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This table can help you decide which records to search. <br> It is most helpful for research from 1800 to the present. <br> <br> Step 1. Choose an ancestor you would like to know more about. Decide what new information you would like to learn about that person. This new information is your research goal. <br> Step 2. In column 1 of this table, find the goal you selected. <br> Step 3. In column 2 of this table, find the types of records most likely to have the information you need; then read the sections in this outline about those types of records. <br> Step 4. Look in the Family History Library Catalog and choose a specific record to search. <br> Step 5. Look at the record. <br> Step 6. If you do not find the information you need, go to column 3 and search those record types. <br> Note: Records of previous research (Genealogy, Locality Search, History, Periodicals, and Societies) are useful for most goals, but they are not listed unless they are especially helpful. <br>
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== Record Finder Table for Iowa ==
The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.
=== Order of Records ===
The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.
 
== List of Topics ==
This Record Finder table links to the Iowa topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.
 
===Vital Events ===
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|-
| '''1. If you need information about'''  
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''  
| '''2. Look first in'''  
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''  
| '''3. Then search'''
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Adoptions
| align="left" | Birth date and place
| Probate Records, Court Records, Obituaries  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Societies, Church Records, Probate Records
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
|-
|-
| Age
| align="left" | Marriage place and date
| Census, Vital Records, Cemeteries  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Military Records, Obituaries, Naturalization and Citizenship
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Iowa Land and Property|Land and Property]]
|-
|-
| Birth date  
| align="left" | Death date, place, and burial
| Vital Records, Church Records, Cemeteries  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Bible Records, Obituaries, Military Records
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
|}
 
===Maiden Names and Family Members===
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|-
|-
| Birth place
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Vital Records, Church Records, Census
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Obituaries, Genealogy, Military Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Boundaries and origins
| align="left" | Maiden name
| History, Maps
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Gazetteers, Historical Geography
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
|-
|-
| Children
| align="left" | Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
| Census, Probate Records, Obituaries, Genealogy
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Bible Records, Vital Records, Church Records, Land and Property
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|-
| City or parish of foreign birth
| align="left" | Living relatives
| Vital Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Obituaries, Church Records
*[[Iowa Directories|Directories]]
*[[Iowa Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
|-
|}
 
=== Immigration and Country of Origin ===
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|-
|-
| Country of foreign birth
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Census, Naturalization and Citizenship, Obituaries
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Military Records, Vital Records, Church Records
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Death information
| align="left" | Immigration date
| Vital Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Bible Records, Church Records, Obituaries
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Divorce
| align="left" | City or Country of foreign birth
| Court Records, Vital Records, Divorce Records  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Newspapers
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Residences and Locations ===
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|-
|-
| Ethnic background
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Minorities, Native Races, Census
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Societies, Church Records, Naturalization and Citizenship
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Historical background
| align="left" | Residence
| History, Periodicals, Biography  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Minorities
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Land and Property|Land and Property]]
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Directories|Directories]]
*[[Iowa Taxation|Taxation]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]
|}
 
=== Personal Details and Affiliations ===
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|-
|-
| Immigration date
| style="align:left; width:25%;" | '''Searching for:'''
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Census, Emigration and Immigration
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Best Records to Search:'''
| Newspapers, Obituaries, Genealogy
| style="align:left; width:35%;" | '''Alternative Records:'''
|-
|-
| Living relatives
| align="left" | Nationality or ethnicity
| Genealogy, Directories, Obituaries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Census, Church Records, Probate Records
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
|-
*[[African American Record Finder]]
| Maiden name
*[[African American Resources for Iowa|African Americans]]
| Vital Records, Church Records, Bible Records
*[[Indigenous Peoples of Iowa|Indigenous Peoples]]
| Cemeteries, Military Records, Probate Records, Obituaries
*[[Iowa Cultural Groups|Cultural Groups]]
|-
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
| Marriage information
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|  
| Vital Records, Church Records, Census, Divorce Records
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
| Bible Records, Cemeteries, Probate Records, Land and Property
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
*[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]
| Naturalization
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]
| Naturalization and Citizenship, Census
 
| Obituaries, Land and Property (sometimes in homestead records)
|-
| Occupations
| Census, Directories, Land and Property
| Court Records, Obituaries, Military Records
|-
| Other family members
| Census, Probate Records, Obituaries
| Bible Records, Genealogy, Land and Property
|-
| Parents
| Vital Records, Church Records, Census
| Probate Records, Obituaries, Land and Property
|-
| Physical description
| Military Records, Biography, Emigration and Immigration  
| Naturalization and Citizenship (after Sept. 1906), Vital Records, Genealogy
|-
| Place-finding aids
| Gazetteers, Maps, Historical Geography
| History, Periodicals
|-
|-
| Places of residence / Place of residence when you know only the state
| align="left" | Occupation
| Census, Land and Property, GenealogyCensus (indexed), Genealogy, Military Records, Vital Records, and other records with a statewide index
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Military Records, Obituaries, DirectoriesBiography, Probate Records, History, Obituaries, Directories
*[[Iowa Census|Census]]
*[[Iowa Directories|Directories]]
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
|-
|-
| Previous research
| align="left" | Religion
| Genealogy, Periodicals, Societies
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Biography
*[[Iowa Church Records|Church Records]]
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
|-
|-
| Record-finding aids
| align="left" | Social activities
| Archives and Libraries
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Periodicals
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
*[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]
*[[Iowa Societies|Societies]]
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
*[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]
*[[Iowa Court Records|Court Records]]
*[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemeteries]]
*[[Iowa Directories|Directories]]
|-
|-
| Religion
| align="left" | Physical description
| Church Records, Biography  
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| Cemeteries, Obituaries
*[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]
|-
*[[Iowa Biography|Biography]]
| Social activities
| style="align:left; vertical-align:top;"|
| History, Biography, Newspapers
*[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]<br>(after 1906)
|  
*[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]
*[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|Emigration and Immigration]]
|-
|}
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=== Adoption ===
For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: [[United States Adoption Research|United States Adoption Research]].
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Latest revision as of 18:39, 25 January 2021

Iowa Wiki Topics
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Beginning Research
Record Types
Iowa Background
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Record Finder Table for Iowa[edit | edit source]

The following Record Finder table assists researchers in determining record types that may list the information they are looking for.

Order of Records[edit | edit source]

The typically most reliable sources are listed at the top of the list. However, depending on the time period of the record and location, multiple records in the list may need to be searched to achieve the objective. Alternative records are listed as well in case traditional records do not provide the desired information.

List of Topics[edit | edit source]

This Record Finder table links to the Iowa topic Wiki pages, containing databases and other information about accessing the records.

Vital Events[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Birth date and place
Marriage place and date
Death date, place, and burial

Maiden Names and Family Members[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Maiden name
Parents, children, spouses, and other family members
Living relatives

Immigration and Country of Origin[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Immigration date
City or Country of foreign birth

Residences and Locations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Residence

Personal Details and Affiliations[edit | edit source]

Searching for: Best Records to Search: Alternative Records:
Nationality or ethnicity
Occupation
Religion
Social activities
Physical description

Adoption[edit | edit source]

For information about adoptees and their biological families, please refer to: United States Adoption Research.


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