Iowa County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1843--Iowa County was created 17 February 1843 from Keokuk County. It was attached to Poweshiek and Johnson Counties prior to organization 1 July 1845. County seat: Marengo

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
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Benton • Johnson •  Keokuk •  Linn •  Poweshiek •  Tama •  Washington

Cemeteries

 * Oak Hill Cemetery, Williamsburg BillionGraves

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

Local Histories

 * History of Iowa County, Iowa, and its people at Ancestry.com ($) and Vol.1 at FamilySearch (Free) and Vol.2 at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1861 - 1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

 * - 7th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 24th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E

Newspapers
*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers that may have included Iowa County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

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
Iowa County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 207 121 Main St North English, IA 52316 Telephone:319-664-3194 E-mail: [mailto:iacogen@netins.net iacogen@netins.net] Website

Iowa County Historical Society Pioneer Heritage Museum PO Box 288 675 East South Street Marengo, IA 52301 Telephone:319-642-7018 Membership and research inquiries E-mail: [mailto:marilynr@netins.net marilynr@netins.net] Website

Family History Centers

 * Osceola Iowa Family History Center