Iowa Online Genealogy Records: Difference between revisions

From FamilySearch Wiki
mNo edit summary
m (Text replacement - "89c4fa" to "E6F0FE")
 
(58 intermediate revisions by 14 users not shown)
Line 1: Line 1:
{{breadcrumb
{{breadcrumb
| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
| link1=[[United States Genealogy|United States]]
| link2=[[United States Online Genealogy Records|U.S. Online Genealogy Records]]
| link2=[[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]]
| link3=[[Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]]
| link3=
| link4=
| link4=
| link5=[[Iowa Online Genealogy Records|Online Genealogy Records]]
| link5=[[{{PAGENAME}}|Online Genealogy Records ]]
}}
}}  
 
__NOTOC__
<div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap">
<div style="display:flex; flex-wrap:wrap">
<div style="flex:5">
<div style="flex:5">
'''Guide to {{PAGENAME}} for researching ancestry, family history and genealogy:''' birth, marriage, death, census, church, military, immigration, and naturalization records.
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2"
{| cellspacing="1" cellpadding="1" border="2"
|-
|-
| width="100%" bgcolor="#cc9999" align="center" colspan="6" style="padding:10px" | '''Iowa Statewide Online Genealogy Records'''  
| colspan="6" width="100%" bgcolor="#E6F0FE" align="center" style="padding:10px" |<font color="#4f4f4f"> '''Iowa Statewide Online Genealogy Records'''<br>
This table shows links to statewide collections. To find links to collections on the county level, use the '''[[Iowa,_United_States_Genealogy#Counties|county Wiki pages.]]'''
Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a '''[https://www.familysearch.org/help/ FamilySearch center or FamilySearch affiliate library.]''' </font>
|-
| colspan="6" width="100%"|<center>''For United States nationwide collections, go to the [[United States Online Genealogy Records|'''United States Online Genealogy Records''']] page.''</center>
|-
|-
| style="width:50%; border:2px solid black; padding:7px; vertical-align:top" | <center>'''[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]'''</center><center>
| style="width:50%; border:2px solid black; padding:7px; vertical-align:top" |
<span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Births'''''</span></center>
<span style="font-size:16px">'''[[Iowa Vital Records|Vital Records]]'''</span>
*{{RecordSearch|1674820|Iowa, Births and Christenings, 1830-1950}} Index only.
----
*{{RecordSearch|2527591|Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1850-1939}} index and images
<span style="color: black">'''''Births'''''</span>
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61441 Iowa, Delayed Birth Records, 1856-1940], ($), index and images.  
*'''1800-1999''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2547 Iowa Births and Christenings Index] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2547 Iowa Births and Christenings Index, 1857-1947] Index only ($)  
*'''1830-1950''': {{RecordSearch|1674820|Iowa Births and Christenings}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*{{RecordSearch|1821206|Iowa, County Births, 1880-1935}}
*'''1837-1987''': {{RecordSearch|2366597|Iowa Church and Civil Births and Baptisms}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*{{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa, Birth Records, 1921-1942}}, index..
*'''1850-1939''': {{RecordSearch|2527591|Iowa Delayed Birth Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
<br>
*'''1856-1944''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61441 Iowa Delayed Birth Records] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1880-1935''': {{RecordSearch|1821206|Iowa County Births}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1880 onward''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20191/iowa-births?s=275764761&trp=&trn=organic_google&trl= Iowa, Births] at MyHeritage; index ($)
*'''1921-1942''': {{RecordSearch|2849548|Iowa Birth Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
 
<span style="color: black">'''''Marriages'''''</span>
*'''17thc-20thc''': [https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=iowa US Marriages] at Findmypast; index & images ($)
*'''1758-1996''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60284 Iowa Select Marriages Index] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1809-1992''': {{RecordSearch|1674842|Iowa Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1612/iowa-marriages-1809-1992 American Ancestors] ($), [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30192/iowa-marriages-1809-1992?s=218489221  MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1835-1850''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2088 Iowa Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($) 
*'''1836-1926''': [http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10206/iowa-marriages-1836-1926?s=218489221 Iowa Marriages] at MyHeritage; index & images ($)
*'''1838-1934''': {{RecordSearch|1805551|Iowa County Marriages}} at FamilySearch; index only ($)
*'''1851-1900''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4460 Iowa Compiled Marriages] at Ancestry; index only ($)  
*'''1880-1951''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8823 Iowa Marriage Records] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1941-1951''': {{RecordSearch|4127799|Iowa Marriage Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
 
