Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy
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
History
Parent County
1857--Hamilton County was created 8 January 1857 from Webster County. County seat: Webster City [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Boone | Franklin | Hardin | Story | Webster | Wright
Resources
Cemeteries
Cass Center Cemetery, Webster City BillionGraves. Google shows this one as 'Cass Creek Cemetery'.
Church
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
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 ($).
Court
Land
Land and property records can place an ancestor in a particular location, provide economic information, and reveal family relationships. They include: deeds, abstracts and indexes, mortgages, leases, grants and land patents.
See Iowa Land and Property for information about early Iowa land grants. After land was transferred to private ownership, transactions were usually recorded and housed at the county courthouse.
Local Histories
Local histories are available for Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy. County histories may include biographies, church, school and government history, and military information. For more information about local histories, see the wiki page section Iowa Local Histories.
Maps
Military
Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
Probate
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
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
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
Family History Centers
Web Sites
- Family History Library Catalog
- Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
- Hamilton County, IAGenWeb
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).