Jones County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Jones County, Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records. 

Description
The County was named for George W. Jones. The County has Anamosa as its seat and the County was created December 21, 1837. The County is located in the central area of the state.

Parent County
1837--Jones County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. It was attached to Jackson County prior to organization 1 June 1839. County seat: Anamosa

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

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Cedar • Clinton •  Delaware •  Dubuque •  Jackson •  Linn

Biography

 * Portrait and biographical record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa : containing biographical sketches of prominent a at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries

 * Riverside Cemetery, Anamosa BillionGraves

Census
State Census
 * 1895 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1905 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1915 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1925 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Lutheran

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

Local Histories

 * Corbit, R. M. History of Jones County, Iowa, past and present. Chicago : S. J. Clarke, 1910.
 * Vol. 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Vol. 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * The History of Jones County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns &amp;c., biographical sketches of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics, portraits of early settlers and prominent men, history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Jones County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters,. Chicago : Western Historical, 1879.
 * Online at Googlebooks (Free)
 * Portrait and biographical record of Dubuque, Jones and Clayton Counties, Iowa : containing biographical sketches of prominent a at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1862-1910 - at FamilySearch — index

Civil War

 * - 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * Ross &amp; Elizabeth Baty Public Library Archives, Jones County has the Monticello Express (1865-2004) available online.
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers that may have included Jones County residents. This database is free at some libraries.
 * The Monticello Express. 1865 and 1965. Monticello, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * The Wyoming Journal.1871-72. Wyoming, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1921-1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Jones County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 174 Anamosa, IA 52205 Website

Jones County Historical Society 13838 Edinburgh Rd Scotch Grove, IA 52310 E-mail: [mailto:IAJCHS@aol.com IAJCHS@aol.com] Website