Grinnell Genealogy (in Poweshiek County, IA)

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Grinnell Birth Records

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

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

Grinnell Cemetery Records

Bethel Cemetery Billion Graves online

Chester Cemetery Find a Grave online

Chester Center Cemetery Interment online

Chester Center Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Hazelwood Cemetery Billion Graves online

Hazelwood Cemetery Interment online

Hazelwood Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

Hazelwood Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Hazelwood 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

Oak Grove Catholic Cemetery Find a Grave online

Westfield Cemetery Find a Grave online

Westfield Cemetery Billion Graves online

Westfield Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Grinnell Census Records

1849 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

1851 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry online

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 (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

Federal Census of 1940, Grinnell, Iowa LDS Genealogy online

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry online

State Census 1856, Grinnell Twp. US Gen Web Archives online

State Census 1895 Grinnell Twp. US Gen Web Archives online

State Census 1895 Grinnell, Grinnell Twp. 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

Grinnell Church Records

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

Church records, 1855-1899 (First Baptist Church of Grinnell (Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1856-1900 (First Congregational Church (Grinnell, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1862-1905 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Grinnell Branch (Grinnnell, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

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

First Methodist Church, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa : ministers, 1860-1958, marriages, 1860-1958, members, 1860-1865, baptisms, 1860-1866. WorldCat

First Methodist Church, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa: . WorldCat

History of the Methodist Episcopal Church, Grinnell, Iowa FamilySearch Library

Reminiscences of early Congregationalism in Iowa Ancestry online

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

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

Grinnell City Directories

Grinnell City Directory 1920 MyHeritage online

Grinnell, Iowa, City Directory, 1920 (in U.S. City Directories collection) Ancestry online

White and Yellow Pages, Grinnell, 7/1933 to 7/1956 Library of Congress online

Grinnell Death Records

1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage online

1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry online

Death records, 1880-1918 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

Grinnell Histories and Genealogies

Early history of Grinnell, Iowa, 1854-1874 : compiled from the files of the Grinnell Herald of Jan., Feb., and March, 1874 LDS Genealogy online

Early history of Grinnell, Iowa, 1854-1874 : compiled from the files of the Grinnell Herald of Jan., Feb., and March, 1874 Internet Archive online

Grinnell : in vintage postcards FamilySearch Library

Semi-centennial of the founding of Grinnell, 1854-1904 Genealogy Gophers online

Grinnell Immigration Records

Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1846-1930; index, 1860-1930 FamilySearch Library

Grinnell Land Records

Deeds, 1848-1903 FamilySearch Library

Grinnell Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, February 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, July 1893 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, June 1888 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, November 1883 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, November 1898 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, November 1911 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, October 1932 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, October 1943 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa, September 1922 Library of Congress online

Grinnell Marriage Records

1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry online

First Methodist Church, Grinnell, Poweshiek County, Iowa : ministers, 1860-1958, marriages, 1860-1958, members, 1860-1865, baptisms, 1860-1866. WorldCat

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, 1848-1931 FamilySearch Library

Grinnell Newspapers and Obituaries

Grinnell Herald 08/02/1871 to 08/17/1876 Genealogy Bank online

Grinnell Herald Register (Grinnell, Iowa) Ancestry online

Grinnell Herald Register 1960-1960 Norelius Public Library online

Grinnell Herald Register, 1940-1960 Newspaper Archive online

Grinnell Herald-Register 1940-1954 Newspapers.com online

Iowa pioneer records from Poweshiek and adjoining counties 1871-1829 FamilySearch Library

Offline Newspapers for Grinnell

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.

Grinnell Herald-Register. ([Grinnell, Iowa]) 1936-Current

Grinnell Herald. (Grinnell, Iowa) 1871-1878

Grinnell Herald. (Grinnell, Iowa) 1889-1936

Grinnell Register. (Grinnell, Iowa) 1907-1936

Grinnell Semi-Weekly Herald. (Grinnell, Iowa) 1878-1889

Poweshiek County Herald. (Grinnell, Iowa) 1868-1871

Signal. (Grinnell, Iowa) 1882-1887

Grinnell Probate Records

1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Iowa, Poweshiek County Probate, School, and Court Records, 1850-1954 Family Search online

Grinnell School Records

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Grinnell College Directory, 1922 Internet Archive online

Grinnell College Directory, 1922 Internet Archive online

Grinnell College yearbooks, 1894, 1900, 1906, 1909, 1911, 1914, 1915, 1917, 1931, 1936, 1951, 1959, 1966, 1971, 1972, 1974 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Grinnell Community High School yearbook, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 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

Grinnell Community High School yearbook, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 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

Grinnell Community High School yearbook, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 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, 2009, 2011, 2012, 2013, 2014 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Grinnell High School - Grinnellian Yearbook (Grinnell, IA), 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959 E Yearbook online

Grinnell High School yearbook, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928, 1929, 1930, 1931, 1932, 1933, 1934, 1935, 1936, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1954, 1955, 1956, 1958, 1959 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Grinnell Junior High School yearbook, 1931 Classmates online

Grinnell Junior High School yearbook, 1931 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Grinnell Junior High School yearbook, 1931 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

Iowa College directory, 1905 Internet Archive online

Iowa College yearbooks, 1900, 1909 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Iowa, Poweshiek County Probate, School, and Court Records, 1850-1954 Family Search online



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