Scott County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Iowa Online Genealogy Records

Description
The County was named for Winfield Scott. The County has Davenport as its seat and the County was created 1837. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

County Courthouse
The Davenport Public Library has most of the courthouse records on microfilm. www.davenportlibrary.com/ The Davenport Iowa Family History Center has many local records on microfilm, also.

Parent County
1837--Scott County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque, Cook, and Muscatine Counties. County seat: Davenport

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

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
Cedar • Clinton •  Muscatine •  Rock Island County, Illinois

Cemeteries
Cemetery records can be found at the Davenport Public Library and at the Davenport Iowa Family History Center.

Census
Davenport Public Library has put an index to the 1856, 1885, and 1925 Census for Scott County on the Internet. If you'd like to help, contact Janet Greenlee of the the Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society (j.greenlee@hotmail.com).

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

Lutheran

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

Court
The Davenport Public Library has most of the local records on microfilm. www.davenportlibrary.com/

The Davenport Iowa Family History Center has many local records on microfilm, also.

Genealogy

 * Genealogical line of paternal descent of Waterman family of Davenport, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories

 * Scott County history, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)


 * The early days of Rock Island and Davenport : the narratives of J. W. Spencer and J. M. D. Burrows. By Milo Milton Quaife. Online at:, HathiTrust, Ancestry.com. ($)


 * Fifty years in Iowa : being the personal reminiscences of J.M.D. Burrows, concerning the men and events, social life, industrial interests, physical development, and commercial progress of Davenport and Scott County during the period from 1838 to 1888. By J. M. D. Burrows. Davenport, Iowa : Glass &amp; Co., 1888. Online at:, Google Books, Ancestry.com.($)


 * History of Davenport and Scott County, Iowa. By Harry E. Downer. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1910. Online at: Vol.1, Internet Archive, Vol.2.


 * Organization and proceedings of the Pioneer Settlers' Association of Scott County, Iowa. By Pioneer Settlers' Association of Scott County, Iowa. Davenport [Iowa] : Daily Gazette, 1858. Online at:, Internet Archive;.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa
 * Township Map of 1875 Scott County, Iowa with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

Military

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

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company F
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company H
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company I
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company K
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company L
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company M
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E
 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company I
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company A
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company D
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company H
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company I
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company M
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company K

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * 1922-29 — The Davenport Democrat and Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1854-62, 1864-71, 1873-86, 1891, 1897-98, and 1958 — Davenport Daily Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1808, 1858-59, 1865, 1876, and 1891-1904 — Davenport Daily Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1847-54, 1857, 1874-84, and 1886-87 — Davenport Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1895-1903 — Davenport Daily Republican at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1817, 1854, 1867-74, 1876-77, 1882-83, and 1885 — The Daily Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1808, 1889, and 1893-1904 — Davenport Weekly Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1880 and 1887-92 — Davenport Morning Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1887-94 and 1902 — The Davenport Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1922-23 and 1926-27 — Davenport Democrat And Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1893-96, 1899-1901, and 1903 — The Davenport Leader at Ancestry.com ($) —Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1881-84 — Davenport Weekly Gazette at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1904-05 — Tri-City Star at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1879-80, 1891, and 1895 — Davenport Daily Tribune at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1955 — Morning Democrat at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1852-53 — Democratic Banner at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1883, 1922-23, and 1925-29 — The Davenport Democrat at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1869, 1873, 1895-96, 1898-99, 1901, and 1903-04 — Daily Leader at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA
 * 1905 — Davenport Morning Star at Ancestry.com ($) — Davenport, IA, USA

The Davenport Public Library has the Davenport Daily Gazette on line, by clicking on Local databases.

Probate
Online Probate Records


 * 1758 - 1997 Iowa Wills and Probate Records 1758-1997 at Ancestry.com — index and images $

The Davenport Public Library has most of the local records on microfilm. www.davenportlibrary.com/

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1921-1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * The Davenport Public Library has placed the Scott County Marriage Certificates: Index, pre 1836-c1925 on the internet.
 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Death

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

Societies and Libraries
Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society P.O. Box 3132 Davenport, IA 52808 E-mail: [mailto:scigscorsec@yahoo.com scigscorsec@yahoo.com] Website IAGenWeb

Le Claire Township Genealogy and Historical Society 119 N 6th Street LeClare, IA 52753 Telephone:563-370-9168

Family History Centers



 * Davenport Iowa Family History Center 4929 Wisconsin, Davenport, IA 52806 United States Location Map

Websites

 * Scott County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Scott County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Scott County Iowa Genealogical Society, click on this link: www.familysearch.org/wiki/en/Scott_County_Iowa_Genealogical_Society
 * Online Indexes for many Scott County Records can be found at Scott County Iowa Genealogy www.celticcousins.net/scott/
 * Online Indexes for many Scott County Records can be found at Scott County Iowa Genealogy www.celticcousins.net/scott/