Monona County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Monona County

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

Parent County
1851--Monona County was created 15 January 1851 from Pottawattamie County. It was attached to Harrison County prior to organization 3 April 1854. County seat:  Onawa

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Neighboring Counties
Crawford • Harrison • Ida • Woodbury • Burt County, Nebraska • Thurston County, Nebraska

Church

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

Moorhead


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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa

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