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Revision as of 19:53, 20 February 2014
United States 
Iowa Hamilton County
Guide to Hamilton County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Hamilton County, Iowa | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Iowa | |
 Location of Iowa in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | January 8, 1857 |
|---|---|
| County Seat | Webster City |
| Courthouse | |
County Courthouse[edit | edit source]
History[edit | edit source]
Parent County[edit | edit source]
1857--Hamilton County was created 8 January 1857 from Webster County. County seat: Webster City [1]
Boundary Changes[edit | edit source]
Record Loss[edit | edit source]
Places/Localities[edit | edit source]
Populated Places[edit | edit source]
Neighboring Counties[edit | edit source]
Boone | Franklin | Hardin | Story | Webster | Wright
Resources[edit | edit source]
Cemeteries[edit | edit source]
Cass Center Cemetery, Webster City BillionGraves. Google shows this one as 'Cass Creek Cemetery'.
Church[edit | edit source]
Most church records are held by individual churches. Some denominations are gathering their records into a central repository. For more information about these major repositories, see Iowa Church Records.
Lutheran[edit | edit source]
Bethesda
- Records of the Bethesda Lutheran Church, Hamilton County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
Elim Lutheran Church, Randall
- Records of the Elim Lutheran Church, Randall, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
Stanhope
- Records of the American Lutheran Church, Stanhope, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).
Court[edit | edit source]
Land[edit | edit source]
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. They include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Iowa Land and Property for information about early Iowa land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, transactions were usually recorded and housed at the county courthouse.
Local Histories [edit | edit source]
Local histories are available for Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Iowa Local Histories.
Maps[edit | edit source]
Military[edit | edit source]
Civil War[edit | edit source]
Regiments. Service men in Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed in Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy:
- - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company F
Newspapers[edit | edit source]
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
Probate[edit | edit source]
In most counties in Iowa, probate records have been kept by the county judge. They include wills, fee books, claim registers, legacy records, inheritance records, probate ticklers, and dockets. The records are available at the county courthouse.
Taxation[edit | edit source]
Iowa tax records complement land records and can supplement the years between censuses. Iowa's unique Old Age Assistance tax gives names, addresses and birth years. There may be gaps of several years. For more information, see the wiki page Iowa Taxation.
Vital Records[edit | edit source]
Vital Records consist of births, marriages, divorces, and deaths recorded by civil officials on registers, certificates, and other documents. Copies or extracts may be purchased from the Iowa Department of Public Health or the County Clerk's office. See also Iowa Vital Records.
Societies and Libraries[edit | edit source]
Family History Centers[edit | edit source]
Web Sites[edit | edit source]
- Family History Library Catalog
- Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Hamilton County, IAGenWeb
References[edit | edit source]
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).