West Branch Genealogy (in Cedar County, IA)

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West Branch Birth Records

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

Birth records, 1870-1990 FamilySearch Library

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

West Branch Cemetery Records

Downey Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Downey Cemetery Billion Graves online

Fairview Cemetery Billion Graves online

Friends Village Cemetery Find a Grave online

Hickory Grove Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Hickory Grove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Honey Grove Cemetery Billion Graves online

Honey Grove Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Honey Grove Cemetery Find a Grave online

Howard Cemetery Iowa Gravestones 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

North Liberty Cemetery Billion Graves online

North Liberty Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Oasis Cemetery Billion Graves online

Old Friends Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pee Dee Cemetery Billion Graves online

Pee Dee Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

Pee Dee Cemetery Find a Grave online

Springdale Cemetery Billion Graves online

West Branch Cemetery Billion Graves online

West Branch Cemetery Iowa Gravestones online

West Branch Census Records

1838 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

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, West Branch, Iowa LDS Genealogy online

Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry online

State Census of Iowa, Cedar County 1852 US Gen Web 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

Wisconsin Territorial Census, Cedar County 1838 US Gen Web online

West Branch Church Records

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

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

Church records, 1852-1952 (Society of Friends (Springdale, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Church records, 1877-1899 (Presbyterian Church (West Branch, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library

Presbyterian Church, Baptisms, Births, Marriages, Deaths, 1877-1912 (in US Presbyterian Church Records collection) Ancestry online

West Branch Death Records

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1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage online

1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry online

Annual Meeting Minutes and Obituaries of Settlers, 1917-1934 FamilySearch Library

Death records, 1880-1899, 1904-1921; index, 1880-1897,1901-1921 FamilySearch Library

Index of Cedar County, Iowa Death Records 1924-1938 US Gen Web online

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

West Branch Immigration Records

Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry online

Naturalization records, 1860-1929; index, 1855-1930 FamilySearch Library

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

West Branch Land Records

Deed records, 1839-1957; index, 1839-1958 FamilySearch Library

West Branch Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, April 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, January 1912 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, July 1895 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, July 1900 Library of Congress online

West Branch 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, 1841-1935; indexes, 1840-1955 FamilySearch Library

West Branch Newspapers and Obituaries

Annual Meeting Minutes and Obituaries of Settlers, 1917-1934 FamilySearch Library

Local Record 1883-1889 West Branch Public Library online

West Branch Local Record 1878-1883 West Branch Public Library online

West Branch Times 1889-1934 West Branch Public Library online

West Branch Times 1981-1981 Palo Alto County online

Offline Newspapers for West Branch

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.

Local Record. (West Branch, Iowa) 1883-1889

West Branch Local Record. (West Branch, Iowa) 1878-1883

West Branch Times. (West Branch, Iowa) 1874-1878

West Branch Times. (West Branch, Iowa) 1889-Current

West Branch Probate Records

1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

West Branch School Records

West Branch High School - Growler Yearbook (West Branch, IA), 1956, 1957 E Yearbook online

West Branch High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1978 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online

West Branch High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1991, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1998, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2004, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 Classmates online

West Branch High School yearbook, 1956, 1957, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1978, 1980, 1984, 1985, 1986, 1988, 1989, 1990, 1992, 1994, 1996, 1997, 1999, 2000, 2001, 2002, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2008, 2009, 2010 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online



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