Altoona Genealogy (in Wilson County, KS)

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NOTE: Additional records that apply to Altoona are also found through the Wilson County and Kansas pages.


Altoona Birth Records

1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Kansas, Birth Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Altoona Cemetery Records

Altoona Cemetery Genealogy Trails online

City cemetery, Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas, to March 25, 1977 FamilySearch Library

City cemetery, Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas, to March 25, 1977. WorldCat

High Prairie Cemetery Find a Grave online

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

Thornburg Cemetery Find a Grave online

Altoona Census Records

1855 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1875 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1885 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1895 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1905 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1915 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

1925 Kansas State Census Ancestry online

City Census for Altoona 1919, 1937, 1938, 1939, 1940, 1941, 1942, 1943, 1944, 1945, 1946, 1947, 1948, 1949, 1950, 1951, 1952, 1953, 1954, 1956, 1957, 1958, 1959, 1960, 1961 (included in Kansas City and County Census Records) Ancestry online

Federal Census of 1940, Altoona, Kansas LDS Genealogy online

Kansas State Census Collection, 1855-1925 Ancestry 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

Altoona Church Records

1885-1911 Kansas Births and Christenings Index Ancestry online

Altoona Death Records

Kansas Deaths and Burials Index, 1885-1930 Ancestry online

Kansas, Death Records, 1911-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Altoona Immigration Records

Kansas, Federal Naturalization Records, 1865-1984 Ancestry online

Altoona Map Records

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas, 1906 Library of Congress online

Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Altoona, Wilson County, Kansas, 1913 Library of Congress online

Altoona Marriage Records

1811-1911 Kansas County Marriages Ancestry online

Kansas County Marriages, 1855-1911 Ancestry online

Kansas, Compiled Marriage Index from Select Counties, 1854-1873 Ancestry online

Kansas, Marriage Records, 1913-present Kansas Office of Vital Statistics

Marriage records, 1864-1919 FamilySearch Library

Wilson County, Kansas marriages, 1864-1900 FamilySearch Library

Wilson County, Kansas marriages, 1864-1900 Genealogy Gophers online

Wilson County, Kansas marriages, 1901 through 1910 FamilySearch Library

Altoona Newspapers and Obituaries

Altoona Advocate 1886-1887 Newspapers.com online

Altoona Journal 1887-1903 Newspapers.com online

Altoona Mirror 1903-1908 Newspapers.com online

Altoona Tribune 1905-1924 Newspapers.com online

Record-Times 1963-1965 Newspapers.com online

Offline Newspapers for Altoona

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.

Altoona Advocate. (Altoona, Kan.) 1886-1887

Altoona Journal. (Altoona, Kan.) 1887-1903

Altoona Mirror. (Altoona, Kan.) 1905-1908

Altoona Tribune. (Altoona, Kan.) 1903-1977

Record-Times. (Altoona, Kan.) 1960s-1966

Altoona Probate Records

1803-1987 Kansas Wills and Probate Records Ancestry online

Altoona School Records

Altoona Rural High School yearbook, 1953, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 Classmates online

Altoona Rural High School yearbook, 1953, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry online

Altoona Rural High School yearbook, 1953, 1963, 1964, 1966, 1967, 1968, 1969 (included in US Yearbooks collection) MyHeritage online


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