Independence Genealogy (in Polk County, OR)
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Independence Birth Records
1842-1917 Oregon State Births (selections) Ancestry 
Oregon, Birth Records, 1903-present Oregon Health Authority
Independence Cemetery Records
Buena Vista Cemetery Billion Graves
Buena Vista Cemetery US Gen Web Archives
Hilltop Cemetery Billion Graves
Hilltop Cemetery Oregon Gravestones
Hilltop Cemetery Find a Grave
Independence Census Records
1849 Oregon State Census Index (included in Oregon Compiled Census Index) Ancestry
1853 Oregon State Census Index (included in Oregon Compiled Census Index) Ancestry
1856 Oregon State Census Index (included in Oregon Compiled Census Index) Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, Independence, Oregon LDS Genealogy
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
Independence Death Records
1864-1971 Oregon State Deaths Ancestry
1898-2008 Oregon Death Index Ancestry
Oregon Deaths, 1903-1930 MyHeritage
Oregon, Death Records, 1903-present Oregon Health Authority
Polk County, Oregon death records : 1903-1921 FamilySearch Library
Independence Immigration Records
Applications and certificates for naturalization, 1889-1939; indexes, 1872-1929 (Polk County, Oregon) FamilySearch Library
Independence Land Records
Legal subdivisions, 1851-1883, Polk County, Oregon FamilySearch Library
Oregon, Polk County, land records, 1911-1968; indexes, 1857-1972 FamilySearch Library
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
1851-1975 Oregon County Marriages Ancestry
1906-1968 Oregon State Marriages (selections) Ancestry
1906-2009 Oregon Marriage Indexes Ancestry
Marriage records, 1888-1930; indexes, 1850-1950, Polk County, Oregon FamilySearch Library
Oregon, Marriage Records, 1911-present Oregon Health Authority
Oregon, Polk County, marriage records, 1850-1980 FamilySearch Library
Independence Newspapers and Obituaries
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
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
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 - Centralian Yearbook (Independence, OR), 1967 E Yearbook
Central High School yearbook, 1965, 1967, 1968, 1969, 1970, 1972, 1975, 1979 Classmates
Talmadge Middle School - Yearbook (Independence, OR), 1987, 1988 E Yearbook
Talmadge Middle School yearbook, 1987, 1988 (included in US School Yearbooks) Ancestry
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