Dubuque County, Iowa Genealogy

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

County Courthouse
Dubuque County Courthouse 720 Central Avenue Dubuque, IA 52001

(319) 589-4418

Dubuque County

Parent County
1834--Dubuque County was created 1 October 1834 from Michigan Territory. County seat:  Dubuque

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
Clayton • Delaware •  Jackson •  Jones •  Jo Daviess County, Illinois •  Grant County, Wisconsin

Biography

 * Portrait and biographical record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa : containing biographical sketches of prominent a at Ancestry.com ($)

Census
Iowa recorded not only the federal census but state census through out the years too. The state census contains very valuable genealogical information. Where the census information can be found, what years it was taken, mortality schedules, census substitutions and much more is discussed in the very informative Iowa Census article.

State Census
 * 1836 - The first census of the original counties of Dubuque and Demoine (Iowa) taken in July, 1836 at Ancestry.com ($)
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran

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

St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Dubuque


 * Records of the St. Peter's Lutheran Church, Dubuque, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Directories

 * Seventh edition of the Dubuque and Dubuque County directory, 1909 : containing an alphabetically arranged list of business firm Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Land
The indexes and deeds are now online -  http://cotthosting.com/iadubuque/LandRecords/protected/SrchQuickName.aspx  There is a tab for the index books back to 1834. Once the book and page are found, use the Record Book using the boxes on the right part of the page. Be sure to try all types of the record books as the early deeds aren't in obvious places all the time.

Local Histories

 * Dubuque County Early Settlers' Association. Brief early history of Iowa and Dubuque County. Dubuque, Iowa : Times-Journal, [1910?].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Dubuque County Early Settlers' Association. [Dubuque County Early Settlers' Association]. Dubuque, Iowa : Iowa Farmer, [1906].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Internetarchive (Free)
 * The History of Dubuque County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., biographical sketches of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the northwest, history of Iowa, map of Dubuque County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters,. Chicago, Western Historical, 1880.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Googlebooks (Free)
 * Oldt, Franklin T. History of Dubuque County, Iowa : being a general survey of Dubuque County history, including a history of the city of Dubuque and special account of districts throughout the county, from the earliest settlement to the present time. Chicago, Illinois : Goodspeed Historical Association, [1911?]
 * On line at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa : containing biographical sketches of prominent a at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Dubuque County history, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)
 * History of the Trappist abbey of New Melleray, in Dubuque County, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Antique Dubuque, 1673-1833. By Hoffmann, M. M.. Dubuque: Telegraph-Herald Press, 1930. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1861 - 1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Companies H and I
 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company B
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Companies B and M
 * - 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies G and H
 * - 20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies C, E, F and I
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * - 46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A
 * - Engineer Regiment of the West, Missouri Volunteers (Union), Company F :- 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G :- 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company H :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company I :- 20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C :- 20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E :- 20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F :- 20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I :- 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A :- 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A :- 46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A :- 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company B :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company B :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company M :- 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C

Naturalization
Index to Naturalization Petitions for Illinois, Indiana, Iowa &amp; Wisconsin

Some of the microfilms may be available at the state archives or at state and county historical societies.

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.


 * Weekly Times. 1859-1862, 1868 Dubuque, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Dyersville Commerrial. 1853, 1859 Dyersville, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Du Buque Visitor. 1836, 1837 Du Buque, WI, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

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

 * 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
Dubuque County – Key City Genealogical Society P O Box 13 Dubuque 52004-0013 Website

Family History Centers



 * Dubuque Iowa Family History Center 685 Fremont Ave, Dubuque IA 52003 United States Location Map

Sources and Footnotes
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