Monona County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1851--Monona County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. It was attached to Harrison County prior to organization 3 April 1854. County seat:  Onawa

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
Crawford • Harrison •  Ida •  Woodbury •  Burt County, Nebraska •  Thurston County, Nebraska

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

Church

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Monona County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Moorhead


 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Moorhead, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 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
Monona County Genealogical Society Box 91 Smithland, Iowa 51056 Website

Monona County Historical Museum / Loess Hills Historical Society 101 12th Street PO Box 382 Onawa, IA 51040-0382 Telephone:712-423-3452