Jasper County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
Jasper County was named for William Jasper and is located in south-central Iowa.

County Courthouse
Jasper County Courthouse 101 1st St N Ste 104 Newton, IA 50208 Phone: 	641-792-3255 Jasper County Website

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

 * The History of Jasper County, Iowa: Containing a History of the County, its Cities, Towns &c., a Biographical Directory of Citizens. Chicago, IL: Western Historical Company, 1878. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust.
 * Jasper, Marshall and Grundy Counties Biographical Dictionary. Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing, 1894. Ancestry ($).
 * Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa. 1912. James Baird Weaver. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen and Company. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust; Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.
 * Portrait and Biographical Record of Jasper, Marshall and Grundy Counties, Iowa: Containing Biographical Sketches of Prominent and Representative Citizens of the Counties. Chicago, IL: Biographical Publishing Company, 1894. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Ancestry ($).


 * Jasper County, Iowa Biographies Project at RootsWeb — links to biographies and local histories

Business, Commerce, and Occupations

 * Iowa, State Employees at MyHeritage — index & images ($)

Census Records
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

Court Records

 * 1846-1855 (*); County Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Directories

 * 1892 Jasper County, Iowa 1892 Farmers Directory. Online at: Ancestry — index ($)
 * 1901 (*) at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Funeral Homes

 * Coburn Funeral Home in Colfax, Monroe and Prairie City
 * Garden Chapel Funeral Home in Sully
 * Hamilton's Mitchellville Funeral Home in Mitchellville
 * Johnson Funeral Service in Monroe
 * Pence-Reese Funeral Home and Cremation Services in Newton
 * Wallace Family Funeral Home and Crematory in Newton

Land and Property Records
Online Land Indexes and Records
 * 1846-1858   at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1847-1887   at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1848-1905   at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1848-1961   at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1855-1911   at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1855-1932   at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * Dates Vary United States Wills and Deeds Experimental Search at FamilySearch - incomplete index and images, counties and dates vary

Local Histories

 * The History of Jasper County, Iowa. Chicago, IL: Western Historical Company, 1878. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library, Hathitrust.
 * Past and Present of Jasper County, Iowa. 1912. James Baird Weaver. Indianapolis, IN: B.F. Bowen and Company. Online at: Vol. I - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust; Vol. II - FamilySearch Digital Library, Internet Archive, HathiTrust.

Maps and Gazetteers

 * 1860-1918 U.S., Indexed County Land Ownership Maps, 1860-1918, Jasper County at Ancestry ($) - index.
 * 1871-2007 Jasper County 1871-2007 at Historic Map Works - may include names of land-owners.
 * 1883-1940 Fire Insurance Maps for Jasper County, Iowa at Library of Congress - various years between 1883 and 1940.
 * IAGenWeb - Jasper County.
 * Iowa Digital Library, Jasper County at Iowa University Libraries.
 * Jasper County Maps at FamilySearch Catalog.
 * Plat Book of Jasper County, Iowa. 1887. C.M. Foote & E.C. Hood. Minneapolis, MN: C.M. Foote & Co. Online at: (*) — images, FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * Standard Historical Atlas of Jasper County, Iowa. 1901. Davenport, IA: The Huebinger Survey and Map Publishing Company. Online at: FamilySearch Digital Library.
 * The Iowa Heritage Digital Collections, Jasper County at State Library of Iowa.
 * FamilySearch Places: Map of cities and towns in this county - How to Use FS Places.

Military Records
Multiple Wars
 * 1835-1998 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index only
 * 1862-1910 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War
 * 1861-1949 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images

Civil War service men in Jasper 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 A
 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I and K
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B and E
 * - 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 22nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 28th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 48th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B

Naturalization and Citizenship
Online Naturalization Indexes and Records
 * 1859-1990 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1861-1929 (*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — 3 indexes, images
 * (*); Clerk of the District Court at FamilySearch Catalog — images

Newspapers

 * 1871-1872 Prairie City Index. 1871-72. Prairie City, IA, USA. Online at Ancestry ($)
 * 1886-1934 The Kellogg Enterprise. 1886, 1888-90, 1895, 1897, 1903-04, 1912-14, 1916-22, 1924-28, 1930, and 1934. Kellogg, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry ($)
 * 1957, 1965 The Newton Daily News. 1957 and 1965. Newton, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Indexes and Records
 * 1758-1997 Iowa, U.S., Wills and Probate Records, 1758-1997 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1840-1933 (*); Clerk of the District Court at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1846-1928 (*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog - index & images
 * 1848-1942 (*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1848-1961 (*); Recorder at FamilySearch Catalog - images
 * 1911-1930 (*); District Court at FamilySearch Catalog - images

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 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1936-2007 at FamilySearch - How to Use this Collection; index

Tax Records
Online Tax Indexes and Records
 * 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
 * 1880-1935 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1921-1942 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 ($)
 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index and images
 * 1880-1951 Iowa, U.S., Marriage Records, 1880-1951 at Ancestry — index & images ($)
 * 1941-1951 at FamilySearch — How to Use this Collection; index & images

Death

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

FamilySearch Centers

 * Belle Plaine Iowa FamilySearch Center
 * Des Moines Iowa FamilySearch Center
 * Newton Iowa FamilySearch Center
 * Iowa Genealogical Society Library - an affiliate library

Libraries
Newton Public Library 100 N 3rd Avenue W Newton, IA 50208 Phone: 641-792-2787 Email: [mailto:nterry@newton.lib.ia.us nterry@newton.lib.ia.us] Website Colfax Public Carneige Library 25 West Division Street Colfax, IA 50054-1201 Phone: 515-674-3625 Email: [mailto:colfaxlib@mediacombb.net7 colfaxlib@mediacombb.net] Website Monroe Public Library 416 Buchanan Street Monroe, IA 50170 Phone: 641-259-3065 Email: [mailto:admin@readmonroe.org: admin@readmonroe.org] Website

Museums
Jasper County Historical Museum 1700 S 15th Avenue W Newton, IA 50208 Phone: 641-792-9118 Email: [mailto:director@jaspercountymuseum.com director@jaspercountymuseum.com] Website

Societies
Jasper County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 163 Newton, IA 50208-0163 Email: [mailto:genealogy1jcgs@hotmail.com genealogy1jcgs@hotmail.com] Website Jasper County Historical Society of Iowa Jasper County Historical Museum 1700 South 15th Ave West P.O. Box 834 Newton, IA 50208 Phone: 515-792-9118 Email: [mailto:director@jaspercountymuseum.com director@jaspercountymuseum.com] Website

Websites

 * Jasper County at Cyndi's List - a comprehensive, categorized & cross-referenced list of links that point you to genealogical research sites online
 * Jasper County at Genealogy Trails - volunteer transcriptions of genealogical and historical data
 * Jasper County at Iowa USGenWeb - free online resources for genealogical research
 * Jasper County at Iowa USGenWeb Archives - free online data for genealogical research
 * State Historical Society of Iowa — select from research collection topics
 * State Library of Iowa — electronic depository of documents intended for the general public produced by Iowa agencies
 * The Iowa Heritage Digital Collection — digital images from a variety of Iowa cultural institutions
 * – The FamilySearch catalog contains descriptions and access information for all genealogical materials (including books, online materials, microfilm, microfiche, and publications) in their collection.  Use Historical Records to search for specific individuals in genealogical records.