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
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