Washington County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Washington County

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

Parent County
1838--Washington County was created 18 January 1838 from Henry, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties. It was formerly named Slaughter County, but the name changed to Washington County 25 January 1839. County seat: Washington

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
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Henry • Iowa • Jefferson • Johnson • Keokuk • Louisa

Biographies

 * Washington County, Iowa Biographical Dictionary at Ancestry.com ($)

Lutheran

 * Records of the Immanuel Lutheran Church, Washington County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Local Histories
The History of Washington County, Iowa, 1880

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

Civil War

 * - 7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies I and K
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies A and I
 * - 30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 31st Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Washington County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Washington County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Washington County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)