Benton County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Benton County

Guide to Benton County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Benton County Courthouse 111 E. 4th St. P. O. Box 719 Vinton, IA 52349-1771

(319) 833-3012

Benton County

Parent County
1837--Benton County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. Benton County was attached to Jackson and Linn Counties prior to organization 1 March 1846. County seat: Vinton

Boundary Changes
1853 -- 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

Populated Places
For a list of cities and townships go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.org.

Neighboring Counties
Black Hawk | Buchanan | Iowa | Johnson | Linn | Poweshiek | Tama

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.

Lutheran

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

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers and Waterloo newspapers that may have included Benton County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers
 * Belle Plaine Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

 * Benton County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Benton County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)