Rochester Genealogy (in Cedar County, IA)
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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Rochester are also found through the Cedar County and Iowa pages.
Rochester Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Rochester Cemetery Records
Healy Cemetery Rochester Township US Gen Web
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
Rochester Cemetery US Gen Web
Rochester Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Whitmer Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Rochester Census Records
1838 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1851 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1856 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, Rochester, 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
Wisconsin Territorial Census, Cedar County 1838 US Gen Web
Rochester Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Rochester City Directories
Farmers Directory for Rochester Township, 1916 US Gen Web
Rochester Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Index of Cedar County, Iowa Death Records 1924-1938 US Gen Web
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
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Rochester Histories and Genealogies
FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage
MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage
Rochester Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Cedar County, IA) MyHeritage
Rochester Marriage Records
1809-1992 Iowa Marriages (selections) MyHeritage
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Rochester Newspapers and Obituaries
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
Offline Newspapers for RochesterAccording 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. Cedar County News-Letter. (Rochester, Iowa) 1852-1853 |
Rochester Probate Records
1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
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