Hardin County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Hardin County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and 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 was destroyed.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



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

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

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Coonville
 * Union

Local Histories

 * Moir, William J. Past and present of Hardin County, Iowa. Indianapolis : B. F. Bowen, 1911.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

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

Military

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

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G

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 ($)
 * Hardin County Index. 1949-50, 1953, and 1959. Eldora, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * The Eldora Herald Ledger.1950. Eldora, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Iowa Falls Citizen Hardin County Times.1955. Iowa Falls, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

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
Hardin County Historical Society 1603 Washington Street Eldora, IA 50627 Lea Babcock, President Telephone:641-939-5137 E-mail: [mailto:dlbabcock@heartofiowa.net dlbabcock@heartofiowa.net] Website

Iowa Lakes Genealogical Society 600 West 11th Street Spencer IA 51301-3235 Website