Madison County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Madison County

Guide to Madison County Iowa 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

Record Loss
1875 -- 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
Adair | Clarke | Dallas | Guthrie | Polk | Union | Warren

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

Maps



 * Township Map of 1875 Madison County, Iowa with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

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.

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

Vital Records
Births :

(Information on birth records, U.S. GenWeb)

iagenweb.org/madison/birth_records/birth_rec_idx.html (Birth Index, U.S. GenWeb)

Marriages :

iagenweb.org/madison/birth_records/birth_rec_idx.html (Marriage Index, U.S. GenWeb)

Death :

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

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

Web Sites

 * Madison County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * iagenweb.org/madison/ (Madison Co., Iowa U.S.GenWeb)
 * iagenweb.org/madison/ (Madison Co., Iowa U.S.GenWeb)