Louisa County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Louisa County

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

Parent County
1836--Louisa County was created 7 December 1836 from Des Moines County. County seat:  Wapello

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



Neighboring Counties
Des Moines • Henry •  Johnson •  Muscatine •  Washington •  Henderson County, Illinois •  Mercer County, Illinois •  Rock Island County, Illinois

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

 * History of Louisa County Iowa: From Its Earliest Settlement to 1912 Vol. 1. By Arthur Springer. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1911-1912. Online at Google Books,Internet Archive;.


 * Reminiscences of pioneer life. By Robert R. Latta. Kansas City, Missouri : Frankling Hudson, c1912. Online at, Internet Archive, HathiTrust;.

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

 * 1861 - 1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Civil War

 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 8th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H
 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Burlington newspapers dating back to the 1840's that may have included Louisa County residents. This database is free at some libraries.

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

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
Louisa County Historical Society 722 N Chestnut St Wapello, IA 52653-1006 Website