<span style="color: black">'''''Deaths '''''</span>
*'''1850-1990''': {{RecordSearch|1674841|Iowa Deaths and Burials}} at FamilySearch; index only; ''Also at [https://www.americanancestors.org/search/databasesearch/1611/iowa-deaths-and-burials-1850-1990 American Ancestors] ($), [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60283 Ancestry]'' ($), ''[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30191/iowa-deaths-burials-1850-1990?s=218489221  MyHeritage]'' ($)
*'''1880-1992''': {{RecordSearch|2110820|Iowa County Death Records}} at FamilySearch; index only
*'''1888-1904''': {{RecordSearch|5000144|Iowa, Death Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1900-1939''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10186/iowa-death-index-1900-1939?s=275764761 Iowa Death Index] at MyHeritage; index only ($)
*'''1904-1951''': {{RecordSearch|2531337|Iowa Death Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1880-1904, 1920-1967''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/61442/ Iowa Death Records] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1935-2014''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 US Social Security Death Index] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1936-2007''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 US Social Security Applications and Claims Index] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1962-2014''': {{RecordSearch|1202535|US Social Security Death Index}} at FamilySearch; index only
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/iowa/index.html Online Iowa Death Records and Indexes] at Death Indexes
 
<span style="color: black">'''''Divorce'''''</span>
*'''1906-1937''': {{RecordSearch|3648676|Iowa Historical Society of Iowa, Divorce Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[African American Resources for Iowa|'''African American''']]</span>
----
*''See [[African American Online Genealogy Records|US African American Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Marriages'''''</span></center>
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Archives and Libraries|'''Archives and Libraries''']]</span>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search-world-records/united-states-marriages?state=iowa United States Marriages – Iowa, 1518-1996] ($) index and images
----
*{{RecordSearch|1674842|Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992}} Index only.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60284 Iowa, Select Marriages, 1809-1992] ($) , index.
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30192/iowa-marriages-1809-1992?s=218489221 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992], ($), index.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2088 Iowa Marriages 1835 to 1850] Abstracts ($) 
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10206/iowa-marriages-1836-1926?s=218489221 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926], ($), index.
*{{RecordSearch|1805551|Iowa, County Marriages, 1838-1934}} — index and images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4460 Iowa, Marriages, 1851-1900] Index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8823 Iowa, Marriage Records, 1880-1940] ($) index and images<br><br>


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Deaths'''''</span></center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Bible Records|'''Bible Records''']]</span>
*{{RecordSearch|1674841|Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990}} Index only.
----
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60283 Iowa, Select Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990] ($), index.
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/bibles.htm Family Bibles Iowa Archives] at US GenWeb
*[http://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30191/iowa-deaths-burials-1850-1990?s=218489221 Iowa, Deaths and Burials, 1850-1990] ($), index.
*{{RecordSearch|2110820|Iowa, County Death Records, 1880-1992}}.
*{{RecordSearch|2531337|Iowa, Death Records, 1921-1940}} — index and images
*{{RecordSearch|1202535|United States Social Security Death Index}}. Index and images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3693 U.S., Social Security Death Index, 1935-2014] ($) 
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60901 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007], incomplete, ($).
*[http://iowagenealogy.org/?page_id=5363 TAPS] is death information on United Spanish War Veterans.
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/iowa/index.html Online Iowa Death Records Indexes and Obituaries], by county<br><br>


<center>'''African American Records'''</center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Biography|'''Biography''']]</span>
*[http://www.afrigeneas.com/aacensus/ia/ African American Census Schedules Online IOWA]  
----
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/patriot/countyhistories2.htm#ia County and Town Histories of Iowa], with biographies.<br><br>
*'''1878''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7722 Iowa Biographical Dictionary] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27398 A Memorial and biographical record of Iowa] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27405 Biographies and portraits of the progressive men of Iowa] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23741 Historical sketches of Iowa Baptists] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8596 Iowa History and Its Foremost Citizens] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28307 Iowa Pioneer foundations] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3236 Iowa Progressive Men] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25893 Men of Iowa] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25953 Recollections and sketches of notable lawyers and public men of early Iowa] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30358 The Germans of Iowa and their accomplishments (Die Deutschen von Iowa und deren Errungenschaften)] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories2.htm#ia County and Town Histories], includes biographies


