Hardin County, Iowa Genealogy

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Parent County
1851--Hardin County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Marshall County prior to organization 2 March 1853. County seat:  Eldora

Record Loss
1856 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties
Butler | Franklin | Grundy | Hamilton | Marshall | Story | Wright

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Coonville
 * Union

Maps

 * Iowa USGS Topographic

Choose Airport, Bridge, Building, Cemetery, Church, Civil, Hospital, Lake, Locale, Park, Populated Place, Post Office, School, Stream, Summit, Trail http://www.topozone.com/states/Iowa.asp?county=Hardin

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

Web Sites

 * Hardin County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Hardin County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)