West Branch Genealogy (in Cedar County, IA)
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West Branch Birth Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry 
Birth records, 1870-1990 FamilySearch Library
Iowa, Birth Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
West Branch Cemetery Records
Downey Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Downey Cemetery Billion Graves
Fairview Cemetery Billion Graves
Friends Village Cemetery Find a Grave
Hickory Grove Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Hickory Grove Cemetery Billion Graves
Honey Grove Cemetery Billion Graves
Honey Grove Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Honey Grove Cemetery Find a Grave
Howard Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Iowa Cemetery Records Ancestry
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa Graves WPA Survey US Gen Web
Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 Ancestry
North Liberty Cemetery Billion Graves
North Liberty Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Oasis Cemetery Billion Graves
Old Friends Cemetery Billion Graves
Pee Dee Cemetery Billion Graves
Pee Dee Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
Pee Dee Cemetery Find a Grave
Springdale Cemetery Billion Graves
West Branch Cemetery Billion Graves
West Branch Cemetery Iowa Gravestones
West Branch Census Records
1838 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1851 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1852 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1856 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1885 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1895 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1905 Iowa State Census MyHeritage
1905 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1915 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
1925 Iowa State Census (part of Iowa State Census collection) Ancestry
Federal Census of 1940, West Branch, Iowa LDS Genealogy
Iowa, State Census Collection, 1836-1925 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 Ancestry
U.S. Federal Census 1790-1950 MyHeritage
United States Federal Census, 1790-1950 Family Search
West Branch Church Records
1800-1999 Iowa Births and Christenings Index (incomplete) Ancestry
Bethany church records (in U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records collection) Ancestry
Church records, 1852-1952 (Society of Friends (Springdale, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
Church records, 1877-1899 (Presbyterian Church (West Branch, Iowa)) FamilySearch Library
West Branch Death Records
1900-1939 Iowa Death Index MyHeritage
1920-1940 Iowa Death Records Ancestry
Annual Meeting Minutes and Obituaries of Settlers, 1917-1934 FamilySearch Library
Death records, 1880-1899, 1904-1921; index, 1880-1897,1901-1921 FamilySearch Library
Index of Cedar County, Iowa Death Records 1924-1938 US Gen Web
Iowa Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Death Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
West Branch Immigration Records
Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937 Ancestry
Naturalization records, 1860-1929; index, 1855-1930 FamilySearch Library
US Naturalization Record Index, Northern Illinois, 1840-1950 ( includes Cedar County, IA) MyHeritage
West Branch Land Records
Deed records, 1839-1957; index, 1839-1958 FamilySearch Library
West Branch Map Records
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, April 1906 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, January 1912 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, July 1895 Library of Congress
Sanborn Fire Insurance Map from West Branch, Cedar County, Iowa, July 1900 Library of Congress
West Branch Marriage Records
1880-1940 Iowa Marriage Records Ancestry
Iowa Marriages 1809-1992 (selections) MyHeritage
Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-present Iowa Department of Public Health
Iowa, Marriages, 1836-1926 MyHeritage
Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992 Ancestry
Marriage records, 1841-1935; indexes, 1840-1955 FamilySearch Library
West Branch Newspapers and Obituaries
Annual Meeting Minutes and Obituaries of Settlers, 1917-1934 FamilySearch Library
Local Record 1883-1889 West Branch Public Library
West Branch Local Record 1878-1883 West Branch Public Library
West Branch Times 1889-1934 West Branch Public Library
West Branch Times 1981-1981 Palo Alto County
Offline Newspapers for West BranchAccording 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. Local Record. (West Branch, Iowa) 1883-1889 West Branch Local Record. (West Branch, Iowa) 1878-1883 West Branch Times. (West Branch, Iowa) 1874-1878 West Branch Times. (West Branch, Iowa) 1889-Current |
West Branch Probate Records
West Branch School Records
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