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Details for Iowa

NameIowa
Official NameState of Iowa
AbbreviationIA
Place TypeState
Located in
CapitalDes Moines (Polk County)
Coordinates
Latitude 42.0002654 42° 00' 01" N
Longitude -93.5004916 93° 30' 01.8" W
Population2,955,010
Elevation293 m
Surrounding StatesWisconsin NE
Illinois SE
Missouri S
Kansas SW
Nebraska W
South Dakota NW
Minnesota N
USGS GNIS FeatureID1779785
Histopolis Place ID178012160
Updated Dec 5, 2011
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Genealogy Resources for Iowa

11 Resources; Select a County below for additional resources specific to that County.
(page title not available) [Kindred Trails]
http://www.kindredtrails.com/iowa.html (26 Aug 2011)

Iowa - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia [Wikipedia]
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Iowa (25 Aug 2010)

I Dream of Genealogy Free Databases - Iowa Cemeteries [I Dream of Genealogy]
I Dream of Genealogy - Free Genealogy Databases of Iowa Cemeteries
http://www.idreamof.com/cemetery/ia.html (16 Jun 2010)

USGenWeb Archives: Iowa Table of Contents [USGenWeb Archives]
A site to help Iowa genealogists begin or further their genealogical research.
http://www.usgwarchives.org/ia/iafiles.htm (26 Aug 2010)

Linkpendium > Genealogy > USA > Iowa > Statewide resources [Linkpendium]
The definitive directory to Genealogy > USA > Iowa > Statewide resources
http://www.linkpendium.com/genealogy/USA/IA/ALL/ (22 Dec 2009)

The Political Graveyard: Index to Cemeteries in Iowa [The Political Graveyard]
A database of political history and cemeteries, with brief biographical entries for 192,291 U.S. political figures, living and dead, from the 1700s to the present.
http://politicalgraveyard.com/geo/IA/kmindex.html (27 Mar 2009)

EveryNameIndex.com - Free Genealogy Every Name Indexes Added Dec 5, 2011
Free Genealogy Every Name Index Databases for those big old county histories, vintage yearbooks, directories and other similar publications.
http://www.everynameindex.com/ (29 Nov 2011)

Iowa Cemeteries [Cemetery Records Guide]
List of Iowa cemeteries for genealogy research.
http://freepages.military.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~xander/iowa.htm (1 Oct 2010)

Iowa: History, Geography, Population, and State Facts — FactMonster.com [Fact Monster]
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http://www.factmonster.com/ipka/A0108213.html (7 Oct 2010)

(page title not available) [Kindred Trails]
http://www.kindredtrails.com/kansas.html (26 Aug 2011)

Iowa Cemetery Records [Interment.net]
http://www.interment.net/us/ia/index.htm (16 May 2010)

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Surveys in Iowa

1 Survey, 55 Ranges, 1,579 Townships

The Fifth Principal Meridian survey governs land descriptions in all or part of Iowa. You can navigate to any of the 1,579 survey townships that overlap Iowa using the navigation tool below.


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Cities of Iowa

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Cemeteries of Iowa

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