Iowa County, Iowa Genealogy
- This article is about a southeastern county of Iowa. For other uses, see Iowa (disambiguation).
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Guide to Iowa County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.
| Iowa County, Iowa | |
| Map | |
 Location in the state of Iowa | |
 Location of Iowa in the U.S. | |
| Facts | |
| Founded | February 17, 1843 |
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| County Seat | Marengo |
| Courthouse | |
County Courthouse
History
Parent County
1843--Iowa County was created 17 February 1843 from Keokuk County. It was attached to Poweshiek and Johnson Counties prior to organization 1 July 1845. County seat: Marengo [1]
Boundary Changes
Record Loss
Places/Localities
Populated Places
Neighboring Counties
Benton | Johnson | Keokuk | Linn | Poweshiek | Tama | Washington
Resources
Cemeteries
- Oak Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg BillionGraves
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.
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 Iowa 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
Civil War
Regiments. Service men in Iowa 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 Iowa County, Iowa Genealogy:
- - 7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
- - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
- - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
- - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
- - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
- - 24th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
- - 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies B, G and I
Newspapers
Additional newspapers abstracts can sometimes be found using search phrases such as Iowa County, Iowa Genealogy newspapers in online catalogs like:
- WorldCat
- FamilySearch. Do a Iowa County, Iowa Genealogy Place-name search for these and other records in the FamilySearch Catalog (For instructions see, FamilySearch Catalog Place-name Search).
*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers that may have included Iowa County residents. This database is free at some 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
References
- ↑ The Handybook for Genealogists: United States of America,10th ed. (Draper, UT:Everton Publishers, 2002).