1897 Plymouth County Directory For Sale
Our Genealogy Society has just made available, a reproduction of the original 1897 Le Mars Post Annual Directory of Plymouth County, Iowa (see the front cover, below).  This 80-page, paperback book includes all the towns and townships of Plymouth County plus a copy of the 1897 county map showing locations of churches and schools.  A must-have for any genealogist with ties to early Plymouth County, Iowa. 

The cost of this book is $15.00.  A hard copy of the index is $2.50 (download it for free below).  Shipping charges are $5.00 per book to U.S. addresses and $10.00 per book outside the U.S.

Payment will be accepted by check or money order payable to Northwest Iowa Genealogical Society; Attn.: M. Holub; 100 6th St. S.W.; Le Mars, Iowa 51031
Scan of front cover 

Please note, the cover of the original was quite worn, but the pages inside are in perfect condition and completely readable.
Print-and-Mail Order Form
New: We've recently created an index of the 1897 Directory.  To obtain a copy of it, simply download it from the link below.  You will need to print on both sides of the paper to have it in order and in a booklet format so it can be folded and inserted into the directory.


1897_Order_Form.pdf


1897_Directory
_Index.pdf

Scan of partial page 5
After the person's name is given the occupation/business and address.  Note: "res" means resides and "bds" means boards.

The township lists (rural) tell whether the person is a tenant or owner, and gives the section number and range.