Madison County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Madison County

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

County Courthouse
112 N John Wayne Dr. Winterset, Iowa 50273

Parent County
1846--Madison County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Mahaska County prior to organization 19 February 1849. County seat: Winterset

For an early history of the county go to the following link:

http://iagenweb.org/madison/county_history/county_history_first.html

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
1875 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Adair • Clarke •  Dallas •  Guthrie •  Polk •  Union •  Warren

Cemeteries
iagenweb.org/madison/cemetery_records/cemetery_index.html (U.S. GenWeb)

Local Histories

 * History of Madison County, Iowa, and its people. By Herman A. Mueller. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1915. Vol 1 Online at:, , Internet Archive; . Vol. 2 Online at: , HathiTrust, Internet Archive.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa
 * Township Map of 1875 Madison County, Iowa with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War

 * - 4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E
 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company D :- 23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company E :- 4th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F

Newspapers

 * Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
 * Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers. This database is free at some libraries.
 * Winterset Madisonian.1956. Winterset, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

iagenweb.org/madison/probate_records/probate_index.html (U.S. GenWeb)

Births

 * (Information on birth records, U.S. GenWeb)
 * iagenweb.org/madison/birth_records/birth_rec_idx.html (Birth Index, U.S. GenWeb)

Marriages

 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — index and images
 * iagenweb.org/madison/birth_records/birth_rec_idx.html (Marriage Index, U.S. GenWeb)

Deaths

 * iagenweb.org/madison/death_records/death_rec_index.html (Death Index, U.S. GenWeb)

Societies and Libraries
Madison County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 26 Winterset IA 50273-0026 Website

Madison County Historical Society 815 South Second Ave Winterset, IA 50273 Telephone:515-462-2134 Website

Family History Centers

 * Knoxville Iowa Family History Center 1800 W Jackson, Knoxville IA 50138

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