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1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library
Huston Cemetery Billion Graves
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
Jordan Cemetery Billion Graves
Jordan Cemetery Interment
Jordan Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Jordan Cemetery burial records Burial Search
Jordan Family Cemetery Find a Grave
Polk County, Cemetery Gravestone Records Family Search
Polk County, Iowa, Jordan Cemetery, West Des Moines, Iowa WorldCat
Resthaven Cemetery Billion Graves
Resthaven Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Resthaven Cemetery Find a Grave
Saint Timothy Espiscopal Church Columbarium Find a Grave
1846 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1854 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, West Des Moines, 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
Valley Junction, IA 1894 - 1901 City Directories Allen County Public Library
Valley Junction, IA 1902-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
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
Obituary Cards, 1850-1991 FamilySearch Library
Register of deaths, 1880-1907 FamilySearch Library
Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library
Declarations of intent, May 1848-October 1889, Polk County, Iowa FamilySearch Library
Index to naturalization, 1852-1884 FamilySearch Library
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1907-1927 FamilySearch Library
Land records and general indexes to town lots, Polk County, Iowa, 1847-1903 FamilySearch Library
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa, January 1937 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa, January 1941 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Valley Junction, Polk County, Iowa, June 1920 Library of Congress
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Marriages, 1851-1900 Ancestry
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Polk County marriage records, Des Moines, Iowa, 25 Aug. 1855 - 14 Apr. 1861, 6 Apr. 1871 - 16 Feb. 1881 FamilySearch Library
Polk County, Iowa marriage applications, 1886-1889 FamilySearch Library
Polk County, Iowa marriage records, 1845-1926 FamilySearch Library
Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library
Obituary Cards, 1850-1991 FamilySearch Library
Vital Records from Polk County, Iowa Newspapers, 1908-1967 FamilySearch Library
West Des Moines Express 1984-1988 Johnston Public Library
Offline Newspapers for West Des MoinesAccording 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. Polk County Democrat. (Valley Junction, Iowa) 1899-1900 Polk County Press Citizen. (West Des Moines, Ia) 2000s-Current Valley Express. (Valley Junction, Iowa) 1896-1928 Valley Junction Express. (Valley Junction, Iowa) 1893-1896 West Des Moines Express. (West Des Moines, Iowa) 1938-1988 |
1758-1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records Ancestry
Iowa, Polk County Probate Records, 1914-1924 Family Search
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