Fremont County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Fremont 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 John C. Fremont. The County has Sidney as its seat and the County was created 1847. The County is located in the southwest area of the state.

Parent County
1847--Fremont County was created 24 February 1847 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Appanoose County prior to organization 10 September 1849. County seat:  Sidney

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
1863 and 1888  The Courthouse was damaged by fire and some records were lost.

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

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
Mills • Montgomery •  Page •  Atchison County, Missouri •  Cass County, Nebraska •  Otoe County, Nebraska

Cemeteries

 * Tabor Cemetery: The Tabor Cemetery is located within the boundaries of Mills County. However, it is on the far north side of the town of Tabor, most of which lies in Fremont County. The cemetery is bordered on the south by Line Road (more recently named Waubonsie Road), which is the county line between Mills and Fremont counties. Understandably, there has been confusion over the location of the cemetery, which would most accurately be recorded as "Tabor, Mills County, Iowa."
 * Mount Calvary Cemetery, Imogene BillionGraves
 * Thurman Cemetery, Thurman 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

Church
Ward and Branch Records of The Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints


 * Plum Hollow

Local Histories

 * Fremont County Heritage Book Committee. Thumbprints in time ; Fremont County, Iowa, 1996. [S.l.] : Heritage Book Committee, c1996.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European settlers included:


 * Missouri River
 * Oregon Trail 1830s from western Missouri to Oregon City, Oregon
 * California Trail 1846 from western Missouri to northern California
 * Mormon Trail 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Military

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

Civil War

 * - 15th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 15th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F :- 29th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

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


 * The Hamburg Reporter. 1950-1962, 1965, 1966, 1968-1972 Hamburg, 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 $

Deaths

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

Societies and Libraries
Fremont County Genealogical Society P. O. Box 671 Sidney, IA 51652

Fremont County Historical Society P.O. Box 671 801 Indiana Sidney IA 51652-0337 Telephone:712-374-3248 E-mail: [mailto:fremontcountyhistorical@gmail.com fremontcountyhistorical@gmail.com] Website

Family History Centers



 * Shenandoah Iowa Family History Center 507 E Pioneer, Shenandoah, IA 56601-2613 United States Location Map