Dubuque County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Dubuque County

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

County Courthouse
Dubuque County Courthouse 720 Central Avenue Dubuque, IA 52001

(319) 589-4418

Dubuque County

Parent County
1834--Dubuque County was created 1 October 1834 from Michigan Territory. County seat:  Dubuque

Neighboring Counties
Clayton | Delaware | Jackson | Jones | Jo Daviess County, Illinois | Grant County, Wisconsin

Census
Iowa recorded not only the federal census but state census through out the years too. The state census contains very valuable genealogical information. Where the census information can be found, what years it was taken, mortality schedules, census substitutions and much more is discussed in the very informative Iowa Census article.


 * 1836 State Transcription and Index
 * 1840
 * 1841 State Transcription and Index
 * 1842 State Transcription and Index
 * 1844 State Transcription and Index
 * 1846 State Transcription and Index
 * 1847 State Transcription and Index
 * 1849 State Transcription and Index
 * 1850
 * 1854 State Originals
 * 1856 State Originals
 * 1860
 * 1870
 * 1880
 * 1885 State Originals
 * 1890
 * 1895 State Originals
 * 1900
 * 1905 State Originals and Index
 * 1910
 * 1915 State Originals
 * 1920
 * 1925 State Originals
 * 1930

Lutheran

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

St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Dubuque


 * Records of the St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Dubuque, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Land
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The indexes and deeds are now online - t http://cotthosting.com/iadubuque/LandRecords/protected/SrchQuickName.aspx  There is a tab for the index books back to 1834. Once the book and page are found, use the Record Book using the boxes on the right part of the page. Be sure to try all types of the record books as the early deeds aren't in obvious places all the time.

Naturalization
Index to Naturalization Petitions for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa &amp; Wisconsin

Some of the microfilms may be available at the state archives or at state and county historical societies.

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Dubuque Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

 * The Dubuque County, Iowa pages hosted on Rootsweb.com offer many volunteer-transcribed records including Marriage records, cemeteries, photographs, courthouse records and more.
 * The IowaGenWeb section for Dubuque County has many records available online as well.
 * Dubuque County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Dubuque County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)

Sources and Footnotes
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