December 1990 FamilySearch Library

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

Jefferson County, Iowa : funeral home records of Fairfield, Iowa WorldCat

Jefferson County, Iowa Cemeteries, Old Fairfield Cemetery : 1839-1990 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa, Jan 1935 - Dec 1986 WorldCat

Jefferson County, Iowa, Memorial Lawn Cemetery, Fairfield, Iowa : Jan 1935-Dec 1986 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa, cemetery : Memorial Lawn Cemetery, 1935-1990 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa, cemetery : Old Fairfield Cemetery, 1839-1990 FamilySearch Library

McDowell Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

McDowell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Memorial Lawn Cemetery Billion Graves online

Memorial Lawn Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Moorman Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Moorman Cemetery Find a Grave online

Moyer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Old Fairfield Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pattison Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Pattison Cemetery Find a Grave online

Peterson Cemetery Billion Graves online

Removal of remains in crypts at Fairfield Abbey, 1961-1968, to be reinterred in other cemeteries FamilySearch Library

Roth Cemetery Billion Graves online

Roth Cemetery Find a Grave online

Salina Cemetery Billion Graves online

Switzer Cemetery Find a Grave online

Union Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Winsell Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Winsell Cemetery Find a Grave online

Wright Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Wright Cemetery Find a Grave online

Fairfield Census Records

1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1856 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 Ancestry 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

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry 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

Fairfield Church Records

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

Centennial celebration, 1875-1975, and supplement (Pleasant Grove United Methodist Church (Fairfield, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Centennial, 1858-1958 (First Christian Church (Fairfield, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church histories (First English Evangelical Lutheran Church (Fairfield, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church history, 1858-1970 (Catholic Church. St. Mary's (Fairfield, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1845-1926 (First Presbyterian Church (Fairfield, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1865-1926 (First Baptist Church (Fairfield, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1887-1922 (Seventh-Day Adventist Church (Fairfield, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Dedication, 1924 and 100th anniversary, 1940 (First Methodist Church (Fairfield, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

History of Fairfield Methodism FamilySearch Library

Fairfield City Directories

A List of pioneer settlers of Jefferson County, Iowa 1788 FamilySearch Library

Fairfield (Iowa) city directories FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa historical information FamilySearch Library

Fairfield Death Records

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1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage online

1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry online

Cemetery register of death certificates, 1916-1978 FamilySearch Library

Death records, 1880-1939 FamilySearch Library

Funeral records, 1890-1912 FamilySearch Library

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

Jefferson County, Iowa : funeral home records of Fairfield, Iowa WorldCat

Jefferson County, Iowa Newspaper Death Notices : 1847-1872 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa, Coroner's docket : Dec. 1899 - July 1934, indexed FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa, deaths, funeral home records of Fairfield, IA, Mar 1890 - Mar 1909 WorldCat

Jefferson County, Iowa, funeral home records of Fairfield, Iowa, Mar 189 0 - Mar 1909 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa, funeral home records of Fairfield, Iowa, Mar 1890 - Mar 1909 WorldCat

Fairfield Histories and Genealogies

Centennial souvenir booklet, 1841-1941 FamilySearch Library

Fairfield, Iowa, 1902 FamilySearch Library

Fairfield, home of the first Iowa State Fair, October 25, 26 and 27, 1854 FamilySearch Library

History of the Agassiz House (Unexpurgated) FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa centennial history : 1776-1876 FamilySearch Library

The Fairfield ledger ; memories : a collection of Fairfielders' memories of people, happenings, memorable moments of days gone by 1989 FamilySearch Library

Who? What? When? Where?, Fairfield City buildings, lot 6, block 14, Old Plat FamilySearch Library

Fairfield Immigration Records

Card index to naturalizations FamilySearch Library

Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1871-1905 FamilySearch Library

US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Jefferson County, IA) MyHeritage online

Fairfield Land Records

Land records, 1839-1932; index, 1839-1891 FamilySearch Library

Fairfield Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, April 1899 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, April 1913 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, February 1892 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, November 1907 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa, October 1885 Library of Congress online

