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 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

Thornburg Cemetery Find a Grave online

Altoona Census Records

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

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 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 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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