Lucas County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Lucas County

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

Parent County
1846--Lucas County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Monroe County prior to organization 4 July 1849. County seat: Chariton

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.

Lucas County was five townships wide from east to west when it was created, but in 1847 it shrank to four townships across. The western border shifted six miles east to its present position, while the other borders were unchanged (and so they are today)

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

Neighboring Counties
Appanoose • Clarke • Decatur • Marion • Monroe • Warren • Wayne

Local Histories
The History of Lucas County, Iowa: containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, etc (1881) is available free online from Google Books.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa
 * Township Map of 1875 Lucas County, Iowa with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

Civil War

 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Lucas County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Lucas County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Lucus County IAGenWeb
 * Lucas County Gravestone Photos
 * Lucas County Gravestone Photos