Pottawattamie County, Iowa Genealogy and History
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County Information The County takes its name from the Potawatomi Native American tribe County Organized: 1848 County Seat: Council Bluffs Square Miles: 954 County Courthouse 227 South Sixth Street County Courthouse Council Bluffs, IA 51501-4269 Phone: (712)328-5604 For research help contact Darlene Vergamini Look Up Volunteer Townships Belknap -- Boomer -- Carson Center -- Crescent -- Garner Grove -- Hardin -- Hazel Dell James -- Kane -- Keg Creek Knox -- Lake -- Layton Lewis -- Lincoln -- Macedonia Minden -- Neola -- Norwalk Pleasant -- Rockford -- Silver Creek Valley -- Washington -- Waveland Wright -- York Click to view larger Heart Of The City Council Bluffs about 1908 Submitted by Ann Cities and Towns Avoca -- Bentley -- Carson -- Carter Lake Council Bluffs -- Crescent -- Downsville -- Hancock McClelland -- Macedonia -- Minden Neola -- Oakland -- Treynor -- Underwood Walnut View County Map Click to view larger Upper Broadway Council Bluffs about 1928 Submitted by Ann
ONLINE DATA   Abandoned Towns, Villages & Post Offices Births Biographies Cemeteries Churches Census Data Deaths / Obits Directories and Indexes Documents Histories Historical Info Land Records Links Marriages Military News Articles People Photo Gallery Freighters, Roads & Stage Coaches Railroads Sports Schools Squirrel Cage Jail Museum Steamboats Wagon Trains 24 May 2012: Obits: Dr. Walter P. Hombach; Dr. Thomas Jefferis; Dr. S. D. Tobey; Karl R Werndorff 19 May 2012: Obit: Dr. Robert Stephens 18 May 2012: Obits: Dr. Walter Besore; Dr. B. O. Burton; Dr. T. J. Cady; Dr. Sarah Smith; Dr. Basil M. Webster 17 May 2012: Obits: Dr. J. H. Carman; Dr. Robert D. Higginbotham; Dr. Donald Macrae, Sr.; Dr. Cyrus B. McColm; Dr. James Welch 15 May 2012: Obits: August Arndt; Mathew A. Elder; Bahye Rassekh; Dr. Donald F. Reneau; Samuel G. Underwood Historical Information: Adoptions - Woodward Historical Information: Other Court Notes - Ed Haight People: Other People & Families - Mrs. Dr. Leonard 14 May 2012: Obits: Added photo to Dr. James M. Barstow and Dr. Guido Stempel Bios: 1891 - Added photo to Dr. James M. Barstow; 1907 - Added photo to Dr. Guido Stempel Cemeteries: Funeral Homes - Added picture to Cutler-O'Neil Meyer-Woodring Funeral Home Sports: Tucker Leading Old Time Jockey; Union Driving Park, Closed People: Doctors Recall Early Practices; Early Doctors & The Difficulties Of Their Practice 12 May 2012: Obits: John Chilson Lewis; Nelson Lewis; William Lewis 08 May 2012: Obits: Edward F. Cogley; Henry Herms; Walter Parker; Esther (Hough) Terry 06 May 2012: Obits: Mary Catherine Carse; Benjamin Harding; Theron R. Stuelke; Rachel Terry Historical Info: Court Rulings - Adoptions - Adopted A Waif (Omaha Augustus Ross); Foundling Is Much Better: Historical Info: Court Rulings - Divorces - Bregants Testify In Divorce Case Historical Info: Court Rulings - Sanity Judgements - Lindstrum, Sane, To County Farm 04 May 2012: Obits - John McDonnell; Inez (Sweet) Wright 01 May 2012: Obits: Newell C.Birchard; Harry C. Brokman; Edward Burns; Mrs. Edward (Nellie Blanche) Burns; Glenn E. Fowler; Daniel C. Hurt; James Wild Previous Updates Submit your Iowa Obituaries HERE. Submit Cemetery Records For Any Cemetery in Iowa Using This Form! We'll be adding data to this site as we can. Feel free to email Dennis & Cathy with your contributions or questions - every little bit helps! Regretfully we are unable to perform personal research.		Genealogy Trails Mailing Lists Subscribe for website updates!
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