Louisa County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Louisa County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1836--Louisa County was created 7 December 1836 from Des Moines County. County seat:  Wapello

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Des Moines • Henry •  Johnson •  Muscatine •  Washington •  Henderson County, Illinois •  Mercer County, Illinois •  Rock Island County, Illinois

Census
State Census
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Local Histories

 * History of Louisa County Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1912 Vol. 1. By Arthur Springer. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1911-1912. Online at Google Books,Internet Archive;.


 * Reminiscences of pioneer life. By Robert R. Latta. Kansas City, Missouri : Frankling Hudson, c1912. Online at, Internet Archive, HathiTrust;.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H
 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Burlington newspapers dating back to the 1840's that may have included Louisa County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1921-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Louisa County Historical Society 722 N Chestnut St Wapello, IA 52653-1006 Website