Harlan Genealogy (in Shelby County, IA)
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Harlan Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Harlan Cemetery Records
Bethlehem Lutheran Cemetery Billion Graves
Cemetery records FamilySearch Library
Cuppys Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Cuppys Grove Cemetery Billion Graves
Folck Cemetery Find a Grave
Harlan Cemetery Find a Grave
Harlan Cemetery Billion Graves
Harlan Cemetery Interment
Harlan Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
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
Lincoln Township Cemetery Find a Grave
Harlan Census Records
1854 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1856 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
Federal Census of 1940, Harlan in Shelby County, Iowa LDS Genealogy
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
Harlan Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Church records, 1869-1917 (Reorganized Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. Harlan Branch (Harlan, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1879-1922 (Congregational Church (Harlan, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1880-1915 (Harlan Methodist Episcopal Church (Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1896-1923 (St. Paul's Episcopal Church (Harlan, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
Harlan Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Death records, 1880-1935; index, 1880-1897 FamilySearch Library
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Harlan Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1871-1930 FamilySearch Library
Pottawattamie/Shelby counties, Iowa naturalizations : Avoca (Pottawattamie) 1907-1929 ; Harlan (Shelby) 1854-1930 FamilySearch Library
Harlan Land Records
Land deeds, 1854-1936; index, 1854-1905 FamilySearch Library
Harlan Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, December 1918 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, June 1899 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, March 1886 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, October 1909 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa, September 1893 Library of Congress
Harlan 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 records, 1880-1926 FamilySearch Library
Shelby County Iowa marriages 1853-1880 FamilySearch Library
Harlan Newspapers and Obituaries
Harlan Herald 08/03/1876 to 09/07/1876 Genealogy Bank
Harlan News Advertiser 1939-1968 Harlan Public Library
Harlan News-Advertiser 1951-1967 Newspapers.com
Harlan News-Advertiser 1969, 1989, 2006-2009 Small Town Papers
Harlan Tribune 1940-1969 Harlan Public Library
Harlan Tribune 1951-1962 Newspapers.com
Harlan Tribune 1951-62 (Harlan, Iowa) Ancestry
Harlan Tribune 1956, 1986, 1996, 2000, 2006-2009 Small Town Papers
Harlan Tribune, 2004-2008 Google News Archive
Harlan Weekly Herald, 1905-1906, 2006-2009 Google News Archive
The Harlan News Advertiser 1951-67 (Harlan, Iowa) Ancestry
Offline Newspapers for HarlanAccording 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. Harlan Herald. (Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa) 1874-1879 Harlan Hub. (Harlan, Iowa) 1880-1883 Harlan News-Advertiser. (Harlan, Iowa) 1935-Current Harlan Republican. (Harlan, Iowa) 1922-1935 Harlan Tribune. (Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa) 1879-Current Harlan Weekly Herald. (Harlan, Shelby County, Iowa) 1879-1883 Industrial American. (Harlan, Iowa) 1887-1892 Shelby County Record. (Harlan, Iowa) 1870-1876 Shelby County Republican. (Harlan, Iowa) 1883-1921 |
Harlan Probate Records
Harlan School Records
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