Hardin County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Hardin County

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

Parent County
1851--Hardin County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Marshall County prior to organization 2 March 1853. County seat:  Eldora

Record Loss
1856 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties
Butler • Franklin • Grundy • Hamilton • Marshall • Story • Wright

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Coonville
 * Union

Maps

 * Iowa USGS Topographic

Choose Airport, Bridge, Building, Cemetery, Church, Civil, Hospital, Lake, Locale, Park, Populated Place, Post Office, School, Stream, Summit, Trail http://www.topozone.com/states/Iowa.asp?county=Hardin

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.
 * Eldora Herald Ledger (Eldora, Iowa) at Ancestry.com ($)

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Hardin County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Hardin County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)