<center>'''[[Iowa Bible Records|Bible Records]]'''</center>
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Cemeteries|'''Cemetery Records''']]</span>
*[http://www.usgwarchives.net/ia/bibles.htm Family Bibles Iowa Archives], digital library of The USGenWeb Archives Project.<br><br>
----
*'''1662-1999''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4711 Iowa Cemetery Records] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*'''1800-2000''': {{RecordSearch|3518727|Iowa, Adjutant General's Office, Grave Registration Service, Cemetery Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*'''1930''': [http://iowawpagraves.org/index.php Graves registration] at Iowa Graves Survey; index only
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&CSst=4& Memorials] at Find a Grave ($)
*[http://iowagravestones.org/ Gravestone Search] at Iowa Gravestone Photo Project
*[https://billiongraves.com/search/cemetery Cemetery Search] at BillionGraves
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3854 Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records] at Ancestry; index only ($)


<center>'''[[Iowa Biography|Biographies]]'''</center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">'''[[Iowa Census|Census]]'''</span>
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/patriot/countyhistories2.htm#ia County and Town Histories of Iowa], with biographies.
----
*[http://iagenweb.org/state/countygrid.htm IAGenWeb Biographies] .
*''See [[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|US Census Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://iagenweb.org/history/history/index.htm IAGenWeb Iowa History - A Narrative History of the People of Iowa].
*'''1836-1925''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1084 Iowa State Census Collection] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20171029114906/http://www.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~iabiog/ Iowa Biographies Project].
*'''1838-1870''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3547 Iowa Compiled Census and Census Substitutes Index] at Ancestry; index only ($)  
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/iowa-genealogy/ Access Genealogy Iowa Biographies].
*'''1850-1880''': {{RecordSearch|2659389|Iowa Mortality Schedules}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7722 Iowa Biographical Dictionary, 1878] ($)  
*'''1850-1880''': {{RecordSearch|2274801| Iowa Non-Population Census Schedules}} at FamilySearch; images only
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=wu.89072938947;view=1up;seq=11 History of Iowa from the earliest times to the beginning of the twentieth century, 1903], e-book
*'''1885''': {{RecordSearch|1803643|Iowa State Census}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6812 Ancestry]'' ($)
*[http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/aaws/ African American Women Students at the University of Iowa, 1910-1960].
*'''1895''': {{RecordSearch|1803957|Iowa State Census}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7321 Ancestry]'' ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25893 Men of Iowa&nbsp;: a collection of portraits of representative men in business, professional and official life in the great state of] ($)  
*'''1905''': {{RecordSearch|2126961|Iowa State Census}} at FamilySearch; index & images; ''Also at [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60725 Ancestry]'' ($), ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-30309/1905-iowa-state-census?s=275764761 MyHeritage]'' ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3236 Iowa Progressive Men], ($). index.
*'''1915''': {{RecordSearch|2240483|Iowa State Census}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27398 A Memorial and biographical record of Iowa], ($), index, images.
*'''1925''': {{RecordSearch|2224537|Iowa State Census}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=27405 Biographies and portraits of the progressive men of Iowa&nbsp;: leaders in business, politics and the professions: together with an original and authentic history of the state.], ($), index, images.
*[http://usgwarchives.net/census/cen_io.htm Iowa Census Project] at US GenWeb
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28307 Iowa pioneer foundations], ($), index, images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=25953 Recollections and sketches of notable lawyers and public men of early Iowa&nbsp;: belonging to the first and second generations...], ($), index, images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=30358 The Germans of Iowa and their achievements (Die Deutschen von Iowa und deren Errungenschaften)], ($), index, images. (in German)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8596 Iowa History and Its Foremost Citizens], ($), index, images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23741 Historical sketches of Iowa Baptists], ($), index, images.
*[http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015022415965;view=1up;seq=9 A narrative history of the people of Iowa, Vol. 1], e-book, [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015022415957;view=1up;seq=9 Vol. 2], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015022415940;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 3], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015022415932;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 4], [http://babel.hathitrust.org/cgi/pt?id=mdp.39015022415924;view=1up;seq=7 Vol. 5] <br><br>


