Iowa, Tama County, Tax Records - FamilySearch Historical Records

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The collection consists of index and images of original records housed at the Tama County courthouse.

What Can These Records Tell Me?
The following information may be found in these records:


 * Name of land owner
 * Value of property
 * Amount of taxes owed
 * When paid
 * Paid by whom

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 * Place of residence

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Research Helps
The following articles will help you in your research for your family in the state of Iowa, United States Genealogy|Iowa]].
 * Iowa Guided Research
 * Iowa Record Finder
 * Iowa Research Tips and Strategies
 * Step-by-Step Iowa Research, 1880-Present

Family History Library Holdings

 * Tama County Treasurer. Tax records, 1865-1890
 * Tama County Assessor. Tama County, tax records, inheritance tax records and lien records, 1880-1939
 * Tama County Recorder. Deeds, 1853-1885 : index, 1853-1886
 * Tama County Recorder. Homestead record, vol. 1, 1881-1885
 * Tama County Recorder. Deed records, 1857-1968
 * Tama County Recorder. General index mortgage lands, vol. 1, 1856-1866
 * Iowa Land Department. Original entries in Tama County, Iowa, vol. 1, 1848-1869, from the United States Land Office, Fort Des Moines.

FamilySearch Digital Library

 * J.R. Caldwell. A history of Tama County, Iowa. 2 volumes. Chicago, Illinois : Lewis Publishing Co, 1910
 * Samuel D. Chapman. History of Tama County, Iowa : its cities, towns and villages with early reminiscences, personal incidents and anecdotes and a complete business directory of the county. Toledo, Iowa : Toledo Times Office, 1879
 * History of Tama County, Iowa : together with sketches of their towns, villages, and townships, educational, civil, military and political history; portraits of prominent persons, and biographies of representative citizens. Springfield, Illinois : Union Publishing Co., 1883

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