Hamilton County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Parent County
1857--Hamilton County was created 8 January 1857 from Webster County. County seat:  Webster City

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog



Neighboring Counties
Boone • Franklin •  Hardin •  Story •  Webster •  Wright

Biography

 * A Biographical record of Hamilton County, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)

Cemeteries
Cass Center Cemetery, Webster City BillionGraves. Google shows this one as 'Cass Creek Cemetery'.

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

Lutheran
Bethesda


 * Records of the Bethesda Lutheran Church, Hamilton County, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.com ($).

Elim Lutheran Church, Randall


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

Stanhope


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

Local Histories

 * A Biographical record of Hamilton County, Iowa. New York : S.J. Clarke, 1902.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Lee, Jesse W. History of Hamilton County, Iowa. Chicago : S.J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1912.
 * Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Biographical Record and Portrait Album of Webster and Hamilton Counties, Iowa. Chicago, IL, USA: Lewis Publishing, 1888. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Military

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

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company F

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


 * Daily Freeman Journal. 1957. Webster City, 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 $

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
Hamilton Heritage Hunters Genealogical Society 943 First Street Webster City, Iowa 50595-2001 Website

Family History Centers

 * Logan Iowa Family History Center