Scott County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
Scott County was named for Winfield Scott and is located in southeastern part of Iowa.

County Courthouse
Scott County Courthouse 400 West 4th Street Davenport, IA 52801 Phone: 563-326-8648 Scott County Website

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Biographies

 * Biographical History and Portrait Gallery of Scott County, Iowa Chicago, IL: American Biographical Publishing Co., 1895. Online at:, HathiTrust.
 * Fifty Years in Iowa: Being the Personal Reminiscences of J.M.D. Burrows, 1838 to 1888. By J. M. D. Burrows. Davenport, IA: Glass & Co., 1888. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($).
 * History of Scott County, Iowa: and Biographies of Representative Citizens. Chicago, IL: Inter-State Publishing Co., 1882. Online at:  Vol. I -, HathiTrust.


 * Scott County, Iowa Biographies Project at RootsWeb — links to biographies and local histories

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Iowa, State Employees at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Census Records
State Census
 * 1885 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1895 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1905 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images (individual cards, not family context)
 * 1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1925 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records
Lutheran
 * 1845-1987 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * FamilySearch Places
 * 1781-1969 U.S., Evangelical Lutheran Church in America Church Records, 1781-1969 at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Court Records

 * 1836-1850 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1837-1917 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1837-1917 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1839-1884 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — Index & images
 * 1860-1930 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1914-1954 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * The Davenport Public Library has most of the local records on microfilm.

Directories

 * 1856-1893 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images


 * 1877 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Funeral Homes

 * Cunnick-Collins Life Celebration Center in Davenport
 * Halligan McCabe DeVries Funeral Home in Davenport
 * Heesch Funeral Home in Le Claire
 * McGinnis-Chambers Funeral Home in Bettendorf and Eldridge
 * Runge Mortuary and Crematory Funeral in Davenport
 * Weerts Funeral Home in Davenport

Genealogies

 * Genealogical line of paternal descent of Waterman family of Davenport, Iowa at Ancestry ($)

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1838-1932 at FamilySearch Catalog - indexes & images

Local Histories

 * History of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa. By Harry E. Downer. Chicago, IL: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1910. Online at: Vol I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive; Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library; Vols. I & II - HathiTrust.
 * Scott County, Iowa History. Iowa Writers program. Davenport, IA: Work Projects Administration, State of Iowa, 1942. Online at: Ancestry ($).
 * History of War Activities of Scott County, Iowa, 1917-1918. By Ralph W Cram. Davenport, IA: Fidlar Y Chambers, 1919. Online at: Internet Archive.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1860-1918 U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Scott County at Ancestry ($) - index.
 * 1875-2007 Scott County 1875-2007 at Historic Map Works - may include names of land-owners.
 * 1886-1956 Fire Insurance Maps for Scott County, Iowa at Library of Congress - various years between 1886 and 1956.
 * IAGenWeb - Scott County.
 * Iowa Digital Library, Scott County at Iowa University Libraries.
 * Scott County Maps at FamilySearch Catalog.
 * The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections, Scott County at State Library of Iowa.
 * Township Map of 1875 Scott County, Iowa with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound).
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places.

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1835-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index only
 * 1862-1910 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War
 * 1861-1949 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War service men in Scott County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:
 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E, F, G, H, I, K, L, and M
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B and C
 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E and I
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company A, C, D, E, G, H, I and M
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B, E, F, and K
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I and K

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1838-1930 (*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — Part index, images
 * 1842-1930 (*); Scott County Genealogical Society at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1859-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * 1922-1929 — The Davenport Democrat and Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1854-1862, 1864-1871, 1873-1886, 1891, 1897-1898, and 1958 — Davenport Daily Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1808, 1858-1859, 1865, 1876, and 1891-1904 — Davenport Daily Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1847-1854, 1857, 1874-1884, and 1886-1887 — Davenport Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1895-1903 — Davenport Daily Republican at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1817, 1854, 1867-1874, 1876-1877, 1882-1883, and 1885 — The Daily Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1808, 1889, and 1893-1904 — Davenport Weekly Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1880, 1887-1892 — Davenport Morning Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1887-1894, 1902 — The Davenport Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1922-1923, 1926-1927 — Davenport Democrat And Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1893-1896, 1899-1901, 1903 — The Davenport Leader at Ancestry.com ($) —Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1881-1884 — Davenport Weekly Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1904-1905 — Tri-City Star at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1879-1880, 1891, 1895 — Davenport Daily Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1955 — Morning Democrat at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1852-1853 — Democratic Banner at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1883, 1922-1923, 1925-1929 — The Davenport Democrat at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1869, 1873, 1895-1896, 1898-1899, 1901, 1903-1904 — Daily Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1905 — Davenport Morning Star at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1758-1997 Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1831-1980 (*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1860-1987 (*); Clerk of the District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — index & images
 * 1898-1931 (*); County Treasure at FamilySearch Catalog — images
 * 1900-1925 (*); at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 1934-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1850-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1921-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1518-1996 Iowa, United States Marriages at Findmypast — index ($)
 * 1809-1992 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1836-1925 Scott County Marriage Certificates at The Davenport Public Library - Index
 * 1836-1926 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1951 Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1941-1951 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Death

 * 1845-1987 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images; selected counties, incomplete; includes, death, church, and cemetery records
 * 1850-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and some images; Also at: MyHeritage($)
 * 1856-1989 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1900-1939 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939 at MyHeritage — index ($)
 * 1904-1951 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1920-1967 Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967 at Ancestry — index & images ($)

Divorce

 * 1837-1940 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

FamilySearch Centers

 * Davenport Iowa FamilySearch Center
 * Muscatine Iowa FamilySearch Center
 * Cook Memorial Library - an affiliate library
 * Geneseo Public Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Scott County Library System 200 North Sixth Avenue Eldridge, IA 52748 Phone: 563-285-4794 Email: [mailto:information@scottcountylibrary.org information@scottcountylibrary.org] Website Davenport Library Richardson-Sloane Special Collections Center 321 N. Main Street Davenport, IA 52801-1490 Phone: 563-326-7902 Website

Museums
German American Heritage Center and Museum 712 W 2nd Street Davenport, IA 52802 Phone: 563-322-8844 Email: [mailto:info@gahc.org info@gahc.org] Website

Societies
Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society P.O. Box 3132 Davenport, IA 52808 Email: [mailto:scigscorsec@yahoo.com scigscorsec@yahoo.com] Website

Websites

 * Scott County at Cyndi's List - a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online
 * Scott County at Genealogy Trails - volunteer transcriptions of genealogical and historical data
 * Scott County at Iowa USGenWeb - free online resources for genealogical research
 * Scott County at Iowa USGenWeb Archives - free online data for genealogical research
 * Scott County at Linkpendium - genealogy and family history
 * State Historical Society of Iowa — select from research collection topics
 * State Library of Iowa — electronic depository of documents intended for the general public produced by Iowa agencies
 * The Iowa Heritage Digital Collection — digital images from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.