<center>'''[[Iowa Cemeteries|Cemetery Records]]'''</center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Church Records|'''Church Records''']]</span>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4711 Iowa Cemetery Records] ($)  
----
*[http://billiongraves.com/pages/search/#country=United+States&state=Iowa&county=0&search_text=&action=search_cemetery BillionGraves Iowa Cemeteries].
*'''1750-1899''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/62267/ U.S., Southern Baptist Church Records] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2026973|BillionGraves Index}}  
*'''1837-1987''': {{RecordSearch|2366597|Iowa Church and Civil Births and Baptisms}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://www.findagrave.com/cgi-bin/fg.cgi?page=gs&CSst=4& Findagrave.com].
*'''1839-2004''': {{RecordSearch|2790247|Iowa Church Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://interment.net/us/ia/index.htm Iowa Cemetery Records at Interment.net].
*'''1866-1919''': {{RecordSearch|4166196|Iowa, Evangelical Lutheran Church, Vital Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3854 Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records] ($)
*[http://iowagravestones.org/ Iowa Gravestone Photo Project]. Index, images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=4711 Iowa, Cemetery Records, 1662-1999], ($). index.
*[http://www.daddezio.com/cemetery/junction/CJ-IA-001.html Iowa Cemetery Junction], (D'Addezio). Index.
*[http://iowawpagraves.org/index.php Iowa WPA 1930's graves registration]. Index.
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/IA/Cemetery-Records.htm Iowa Cemetery Records]<br><br>


<center>'''[[Iowa Census|Census - State Census]]'''</center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Compiled Genealogies|'''Compiled Genealogies''']]</span>
*[[United States Census Online Genealogy Records|United States Online Census, 1790-1940]]
----
*[http://usgwarchives.net/census/cen_io.htm Iowa Census Project], indexes.
*'''1500-2000''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61157 North America, Family Histories] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1084 Iowa State Census Collection, 1836-1925] ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3547 Iowa Census, 1838-70] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2274801| Iowa Non-Population Census Schedules, 1850-1880}}, ($), images, no index.
*{{RecordSearch|1803643|Iowa State Census, 1885}} Index only.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=6812 Iowa, State Census, 1885] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1803957|Iowa State Census, 1895}} Index and images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7321 Iowa, State Census, 1895] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2126961|Iowa State Census, 1905}} Index and images.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60725 Iowa, State Census, 1905], ($), Index
*{{RecordSearch|2240483|Iowa State Census, 1915}} — index and images
*{{RecordSearch|2224537|Iowa State Census, 1925}} Images only. Broken down by county and town
*[http://www.newhorizonsgenealogicalservices.com/ia-census-tp.htm Iowa State Census Transcription Project]<br><br>


<center>'''[[Iowa Compiled Genealogies|Compiled Genealogies]]'''</center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Court Records|'''Court and Criminal Records''']]</span>
*[http://gedcomindex.com/Index_Pages/USIA.html GEDCOM Index Iowa]
----
*[http://iowagenealogy.org/?page_id=5988 Iowa Genealogical Society Pioneer, Century and Statehood Certificates] contain pedigree charts and other documentation which verifies that the Indexed Pioneer was in Iowa either since 1846, 1856 or for the last 100 years. Index only.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61157 North America, Family Histories, 1500-2000], index and images, ($).<br><br>


<center>'''[[Iowa Directories|Directories]]'''</center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Directories|'''Directories''']]</span>
*[http://distantcousin.com/Directories/IA/ DistantCousin.com Directories in Iowa.]
----
*[http://www.uscitydirectories.com/ia.htm US city directories for Iowa].
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinedirectorysite/Home/usa/ia Iowa Online Historical Directories] - listed by county.
*[https://web.archive.org/web/20161026184820/http://freepages.genealogy.rootsweb.ancestry.com/~anneryan/1892farm.htm 1892 Farmers Index for Southwest Iowa Counties]<br><br>


<center>'''[[Iowa History|History]]'''</center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa History|'''History''']]</span>
*[http://iagenweb.org/history/ IAGenWeb Iowa History].
----
*[http://iagenweb.org/history/history/index.htm IAGenWeb Iowa History].
*'''Up to 20thc''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7762 Iowa History] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26474 Iowa state gazetteer: embracing descriptive and historical sketches of counties, cities, towns and villages,...] ($), index.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26121 Documentary material relating to the history of Iowa] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7762 Iowa History Up To the 20th Century] ($), index.<br><br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26474 Iowa state gazetteer] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23867 Northwestern Iowa] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=24595 The Hollanders of Iowa] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/family/countyhistories2.htm#ia County and Town Histories], includes biographies


