Fremont County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Fremont County

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
See an interactive map of Iowa boundary changes.

Record Loss
1863 and 1888 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged.

For further information on researching in burned counties, see the following:


 * Burned Counties Research in FamilySearch Wiki
 * Michael John Neill, Burned Counties in Family History Circle

Neighboring Counties
Mills | Montgomery | Page | Atchison County, Missouri | Cass County, Nebraska | Otoe County, Nebraska

Cemeteries

 * Mount Calvary Cemetery, Imogene BillionGraves
 * Thurman Cemetery, Thurman BillionGraves

Church
LDS Ward and Branch Records


 * Plum Hollow

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

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
 * Shenandoah Iowa Family History Center

Web Sites

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