Fairfield 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 records, 1839-1936; index, 1839-1941 FamilySearch Library

Fairfield Military Records

Company E, 2nd Iowa Infantry Regiment FamilySearch Library

Fairfield Miscellaneous Records

Fairfield, Iowa, 1910 Decoration Day program FamilySearch Library

Fairfield Newspapers and Obituaries

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A List of pioneer settlers of Jefferson County, Iowa 1788 FamilySearch Library

Fairfield Daily Journal, 1904-1923 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield Daily Ledger 1939-1939 Newspapers.com online

Fairfield Daily Ledger Journal, 1921-1927 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield Daily Ledger, 1915-1973 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield Evening Journal, 1880-1908 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield Iowa Sentinel, 1847-1849 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield Jefferson County Republican, 1897-1917 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield Journal, 1881-1969 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield Ledger (Fairfield, Iowa) Oct. 2, 1939-June 25, 1964 FamilySearch Library

Fairfield Ledger 01/25/1866 to 01/06/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Fairfield Ledger 02/14/1999 to 08/05/2019 Genealogy Bank online

Fairfield Ledger, 1853-1996 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield Tribune, 1879-1923 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield Weekly Ledger Journal, 1921-1928 Newspaper Archive online

Fairfield tribune (Fairfield, Iowa - 1878 Genealogy Gophers online

Historical highlights from 'Out of the Past' : Fairfield Ledger, Fairfield, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa Newspaper Death Notices : 1847-1872 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa Newspapers Historical Reference Guide, 1855-1975 : Alphabetical from 8 Newspapers FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa Newspapers, Names in the News, Jun 1847 - Dec 1861 FamilySearch Library

Jefferson County, Iowa, funeral home records of Fairfield, Iowa, Mar 1890 - Mar 1909 WorldCat

Newspaper Legal Notices, 1847-1868, Jefferson County, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Newspapers on microfilm FamilySearch Library

The Fairfield Daily Ledger 1939 (Fairfield, Iowa) Ancestry online

Offline Newspapers for Fairfield

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.

Daily Ledger-Journal. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1921-1923

Evening Journal. (Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa) 1880-1883

Fairfield Daily Journal. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1919-1921

Fairfield Daily Journal. (Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa) 1883-1916

Fairfield Daily Ledger. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1923-1966

Fairfield Journal. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1904-1914

Fairfield Journal. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1916-1919

Fairfield Journal. (Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa) 1880-1880s

Fairfield Ledger. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1966-Current

Fairfield Ledger. (Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa) 1851-1921

Fairfield Tribune. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1878-1923

Fairfield Weekly Journal. (Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa) 1880s-1904

Fairfield Weekly Ledger. (Fairfield, Jefferson County, Iowa) 1849-1851

Home Visitor. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1865-1868

Industrial Era. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1874-1875

Iowa Democrat. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1874-1877

Iowa Sentinel. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1847-1857

Weekly Ledger-Journal. (Fairfield, Iowa) 1921-1930

Fairfield Probate Records

1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Fairfield School Records

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Annual catalogues, 1875-1892 FamilySearch Library

Fairfield High School - Quill Yearbook (Fairfield, IA), 1916, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1961, 1973, 1980, 1981, 1982, 1985, 1987, 1988 E Yearbook online

Fairfield High School yearbook, 1916, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1987, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Fairfield High School yearbook, 1920, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Fairfield High School yearbook, 1920, 1927, 1928, 1930, 1935, 1943, 1944, 1946, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 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, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1993, 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 Classmates online

Fifty years of Parsons College, 1875-1925 FamilySearch Library

Parsons College - Peira Yearbook (Fairfield, IA), 1909, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1947 E Yearbook online

Parsons College directory : of graduates, non-graduates, trustees and faculty, 1875-1942 FamilySearch Library

Parsons College directory of graduates, non-graduates, trustees and faculty, 1875-1942 FamilySearch Library

Parsons College yearbook, 1909, 1928, 1936, 1940, 1947 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Yearbooks, 1906-7, 1911-12 FamilySearch Library



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