| style="width:50%; border:2px solid black; padding:7px; vertical-align:top" | <center>'''[[Iowa History|History continued]]'''</center>  
| style="width:50%; border:2px solid black; padding:7px; vertical-align:top" |
*[http://www.learnwebskills.com/patriot/countyhistories2.htm#ia County and Town Histories]  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Emigration and Immigration|'''Immigration Records''']]</span>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23867 Northwestern Iowa], ($), index, images.
----
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=26121 Documentary material relating to the history of Iowa], ($), index, images.
*''See [[United States Immigration Online Genealogy Records|US Immigration Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=24595 The Hollanders of Iowa], ($), index, images.
*'''1500s-1900s''': [https://www.ancestry.com/search/collections/7486/?arrival=_iowa-usa_18&count=50 All US and Canada, Passenger and Immigration Lists Index] at Ancestry; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Iowa; ''Also at [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10017/passenger-immigration-lists-1500-1900?s=1&formId=pili&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Iowa+epmo.similar MyHeritage]''; index only ($)
*[http://iowagenealogy.org/?page_id=6533 IGS school, sorority, fraternity, and Who’s Who yearbooks.], images.  
*'''1895-1956''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10942/united-states-border-crossings-from-canada-1895-1956?s=1&formId=collection_10942:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Iowa+epmo.similar&qevents=List US Border Crossings from Canada] at MyHeritage; index & images ($); includes those with Destination of Iowa
*[https://archive.org/details/illustratedhisto00intutt An illustrated history of the state of Iowa, being a complete civil, political, and military history of the state, from its first exploration down to 1875;], partial index, images.<br><br>


<center>'''[[Iowa Land and Property|Land Records]]'''</center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''Cultural Immigration Groups'''''</span><br>
*[http://www.glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspx Bureau of Land Management Land Patents], 1788-1960, index.
*'''1920-1939''': [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10924/germany-bremen-emigration-lists-1920-1939?s=1&formId=collection_10924:searchFormDef&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=master,immigration&p=1&qevents-event1=Event+et.any+ep.Iowa+epmo.similar&qevents=List Germany, Bremen Emigration Lists] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Iowa
*{{RecordSearch|2074276|U.S., Bureau of Land Management Tract Books, 1820-1908}} Images only.
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10019/germans-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Iowa+epmo.similar Germans Immigrating to the US] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Iowa
*[https://iowalandrecords.org/portal/ Iowa Land Records]
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10030/italians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Iowa+epmo.similar Italians Immigrating to the US] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Iowa
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 U.S., Homestead Records, 1863-1908] ($) index and images<br><br>
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-10029/russians-immigrating-to-the-united-states?s=1&formId=immigration-norels&formMode=1&useTranslation=1&exactSearch=&action=query&initialFormIds=immigration,pili,immigration-norels&p=1&qimmigration=Event+et.immigration+ep.Iowa+epmo.similar Russians Immigrating to the US] at MyHeritage; index only ($); includes those with Destination of Iowa


<center>'''[[Iowa Maps|Maps]]'''</center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Indigenous Peoples of Iowa|'''Indigenous Peoples of Iowa''']]</span>
*[http://www.mapofus.org/iowa/ Maps of Iowa from MapofUS.org]. Includes boundary changes map.
----
*[http://publications.newberry.org/ahcbp/pages/Iowa.html Newberry Library Atlas of Historical County Boundaries]  
*''See [[Native American Online Genealogy Records|US Native American Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23853 The Iowa handbook for 1856 with a new and correct map] ($)<br><br>


<center>'''[[Iowa Military Records|Military Records]]'''</center>
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Land and Property|'''Land Records''']]</span>
<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''General Records'''''</span></center>  
----
*{{RecordSearch|2546162|United States Rosters of Revolutionary War Soldiers and Sailors, 1775-1783}} — images
*'''1788 to current''': [https://glorecords.blm.gov/search/default.aspxsearch/default.aspx Land Patents] at Bureau of Land Management
*{{RecordSearch|1880762|U.S., Registers of Enlistments in the U.S. Army, 1798-1914}} Index and images.
*'''1800-1955''': {{RecordSearch|2074276|US Bureau of Land Management Tract Books}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*{{RecordSearch|1979425|U.S., Old War Pension Index, 1815-1926}} Index Only.
*'''1863-1908''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=60593 US Homestead Records] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1919699|U.S., General Index to Pension Files, 1861-1934}}.
*[https://iowalandrecords.org/portal/ Iowa Real Estate Documents] at Iowa Land Records
*{{RecordSearch|1916230|U.S., National Homes for Disabled Volunteer Soldiers, 1866-1938}} Partial index and images.
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Land Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7715 Iowa Soldiers, Sailors and Marines, 1885] Includes War of 1812, Mexican War and Civil War ($)  
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28266 List of ex-soldiers, sailors and marines living in Iowa] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} Index only.
*{{RecordSearch|1834308|U.S., Index to General Correspondence of the Pension Office, 1889-1904}} Index only.
*{{RecordSearch|1832324|U.S., Veterans Administration Pension Payment Cards, 1907-1933}} Index and images.<br><br>


