West Des Moines Genealogy (in Polk County, IA)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to West Des Moines are also found through the Polk County and Iowa pages.

West Des Moines Cemetery Records

Huston Cemetery Billion Graves

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, 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

West Des Moines Census Records

Federal Census of 1940, West Des Moines, Iowa LDS Genealogy

West Des Moines City Directories

Valley Junction, IA 1894 - 1901 City Directories Allen County Public Library

Valley Junction, IA 1902-1935 City Directories Allen County Public Library

West Des Moines Map Records

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

West Des Moines Newspapers and Obituaries

West Des Moines Express 1984-1988 Johnston Public Library

West Des Moines School Records

Dowling High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage

Dowling High School yearbook, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1994 Classmates

Dowling High School yearbooks, 1965, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1977, 1979, 1981, 1982, 1983, 1987, 1988, 1994 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry

Valley High School - Tiger Tales Yearbook (West Des Moines, IA), 1905, 1916, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1943, 1953, 1956, 1959, 1960, 1966 E Yearbook

Valley High School yearbook, 1905, 1916, 1920, 1922, 1923, 1943, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2006 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry

Valley High School yearbook, 1922, 1923, 1943 (Jun), 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage

Valley High School yearbook, 1922, 1923, 1943 (Jun), 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961, 1962, 1963, 1964, 1965, 1966, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1971, 1972, 1973, 1974, 1975, 1976, 1977, 1978, 1979, 1980, 1981, 1983, 1984, 1986, 1988, 1992, 1995, 2000, 2006, 2007 Classmates

West Des Moines Community School yearbook, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 (Jan), 1921 (Jan), 1921 (Jun), 1922 (Jan), 1923 (Jan), 1923 (Jun), 1924 (Jan), 1924 (Jun), 1925 (Jan), 1925 (Jun), 1926 (Jun), 1927 (Jun), 1928 (Jan) Classmates

West Des Moines Community School yearbook, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920 (Jan), 1921 (Jan), 1921 (Jun), 1922 (Jan), 1923 (Jan), 1923 (Jun), 1924 (Jan), 1924 (Jun), 1925 (Jan), 1925 (Jun), 1926 (Jun), 1927 (Jun), 1928 (Jan) (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage

West Des Moines Community School yearbooks, 1896, 1897, 1898, 1904, 1905, 1906, 1907, 1908, 1909, 1910, 1911, 1912, 1913, 1914, 1915, 1916, 1917, 1918, 1919, 1920, 1921, 1922, 1923, 1924, 1925, 1926, 1927, 1928 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry

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