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History and Genealogy
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Pottawattamie County, Iowa

 


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Cities and Towns

Avoca -- Carson -- Carter Lake -- Council Bluffs
Crescent -- Hancock -- McClelland -- Macedonia
Minden -- Neola -- Oakland -- Shelby -- Treynor
Underwood -- Walnut

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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


 

 
ONLINE DATA

Births

Biographies

State Bird and Flower

Deaths

Census Data

Marriages Records  

Cemeteries

Newspapers

History

Obituaries

Funeral Cards

Military Data

Website Updates:
18 Jan 2008: Marriage Records 1848 -1850
12 Jan 2008: GOFF burials in Oakland Valley Cemetery
2 May 2007: MARTIN, WARNER
obits; Funeral Cards; Cemetery List

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Harrison County (north)
Shelby County (northeast)
Cass County (east)
Montgomery County (southeast)
Mills County (south)
Sarpy County, Nebraska (southwest)
Douglas County, Nebraska (west)
Washington County, Nebraska (northwest)

 

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