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Indian Wars, dates vary'''''</span></center>
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Maps|'''Maps''']]</span>
*{{RecordSearch|1979427|U.S., Index to Indian Wars Pension Files, 1892-1926}} Index only. Free!<br><br>
----
*'''1856''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=23853 The Iowa handbook with map] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[https://digital.newberry.org/ahcb/pages/Iowa.html Atlas of Historical County Boundaries] at The Newberry Library
*[http://www.mapofus.org/iowa/ Maps of Iowa] at MapOfUS


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''War of 1812, 1812-1815'''''</span></center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Military Records|'''Military''']]</span>
*{{RecordSearch|1916219|U.S., War of 1812 Index to Service Records, 1812-1815}} Index only.<br><br>
----
<span style="color: black">'''''Nationwide Databases'''''</span><br>
*''[[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Mexican War, 1846-1848'''''</span></center>
<span style="color: black">'''''General Records'''''</span><br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=2058 U.S., Compiled Military Service Records for American Volunteer Soldiers, Mexican War, 1845-1848], index, images.
*'''1862-1976''': {{RecordSearch|4114270|Iowa Military Discharge Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*{{RecordSearch|1987567|U.S., Mexican War Index and Service Records, 1846-1848}} Index only.
*'''1885''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7715 Iowa Soldiers, Sailors and Marines] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1979390|U.S., Mexican War Pension Index, 1887-1926}} Index only.<br><br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=28266 List of ex-soldiers, sailors and marines living in Iowa] at Ancestry; index only ($)


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Civil War, 1861-1865'''''</span></center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''Indian Wars, dates vary'''''</span><br>
*[http://www.nps.gov/civilwar/soldiers-and-sailors-database.htm Civil War Soldiers and Sailors Database].
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3854 Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records] ($)
*{{RecordSearch|2351982|Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records, 1861-1865}} Images only. Arranged by county and then by posts.
*{{RecordSearch|1922519|United States Civil War Widows and Other Dependents Pension Files, 1861-1934}} Index (free) and images ($); INCOMPLETE
*{{RecordSearch|1471019|U.S., Civil War and Later Pension Index, 1861-1917}} Index (free) and images ($)
*{{RecordSearch|1916234|U.S., Records of Confederate Prisoners of War, 1861-1865}} Images only.
*{{RecordSearch|1979426|U.S., Remarried Widows Index to Pension Applications, 1887-1942}} Index only.
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7827 Iowa Regiments in the Civil War], ($), index, images.<br><br>


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Spanish-American War, 1898'''''</span></center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''Revolutionary War, 1774-1783'''''</span><br>
*{{RecordSearch|1919583|U.S. Index to Service Records, War with Spain, 1898}}.<br><br>
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''World War I, 1917-1918'''''</span></center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''War of 1812, 1812-1815'''''</span><br>
*{{RecordSearch|1968530|U.S. WW I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918}} Index and images.<br><br>
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''World War II, 1941-1945'''''</span></center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''Mexican War, 1846-1848'''''</span><br>
*{{RecordSearch|2028680|U.S., World War II Army Enlistment Records, 1938-1946}} Index only.
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://www.accessgenealogy.com/data/worldwartwo.php?ccsForm=ww3 World War II Casualties (Army and Air Force)] Free!
*{{RecordSearch|2127320|United States World War II Prisoners of War of the Japanese, 1941-1945}} — index
*{{RecordSearch|1339071|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942 (Image Browse)}}.
*{{RecordSearch|1861144|United States, World War II Draft Registration Cards, 1942}} (images with partial index). <br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8825 Iowa, World War II Bonus Case Files, 1947-1954]($)
*[http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/search/collection/wwii World War II Iowa Press Clippings], images.<br><br>


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Korean War, 1950-1953'''''</span></center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''Florida War, 1855-1858'''''</span><br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/ia-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Iowa]<br><br>
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>


<center><span style="color: #cc9999">'''''Vietnam War, 1964-1972'''''</span></center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''Civil War, 1861-1865'''''</span><br>
*[http://www.vietvet.org/statewall/iowa/ia.htm The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Iowa]  
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ia-alpha.pdf U.S. Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Iowa]<br><br>
*'''1861-1949''': {{RecordSearch|2351982|Iowa, Grand Army of the Republic Membership Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=3854 Iowa Civil War Soldier Burial Records] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=7827 Iowa Regiments in the Civil War] at Ancestry; index only ($)


