Boone County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Boone County

County Courthouse
Boone County Courthouse 201 State St. Boone, IA 50036

(515) 432-6291

Boone County

Parent County
1846--Boone County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. The county was attached to Polk and Linn Counties prior to its organization 1 October 1849. County seat: Boone

Populated Places
For a list of cities and townships go to hometownlocator.com or wikipedia.org.

Neighboring Counties
Dallas | Greene | Hamilton | Polk | Story | Webster

Census
Iowa recorded not only the federal census but state census through out the years too. The state census contains very valuable genealogical information. Where the census information can be found, what years it was taken, mortality schedules, census substitutions and much more is discussed in the very informative Iowa Census article.

Maps
David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. This Collection features the city of Algona.

Newspapers

 * Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
 * Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers. This database is free at some libraries.

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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