Franklin County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Franklin County

Parent County
1851--Franklin County was created 15 January 1851 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Chickasaw, Fayette, and Hardin Counties prior to organization 3 March 1856. County seat: Hampton

Cities and towns
Ackley

Alexander

Coulter

Dows

Geneva

Hampton

Hansell

Latimer



Popejoy

Sheffield

Unincorporated communities

Bradford Chapin

Neighboring Counties
Butler | Cerro Gordo | Floyd | Grundy | Hamilton | Hancock | Hardin | Wright

Local Histories
1883 Biographies

Maps

 * Iowa USGS Topographic Choose Airport, Bridge, Building, Cemetery, Church, Civil, Hospital, Lake, Locale, Park, Populated Place, Post Office, School, Stream, Summit, Trail http://www.topozone.com/states/Iowa.asp?county=Franklin

Newspapers
NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Franklin County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Franklin County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)