<center>'''[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|Naturalization and Citizenship]]'''</center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''Spanish-American War, 1898'''''</span><br>
*[https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1629 U.S. Naturalization Record Indexes for Illinois, Indiana, Wisconsin, Iowa, 1791-1992] Index ($)
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61198 Iowa, Federal Naturalization Records, 1856-1937], index and images, ($).<br><br>
*[http://iowagenealogy.org/?page_id=5363 Death Information-TAPS] at Iowa Genealogical Society


<center>'''[[Iowa Newspapers|Newspapers]]'''</center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''World War I, 1917-1918'''''</span><br>
*[https://sites.google.com/site/onlinenewspapersite/Home/usa/ia Iowa Online Historical Newspapers]
*'''1923-1927''': {{RecordSearch|5000051|Iowa, World War I Bonus Applications}} at FamilySearch; index
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=18&categoryFilterID=38&showPaging=true Iowa Newspapers] ($)
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://digital.lib.uiowa.edu/cdm/search/collection/wwii World War II Iowa Press Clippings], images.
*[http://newspaperarchive.com/us/iowa/ Newspaper Archive Iowa]
*[http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Iowa/?kbid=10435&m=13 Iowa Newspaper Archives (1837–1902) ], Genealogy Bank
*[http://www.iowaoldpress.com/index.html Iowa Old Press]
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/IA/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Iowa Newspapers]<br><br>


<center>'''[[Iowa Obituaries|Obituaries]]'''</center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''World War II, 1941-1945'''''</span><br>
*[http://www.deathindexes.com/iowa/index.html Online Iowa Death Records Indexes and Obituaries], by county
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://iagenweb.org/state/countygrid.htm IAGenWeb Obituaries]  
*'''1940-1945''': {{RecordSearch|2796750|Iowa, World War II Draft Registration Cards}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://distantcousin.com/obits/ia/ DistantCousin.com Iowa obituaries]
*'''1947-1954''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=8825 Iowa, WW II Bonus Case Files] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*[http://iowagenealogy.org/?page_id=5175 Iowa Genealogical Society obituaries index]
*[http://www.ancestorhunt.com/iowa_newspaper_obituaries.htm Ancestor Hunt online Iowa obituaries]
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ia/statewide/webbbs_config.pl Iowa Statewide Obituary and Death Notice Collection], GenealogyBuff.com
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ia/ia-central.htm Central Iowa Obituaries], GenealogyBuff.com
*[http://ldsgenealogy.com/IA/Newspapers-and-Obituaries.htm Iowa Obituaries]
*{{RecordSearch|2333694|United States, GenealogyBank Obituaries, 1980-2014}} — index and images<br><br>


<center>'''Periodicals'''</center>
<span style="color: black">'''''Korean War, 1950-1953'''''</span><br>
*[https://search.findmypast.com/search/periodical-source-index PERiodical Source Index], index and images, ($)
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
<br>
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/korean-war/casualty-lists/ia-alpha.pdf US Military Fatal Casualties of the Korean War for Iowa] at Archives.gov


<center>'''[[Iowa Probate Records|Probate Records]]'''</center>  
<span style="color: black">'''''Vietnam War, 1964-1972'''''</span><br>
*[http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9064 Iowa, Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997], ($), index and images, incomplete.<br><br>
*''See [[United States Military Online Genealogy Records|US Military Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*[http://www.vietvet.org/statewall/iowa/ia.htm The Vietnam Veterans Memorial - Iowa] at Viet Vet
*[http://www.archives.gov/research/military/vietnam-war/casualty-lists/ia-alpha.pdf US Military Fatal Casualties of the Vietnam War for Iowa] at Archives.gov


