Warren County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Warren County

Guide to Warren County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse

 * Warren County homepage

Parent County
1846--Warren County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Mahaska County prior to organization 10 February 1849. County seat: Indianola

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Iowa County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Iowa County Boundary Maps" (1816-1872) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss

 * 1856 Warren County Census missing (?). For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Clarke | Dallas | Lucas | Madison | Marion | Polk

Biographies

 * All of the family biographies from the History of Warren County, Iowa (1879) by Union Historical Company are available free online at My Genealogy Hound.

Cemeteries

 * Warren County Cemeteries list as found in Cemetery and Death Records of Warren County, Iowa by the Warren County Genealogical Society, 1980
 * Warren County gravestones Iowa gravestone project

Census

 * 1850 Warren County, Iowa
 * 1853 Warren County, Iowa State Census
 * 1860 Warren County, Iowa link to index pages and transcriptions

Lutheran

 * Records of the St. Paul Lutheran Church, Martensdale, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * Fold3.com ($) has Des Moines City Directories 1881-1913 (2 yrs. missing) and miscellaneous years going back to 1866 available online.
 * 1875 Patrons of the Iowa State Atlas (Warren County)
 * 1875 Warren County Business Directory
 * 1879 City Directories for Warren Countylink to index of City's indexed and mapped

Local Histories

 * History of Warren County, Iowa (Des Moines: Union Historical Company, 1879) Bioindex, all 644 bios online
 * History of Warren County, Iowa...to 1908, by Rev. W. C. Martin. Chicago: S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1908. - index, 27 bios online

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa
 * 1875 Map of the City of Indianola

Military

 * List of Warren County Pensioners on the Roll Jan 1, 1883

Civil War

 * Civil War Soldiers Enlistment Records (1861-1864)
 * Grand Army of the Republic (GAR) Card File for Union Soldiers in the Civil War


 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies B and G
 * - 15th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 48th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A

Newspapers

 * Warren County Newspapers 1855-1896


 * Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
 * Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers. This database is free at some libraries.

Probate

 * Warren County, Iowa Probate Index provided by the Warren County Historical Society

Taxation

 * First Tax List of Warren County, Iowa, August 20, 1849
 * Warren County, Iowa Tax List 1855

Vital Records

 * Index of Warren County Marriages (1849-1899) provided by the Warren County Historical Society

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Warren County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Iowa Genweb: Warren County
 * Rootsweb: Warren County message board
 * Warren County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Warren County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)