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

Description
The County was named for US president James Buchanan. The County has Independence as its seat and the County was created 1837. The County is located in the northeast area of the state.

County Courthouse
Clerk District Court has Birth and Death Records from 1880, Marriage Records from 1848, Divorce, Probate and Clerk Records from 1845.

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:

Biographies

 * History of Buchanan County, Iowa with illustrations and biographical sketches. at Ancestry — ($)
 * Buchanan County, Iowa Biographies Project at RootsWeb — links to biographies and local histories

Cemeteries

 * WPA 1930's Graves Registration Survey

Census Records
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.

United States Census
 * 1852 State Special Census of Iowa, Buchanan County.
 * 1880 Census Buchanan County, Independence Mental Institution
 * 1880 Census Buchanan County, Independence Mental Institution
 * 1880 Census Buchanan County, Independence Mental Institution
 * 1880 Census Buchanan County, Independence Mental Institution

State Census
 * 1885 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1895 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1905 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images (individual cards, not family context)
 * 1915 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1925 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Church Records

 * FamilySearch Places
 * Churches of Buchanan County

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

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

Local Histories

 * Garfield, James A. History of Buchanan County, Iowa with illustrations and biographical sketches. Cleveland, Ohio Williams Bros., 1881.
 * *Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Church, Harry. History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people. Chicago, Illinois S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1914.
 * *Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * *Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * History of Buchanan County, Iowa with illustrations and biographical sketches. at Ancestry — ($)
 * History of Buchanan County, Iowa, and its people at Ancestry — ($)
 * Iowa Indexes at EveryNameIndex.com — Select the county.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * Buchanan County, Iowa Cemetery Maps
 * 1875 Maps of Buchanan County
 * FamilySearch Places:Cities and Towns- How to Use FS Places
 * Buchanan County maps at David Rumsey Map Collection.

Military Records

 * Buchanan County Military Page
 * World War II Honor List of Dead and Missing for Buchanan County, Iowa
 * 1835-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index only
 * 1861-1949 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1862-1910 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War Civil War service men in Buchanan County served in various regiments. Men often joined a company (within a regiment) that originated in their county. Listed below are companies that were specifically formed here:
 * - 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company B
 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G
 * - 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies C and H
 * - 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D
 * - 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C :- 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 47th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D :- 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, :- 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers and Waterloo newspapers that may have included Buchanan County residents. This database is free at some libraries.
 * Bulletin Journal. 1947, 1955, 1962, 1966 Independence, IA, USA Online at: Ancestry — ($)
 * Winthrop News. 1957 Winthrop, IA, USA Online at: Ancestry — ($)

Obituaries

 * 1796-1988 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * Buchanan County, Iowa Obituaries

Probate Records

 * 1758-1997 Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997 at Ancestry — index and images, ($)

School Records

 * Buchanan County Schools

Social Security Records

 * 1935-2014 at FamilySearch — How to use this collection; index. Also at Ancestry, findmypast, Fold3, GenealogyBank, MyHeritage, and Steve Morse. Click here for more information.
 * 1936-2007 U.S., Social Security Applications and Claims Index, 1936-2007

Tax Records

 * 1862 Buchanan County Tax Roll 1862
 * 1934-1958 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Birth

 * 1850-1939 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1921-1942 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Marriage

 * 1518-1996 Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index ($)
 * 1809-1992 Iowa, Marriages, 1809-1992 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1836-1926 Iowa, Marriages, 1836 - 1926 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1848-1858 - Buchanan County, Iowa Marriages Book 1 1848-1858 at IowaGenWeb
 * 1854-1910 - Buchanan County, Iowa Marriages 1854-1910 at I Dream of Genealogy
 * 1880-1951 Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951 at Ancestry — index and images, ($)

Death

 * 1850-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and some images
 * 1880-1992 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1900-1939 Iowa Death Index, 1900-1939 at MyHeritage ($) — index
 * 1904-1951 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1920-1967 Iowa, U.S., Death Records, 1920-1967 at Ancestry — index and images, ($)

Libraries
Buchanan County Genealogical Society 103 4th Ave. SE Independence, IA 50644 Telephone:319-334-9333 E-mail: [mailto:buchanancoia@yahoo.com buchanancoia@yahoo.com] Website Buchanan County Iowa Historical Society P.O. Box 321 Independence, Iowa 50644 Telephone:319-334-4616 E-mail: [mailto:bchs.lkh@gmail.com bchs.lkh@gmail.com] Website Independence Public Library 805 1st Street East Independence, IA 50644 Telephone:319-334-2470 E-mail: [mailto:indylib@indytel.com indylib@indytel.com] Website

Websites

 * State Historical Society of Iowa — Select from research collection topics
 * The Iowa Heritage Digital Collection — digital images from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions
 * State Library of Iowa — electronic depository of documents intended for the general public produced by Iowa agencies
 * IAGenWeb Project — Data may be submitted by individuals or complete transcriptions
 * USGenWeb Archives — Data may be submitted by individuals or may be complete transcriptions


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