Fayette County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1837--Fayette County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. it was attached to Clayton County prior to organiztoin 7 February 1859. County seat:  West Union

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.

Neighboring Counties
Allamakee • Black Hawk •  Bremer •  Buchanan •  Chickasaw •  Clayton •  Delaware •  Winnishiek

Record Loss
1872 Courthouse was burned.

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

Lutheran
Clermont


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Clermont, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Hope Lutheran Church, Westgate


 * Records of the Hope Lutheran Church, Westgate, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Richfield


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Richfield, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

West Union


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, West Union, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

History

 * Past and present of Fayette County, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Fayette County Historical Society. Heritage of Fayette County, Iowa, 1996. West Union, Iowa] : Fayette County, IA Heritage Book Committee, c1996.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Peterman, Thomas Draper. Historical sketches of Fayette County, Iowa, in the 40's and 50's. [S.l. : s.n., 19--?].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * The History of Fayette County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers, history of the northwest, history of Iowa, map of Fayette County. Chicago : Western Historical Co., 1878.
 * Online at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Past and present of Fayette County, Iowa : illustrated. Marceline, Mo. : Walsworth, [197-?].
 * Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

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

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C
 * - 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 15th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company H
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Waterloo newspapers that may have included Fayette County residents. This database is free at some libraries.
 * The Oelwein Daily Register. 1841-1848 Oelwein, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


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

Fayette County probate case files are scheduled to become available for free online at FamilySearch as images become available. For more information, click here.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Iowa, Fayette County Probate Case Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)


 * 1851-1928 — Fayette County Probate Records at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only;

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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

Repositories
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Courthouses
Fayette County Courthouse 114 North Vine Street P.O. Box 226 West Union, IA 52175 (563) 422-3687   Fayette County

Family History Centers



 * Cedar Falls/Waterloo Iowa Family History Center 3006 Pleasant Drive, Cedar Falls, Iowa 50613 United States; Phone: 319-266-6374; Location Map

Societies
Fayette County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society 100 North Walnut Street West Union, Iowa 52175 Telephone:563-422-5797 E-mail: [mailto:fayettehistorical@gmail.com fayettehistorical@gmail.com] Website

Oelwein Area Genealogical Society P.O. Box 389 Oelwein, IA 50662-0389 E-mail: [mailto:Oelwein_Area_Genealogical_Society@hotmail.com Oelwein_Area_Genealogical_Society@hotmail.com] Website

Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog