Library Resources
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Drake Public Library 115 Drake Avenue |
The Drake Public Library in downtown Centerville, Iowa
has a large genealogy section and the staff is very friendly! If you are making a special
trip to do research, make sure you also visit the Coal Mining Museum which has tens of
thousands of paper records.
COLLECTIONS AND RESOURCES:
Local histories |
Federal census for county: (1850-1920) |
County histories |
State census for county: (1856, 1885, 1895, 1905, 1915, 1925) |
Plat maps |
State census for Davis County: 1856, 1885, 1895 |
City directories of town |
State census for Lee County: 1856, 1885, 1895 |
Telephone books of town and surrounding areas |
State census for Van Buren County: 1856, 1885, 1895 |
Appanoose Co. Chieftain (July 11, 1861) |
Centerville Loyal Citizen (July 27, 1864, Aug. 8, 1866-May 8, 1867) |
Centerville Weekly Citizen (Nov. 5, 1870-July 11, 1873) |
Appanoose Times (Jan. 6, 1881-June 28, 1882) |
Centerville Iowegian (April 7, 1883-Dec., 1995, Jan 1996 to present) |
Centerville Journal (April 4, 1883-Dec. 30, 1922) |
Centerville Citizen (Mar. 28, 1883-April 25, 1900) |
Appanoose Iowegian (April 1, 1886-Dec. 31, 1895) |
Centerville Daily Citizen (Jan. 2, 1895-May 31, 1916) |
Southern Iowa American (July 26, 1906-July 27, 1926) |
Semi-Weekly Iowegian (Jan. 2, 1903-Dec. 19, 1919)(no index) |
Appanoose County Vital Statistics resources:
Birth records |
Death records |
Marriage records |
Cemetery records |
Obituary collection |
Probate records |
Lucas Co., IA - Cemetery |
Davis Co., IA -Some cemeteries, early marriages, birth, death |
Putnam Co., MO - Early Marriages |
Wayne Co., IA - Early marriages, cemetery |
Mills Co., IA - Cemetery |
Madison Co., IA - Marriages 1849-1880 |
Monroe Co., IA - marriages 1845-1873 |
Monona Co., IA - Marriages 1856-1880 |
Calhoun Co., IA - Marriages 1856-1884 |
Family histories Oral histories (transcripts)
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State Historical Society of Iowa Library 600 East Locust |
Be sure and bring your quarters and your pencils!
Book & Periodical holdings include many books on general history books on Iowa and other states; city and county histories and directories; plat maps; county records that have been indexed;
Newspapers from hundreds of communities from all of
Iowa’s 99 counties are represented in the Des Moines and Iowa City newspaper
collections, spanning the period from 1836 to the present.
County government records available are:
Appanoose Clerk Circuit Court-Foreclosure & Default Record 1871-1886 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Record of Heirs & Estates 1860-1896 |
Appanoose Clerk Circuit Court-General Index 1869-1886 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Wills 1854-1910 |
Appanoose Clerk Circuit Court-Judgment Docket 1869-1875 |
Appanoose Private Church & Family Records 1800s-1900s |
Appanoose Clerk Circuit Court-Record 1869-1886 |
Appanoose Recorder Deeds-Land-Index 1850-1886 |
Appanoose Clerk County Court-Record 1851-1854 |
Appanoose Recorder Deeds-Land-Record 1850-1896 |
Appanoose Clerk District Court-Bond Record 1892-1910 |
Appanoose Recorder Deeds-Sheriff's Record 1867-1900 |
Appanoose Clerk District Court-Complete District Court Record 1852-1871 |
Appanoose Recorder Deeds-Tax Sale 1866-1930 |
Appanoose Clerk District Court-Default Record 1872-1877; 1884-1900 |
Appanoose Recorder Deeds-Town Lot-Index 1850-1890 |
Appanoose Clerk Naturalizations-First Papers 1868-1885 |
Appanoose Recorder Deeds-Town Lot-Record 1865-1886 |
Appanoose Clerk Naturalizations-Index 1866-1906 |
Appanoose Recorder Maps/Plats-Irregular Plat Book 1873-1930 |
Appanoose Clerk Naturalizations-Second Papers 1877; 1903-1906 |
Appanoose Recorder Miscellaneous Record 1871-1900 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Accounts 1856-1885 |
Appanoose Recorder Miscellaneous Record-Index 1872-1903 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Appraisements & Sale Bills 1856-1885 |
Appanoose Recorder Mortgages-Land-Index 1899-1899 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Bonds, Oaths & Letters-Exec, Gdn 1876-1886 |
Appanoose Recorder Mortgages-Land-Record 1855-1900 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Bonds-Adm, Exec, Gdn 1856-1885 |
Appanoose Recorder Mortgages-School Fund Record 1863-1892 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Case Files 1852-1988 |
Appanoose Recorder Mortgages-Town Lot-Index 1856-1900 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Docket 1847-1873 |
Appanoose Recorder Mortgages-Town Lot-Record 1866-1900 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Final Reports 1856-1885 |
Appanoose Recorder Original Entries, abstract 1850-1858 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-General Index 1846-1979 |
Appanoose Recorder Vital Stats-Births-Record 1880-1904; 1906-1934 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-General Index-Adm, Exec 1854-1884 |
Appanoose Recorder Vital Stats-Deaths-Record 1880-1904; 1906-1927 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-General Index-Gdn 1854-1895 |
Appanoose Recorder Vital Stats-Marriages-Index 1842-1925 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Inventories & Appraisements 1856-1885 |
Appanoose Recorder Vital Stats-Marriages-Record 1846-1928 |
Appanoose Clerk Probate-Record 1851-1885 |
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Iowa State Genealogical Society 628 E Grand Ave |
At the foot of the State Capitol and across the street from the State Historical Library, the ISGC provides a wireless network, high speed Internet access, a bank of computers, and a reader-printer that scans
microfilm images direct to CR-ROM. There are 20,000 volumes and 15,000 microforms, including:
Vital Records |
Histories |
Federal and State Census Records |
Military Records |
and more |