Adair County, Iowa Genealogy


 * This article is about a southwestern Iowa county. For other uses, see Adair.

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County Courthouse
Adair County Courthouse P. O. Box L Greenfield, IA 5089-1290

(515) 743-2445

Parent County
1851--Adair County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. The county was attached to Pottawattamie and Cass Counties prior to organization 6 May 1854. County seat: Greenfield

Record Loss
1889 -- 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
Adams | Audubon | Cass | Dallas | Guthrie | Madison | Union

Local Histories

 * History of Guthrie and Adair Counties, Iowa

Maps
David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures.

Web Sites
Adair County Biographies part 1

 Adair County Biographies part 2

Family History Library Catalog