Jefferson County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1839--Jefferson County was created 21 January 1839 from Henry County and unorganized territory. County seat: Fairfield

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.

Biography

 * Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical ske at Ancestry.com ($)

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Davis • Henry •  Keokuk •  Van Buren •  Wapello •  Washington

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

Local Histories

 * Andreas, A. T. Illustrated historical atlas of the State of Iowa, 1875 : Jefferson county. Jefferson County, Iowa : Western Historical Co., 1989.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Portrait and biographical album of Jefferson and Van Buren Counties, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical ske at Ancestry.com ($)
 * History of Jefferson County, Iowa : a record of settlement, organization, progress and achievement. By Charles J. Fulton. Chicago: S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1912-1914. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

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

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company F
 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company H

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


 * The Fairfield Daily Ledger.1939. Fairfield, 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 $

Baird, Verda J. ''Jefferson County, Iowa, Guardianship Index, 1839 thru 1892. Des Moines'': Iowa Genealogical Society, 1983.

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1921-1940 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Jefferson County Genealogical Society 2791 240 Street Fairfield IA 52556-8518 E-mail: [mailto:IowaGenealogy.JeffersonCounty@gmail.com IowaGenealogy.JeffersonCounty@gmail.com] Website

Family History Centers



 * Fairfield Iowa Family History Center 2143 32nd St., Fairfield, IA 52556 United States Location Map