Buena Vista County Lookups

Feel free to request a look-up from the following resources.
 

ALL CONTACT WITH THE FOLLOWING VOLUNTEERS SHOULD BE FOR REFERENCE MATERIAL LOOK UP'S ONLY!!

 

 

Reference Book/Database

 

Military

Buena Vista's Part in WW I by Tom Eilers, Storm Lake, 1920

Alice Longhorn or Janice Danielson

 

Census

1860, 1870,1880, 1900, 1910 or 1920 Census of Buena Vista County Kathryn Hall Allahyari
1895 Buena Vista County "State" Sheryl McClure
1880 Federal Census CD's   Janice Danielson

 

Cemetery

Cemetery Records Hayes Twp. (Storm Lake Cemetery) Jane Heine
All cemetery books for BV County Janice Danielson

WPA Cemetery Book 1942 Janice Danielson

Nain Danish Lutheran Church in Newell
(1883-1968 funerals, marriage, baptism and confirmation records) Please, specify which reference!! Sheryl McClure

 
 
 
Vitals

Buena Vista Co., IA.Death Records 1880-1897 New York
Buena Vista Co., IA. Death Records 1887-1937 Sheryl McClure
Newspaper Index: Birth, Death & Marriages 1870-1879 New York
Buena Vista Co., Birth Registry 1880-1917 Sheryl McClure

WPA Burial Records for BV Co Janice Danielson

WPA Records of Early Marriages in BV Co Janice Danielson

GAR Records for E. D. Baker Post 80 of Storm Lake Janice Danielson

Probate Packets Janice Danielson

Directories or Books

Buena Vista County History 1858-1983 (Published in 1983) Sheryl McClure
1963 Gazetteer of Buena Vista County (farm occupants and families) Sheryl McClure
1909 "Past and Present of BV County" (before contacting Sheryl please look at the index for your family member first) - Go Sheryl McClure

Albert City Centennial Genealogy Book. This includes the history and genealogy of Albert City plus the Cemetery Records thru 1999 of the Fairfield and Old Buck Cemeteries.  Wendy Pearson

BV Co History Book 1909 Janice Danielson

Centennial Books:  Alta, Linn Grove Story, Albert City, Sioux Rapids, Sioux Rapids 125th, Rembrandt 75th Janice Danielson

 

Newspaper Obits or Local Courts

I can also look for obits in the local newspapers, and can do research at the local courthouse for vital records.   Janice Danielson

 

VOLUNTEERS NEEDED!!!
If you own or have access to any Buena Vista County reference books
(such as census, cemetery, marriage, newspaper abstracts, etc.)
and would be willing to do lookups for other researchers, please contact Cyndi at cyndivertrees@yahoo.com