Independence Genealogy (in Polk County, OR)
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Independence Birth Records
Oregon State Births, 1842-1917 (selections) Ancestry 
Oregon, Birth Records, 1903-present Oregon Health Authority
Independence Cemetery Records
Buena Vista Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Buena Vista Cemetery Billion Graves
Hilltop Cemetery Oregon Gravestones
Hilltop Cemetery Billion Graves
Hilltop Cemetery Find a Grave
Independence Census Records
Federal Census of 1940, Independence, Oregon LDS Genealogy
Oregon State Census Index, 1849 (included in Oregon Compiled Census Index) Ancestry
Oregon State Census Index, 1853 (included in Oregon Compiled Census Index) Ancestry
Oregon State Census Index, 1856 (included in Oregon Compiled Census Index) Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Independence Death Records
Oregon Death Index, 1898-2008 Ancestry
Oregon Deaths, 1903-1930 MyHeritage
Oregon State Deaths, 1864-1971 Ancestry
Oregon, Death Records, 1903-present Oregon Health Authority
Independence Histories and Genealogies
FamilySearch Family Tree MyHeritage
MyHeritage Family Trees MyHeritage
Independence Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1902 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Polk County, Oregon, 1913 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Polk County, Oregon, June 1890 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Polk County, Oregon, May 1884 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Polk County, Oregon, May 1892 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from Independence, Polk County, Oregon, September 1888 Library of Congress
Independence Marriage Records
Oregon County Marriages, 1851-1975 Ancestry
Oregon Marriage Indexes, 1906-2009 Ancestry
Oregon State Marriages, 1906-1968 (selections) Ancestry
Oregon, Marriage Records, 1911-present Oregon Health Authority
Independence Newspapers and Obituaries
Farmers Union News 1906-1923 Newspapers.com
Farmers Union News 1923-1923 Flora M Laird Library
Independence Monitorﾠ(1912-1918) Newspaper Archive
Independence Polk County Postﾠ(1918-1921) Newspaper Archive
Independence West Side Enterpriseﾠ(1904-1908) Newspaper Archive
Independence West Sideﾠ(1890-1901) Newspaper Archive
Independence enterprise 1894-12-06 to 1904-01-07 Historic Oregon Newspapers
Independence enterprise 1908-10-15 to 1922-12-15 Historic Oregon Newspapers
Independence enterpriseﾠ(1894-1922) Newspaper Archive
Independence monitor 1912-08-01 to 1918-07-06 Historic Oregon Newspapers
River Side 1880-1880 Newspapers.com
The Independence west side 1890-01-24 to 1901-09-12 Historic Oregon Newspapers
The Polk County post 1918-03-26 to 1921-12-09 Historic Oregon Newspapers
United States Obituary Index from Online Sources MyHeritage
West side enterprise 1904-01-14 to 1908-10-08 Historic Oregon Newspapers
Offline Newspapers for IndependenceAccording 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. Independence Enterprise Monmouth Herald. (Independence ;) 1969-1975 Independence Enterprise and West Side. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1900s-1904 Independence Enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1908-1969 Independence Enterprise. (Independence, Or.) 1975-1979 Independence Enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1890s-1900s River Side. (Independence, Or) 1879-1880 West Side Enterprise. (Independence, Polk County, Or.) 1904-1908 |
Independence Probate Records
Independence School Records
Central High School yearbook, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1979 Classmates
Talmadge Middle School yearbook, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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