Page County, Iowa Genealogy

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Parent County
1847--Page County was created 24 February 1847 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Appanoose County prior to organization 22 March 1852. County seat:  Clarinda

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Iowa boundary changes.

Record Loss
1858 -- 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 | Fremont | Mills | Montgomery | Taylor | Atchison County, Missouri | Nodaway County, Missouri

Cemeteries

 * Iowa WPA Gravestone Project -- Nice name index for many cemeteries in Iowa
 * Find A Grave has Page County cemeteries with some headstone pictures. If yours isn't among the photographs you can request to have one taken and posted.

Land

 * Iowa Page County Recorder's Office has property and misc. records dating back to 1838. Genealogy research is not performed by the Page County Recorder’s office. However, this office has land and vital records that are open to the public.

Maps

 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. This Collection features the city of Shenandoah.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Shenandoah Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Page County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Genealogy Trails History Group
 * Genealogy Trails History Group