Palo Alto County

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Division Transcriber Status Date Link

1856

         

1859

         

1885 (Complete)

Booth Twp. Cathy Joynt Labath Complete   IAGenWeb
Ellington Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
City of Emmetsburg     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Ruthven, Highland Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Lost Island Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Highland Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Note:   The 1885 Palo Alto census was not completed by the census takers. Several townships were not submitted to the state.

1891 City/Town Schedule (Complete)

City of Emmetsburg Cathy Joynt Labath Complete   IAGenWeb
         

1895 (Complete)

Booth Twp. Cathy Joynt Labath Complete   IAGenWeb
Town of Curlew, Rush Lake Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Ellington Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
City of Emmetsburg, Ward 1     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
City of Emmetsburg, Ward 2     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
City of Emmetsburg, Ward 3     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
City of Emmetsburg, Ward 4     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Emmetsburg Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Fairfield Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Fern Valley Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Freedom Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Great Oak Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Highland Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Lost Island Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Town of Mallard, Rush Lake Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Nevada Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Rush Lake Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Silver Lake Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Walnut Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Graettinger, Walnut Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
West Bend Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Vernon Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Independence Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
Ruthven, Highland Twp.     "      " Complete   IAGenWeb
West Bend Town     "      " Complete 15 Sep 2002 IAGenWeb

1905

Great Oak Twp. Cathy Joynt Labath Complete 08 Aug 2007 IAGenWeb
Walnut Twp.     "       "      " Complete 08 Aug 2007 IAGenWeb
Booth Twp.     "       "      " Complete 28 Sep 2007 IAGenWeb
Curlew town     "       "      " Complete 28 Sep 2007 IAGenWeb
Cylinder town     "       "      " Complete 28 Sep 2007 IAGenWeb
Silver Lake Twp.     "       "      " Complete 17 Nov 2007 IAGenWeb
      "       "      " Continuing...    

1915

         
( Legend ~ Enumerator's Instructions )

1925

Emmetsburg Twp. Cathy Joynt Labath Complete 22 Oct 2006 IAGenWeb
Ayrshire town     "       "      " Complete 09 Nov 2006 IAGenWeb
Curlew town     "       "      " Complete 14 Feb 2007 IAGenWeb
Cylinder town     "       "      " Complete 14 Feb 2007 IAGenWeb
Great Oak Twp.     "       "      " Complete 18 Apr 2007 IAGenWeb
Silver Lake Twp.     "       "      " Complete 26 May 2007 IAGenWeb
      "       "      " Continuing...    

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