<center>'''[[Iowa Taxation|Tax Records]]'''</center>  
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Naturalization and Citizenship|'''Naturalization''']]</span>
*{{RecordSearch|2075263|U.S., Internal Revenue Assessment Lists, 1862-1874}} Images only.
----
<br>
*''See [[United States Naturalization and Citizenship Online Genealogy Records|US Naturalization Online Genealogy Records]]''<br>
*'''1791-1992''': [https://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=1629 US Naturalization Record Indexes for Iowa (Indexed in World Archives Project)] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1856-1937''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=61198 Iowa Federal Naturalization Records] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1859-1990''': {{RecordSearch|3155890|US Iowa Naturalization Records}} at FamilySearch; index & images
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Newspapers|'''Newspapers''']]</span>
----
*'''1800-2021''': [http://newspaperarchive.com/us/iowa/ Newspaper Archive Search] at Newspaper Archive
*'''1800-Current''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=50040 Iowa, U.S., Newspapers.com™ Stories and Events Index, 's-current] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*'''1836-1976''': [http://www.genealogybank.com/gbnk/newspapers/explore/USA/Iowa/?kbid=10435&m=13 Iowa Newspaper Archives] at Genealogy Bank
*[http://search.ancestry.com/oldsearch/locality/dbpage.aspx?tp=2&p=18&categoryFilterID=38&showPaging=true Iowa Newspapers & Periodicals] at Ancestry; index only ($)
*[https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-12015/names-stories-in-newspapers-from-oldnewscom-iowa-north-dakota-south?s=275764761 Names and Stories in Newspapers from OldNews.com™ (Iowa, North Dakota, South Dakota)] at MyHeritage; index & images ($)
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Obituaries|'''Obituaries''']]</span>
----
*'''1980-2014''': {{RecordSearch|2333694|US GenealogyBank Obituaries}} at FamilySearch; index & images
*[http://www.genealogybuff.com/ia/statewide/webbbs_config.pl Iowa Statewide Obituary Collection and Death Notices Collection] at Genealogy Buff
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Occupation and Business Records|'''Occupation and Business Records''']]</span>
* [https://www.myheritage.com/research/collection-20287/iowa-state-employees?s=275764761 Iowa, State Employees] at MyHeritage; index & images ($)
----
 
<span style="font-size:16px">'''[[Iowa Periodicals|Periodicals]]'''</span>
----
*[https://www.genealogycenter.info/persi/ PERiodical Source Index (PERSI)] at Allen County Public Library; index
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Probate Records|'''Probate Records''']]</span>
----
*'''1758-1997''': [http://search.ancestry.com/search/db.aspx?dbid=9064 Iowa Wills and Probate Records] at Ancestry; index & images ($)
*[https://www.familysearch.org/search/full-text Full-Text Search - Wills and Probate Records] at FamilySearch - index & images; dates, records, and places vary
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Taxation|'''Tax Records''']]</span>
----
*'''1862-1874''': {{RecordSearch|2075263|US Internal Revenue Assessment Lists}} at FamilySearch; images only
*'''1934-1958''': {{RecordSearch|2573700|Iowa, Old Age Assistance Records}} at FamilySearch; index only
 
<span style="font-size:16px">[[Iowa Voting Records|'''Voting Records''']]</span>
----


<center>'''Welfare Records'''</center>
*{{RecordSearch|2573700| Iowa, Old Age Assistance Records, 1934-1946}}, index.
|}
|}
</div>
</div>
<div style="flex:1">
<div style="flex:1">
{{IO-sidebar}}  
{{IA-sidebar}}  
</div>
</div>
</div>
</div>
<noinclude>
[[Category:Templates for IA pages]]
</noinclude>
{{Iowa|Iowa}}  
{{Iowa|Iowa}}  
{{H-langs|en=Iowa Online Genealogy Records|es=Registros genealógicos en línea de Iowa}}
[[es:Registros genealógicos en línea de Iowa]]
[[Category:Iowa,_United_States]] [[Category:United_States_Online_Genealogy_Records]]
[[Category:Iowa,_United_States]] [[Category:United States Online Genealogy Records]]

Latest revision as of 17:31, 15 July 2025

Iowa Statewide Online Genealogy Records

This table shows links to statewide collections. To find links to collections on the county level, use the county Wiki pages. Some subscription websites listed below can be searched for free at a FamilySearch center or FamilySearch affiliate library.

For United States nationwide collections, go to the United States Online Genealogy Records page.

Vital Records


Births

Marriages

Deaths

Divorce

African American


Archives and Libraries


Bible Records


Biography


Cemetery Records


Census


Church Records


Compiled Genealogies


Court and Criminal Records


Directories


History


Immigration Records


Cultural Immigration Groups

Indigenous Peoples of Iowa


Land Records


Maps


Military


Nationwide Databases

General Records

Indian Wars, dates vary

Revolutionary War, 1774-1783

War of 1812, 1812-1815

Mexican War, 1846-1848

Florida War, 1855-1858

Civil War, 1861-1865

Spanish-American War, 1898

World War I, 1917-1918

World War II, 1941-1945

Korean War, 1950-1953

Vietnam War, 1964-1972

Naturalization


Newspapers


Obituaries


Occupation and Business Records


Periodicals


Probate Records


Tax Records


Voting Records


Iowa Wiki Topics
Iowa flag.png
Beginning Research
Record Types
Iowa Background
Cultural Groups
Local Research Resources