Iowa County, Wisconsin Genealogy

Guide to Iowa County Wisconsin ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.



County Courthouse
Iowa County Courthouse 222 N Iowa Street Dodgeville, WI 53533; Phone. 608.935.3024 Register of Deeds has birth and death records from 1866, marriage records from 1852 and land records from 1835; Clerk of Courts has divorce records from 1860 and court records; Register in Probate has probate records from 1890; see Michigan for 1830 Census

Parent County
1829--Iowa County was created 9 October 1829 from Crawford County. County seat: Dodgeville

Boundary Changes
For animated maps illustrating Wisconsin County boundary changes, "Rotating Formation Wisconsin County Boundary Maps" (1790-1961) may be viewed for free at the MapofUS.org website.

Record Loss
There is no known history of courthouse disasters in this county.

Neighboring Counties
Dane •  Grant  •  Green  •  Lafayette  •  Richland  •  Sauk

Cemeteries

 * Iowa County Tombstone Photograph Pages USGenWeb Archives

Census

 * 1855 - 1855 Wisconsin State Census This census includes name of head of family; other individuals in the household are identified by sex and race, number of deaf and dumb, blind, insane and foreign born.
 * 1865 - 1865 Wisconsin State Census Name index and images of the 1865 State Census which names the head of household. Most records have been destroyed but schedules exist for the following counties: Dunn, Green, Jackson, Kewaunee, Ozaukee, and Sheboygan.
 * 1875 - 1875 Wisconsin State Census Identifies head of household by name.
 * 1885 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Search indexed census.  Identifies by name of head of household.  Other information is statistical and identifies the rest of the household by race, gender and country of birth.
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images. Identifies head of household by name. Other information is statistical.
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — Name index and images of population. Enumerates by name all inhabitants.

Land and Property

 * Wisconsin Land Patents Database, Iowa County (USGenWeb Archives)
 * Surnames A-C
 * Surnames D-G
 * Surnames H-K
 * Surnames L-O
 * Surnames P-S
 * Surnames T-Z

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Wisconsin
 * Family Maps of Iowa County, Wisconsin (land patent maps) at HistoryGeo.com ($). Free surname search.

Civil War
Civil War service men from Iowa County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are many companies or regiments that were formed from men of Iowa County.


 * - 2nd Regiment, Wisconsin Cavalry, Company F
 * - 7th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company C
 * - 11th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Companies E and G
 * - 12th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company C

Newspapers

 * Newspaper Resources for Iowa County WIGenWeb project

Obituaries

 * Iowa County Obituary Records Scroll down to individual obituaries. USGenWeb Archives

Probate Records
Online Records


 * 1800 – 1987 Wisconsin Wills and Probate Records 1800-1987 at Ancestry.com — images and index $
 * 1848 – 1948 at FamilySearch — images

Repositories
See also a List of Wisconsin Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Societies
Iowa County Historical Society 1301 N Bequette St. PO Box 44, Dodgeville, WI 53533 Telephone: 608-935-7694 E-mail:[mailto:ichistory@mhtc.net ichistory@mhtc.net] Website

Iowa County Genealogical Society PO Box 321 Dodgeville, WI 53533-0321

Lower Wisconsin River Genealogical & Historical Research Center PO Box 202 Wauzeka, WI 53826-0202 Website

Mineral Point Historical Society 234 Madison St PO Box 188 Mineral Point, WI 53565 Telephone: 608-987-2884 E-mail: [mailto:mphs@mineralpointhistory.org mphs@mineralpointhistory.org] Website

Pendarvis Historic Site 114 Shake Rag St Mineral Point, WI 53565 Telephone: 608-987-2122

Birth Records

 * 1826 - 1926 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1826 - 1908 Wisconsin, Births and Christenings Index, 1826-1908 at Ancestry.com — index $

Marriage Records

 * 1836 - 1930 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1973 - 1997 Wisconsin Marriages, 1973-1997 at Ancestry.com — index/images $

Divorce Records

 * 1965 - 1984 at FamilySearch.org — index

Death Records

 * 1867 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1835 - 1968 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1820 - 1907 at FamilySearch.org — index
 * 1959 - 1997 at FamilySearch.org — index

Websites

 * Iowa County, WI History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Wisconsin Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Iowa County Wisconsin Kindred Trails Genealogy & Family History Resources
 * Wisconsin State Genealogical Society Iowa County
 * Iowa County WIGenWeb Project
 * Iowa County USGenWeb Archives
 * Iowa County USGenWeb Archives