Fayette County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Fayette County

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

Parent County
1837--Fayette County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. it was attached to Clayton County prior to organiztoin 7 February 1859. County seat:  West Union

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.

Neighboring Counties
Allamakee • Black Hawk •  Bremer •  Buchanan •  Chickasaw •  Clayton •  Delaware •  Winnishiek

Record Loss
1872 -- Courthouse burned and many records were damaged. For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

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

Lutheran
Clermont


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

Hope Lutheran Church, Westgate


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

Richfield


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

West Union


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

History

 * Past and present of Fayette County, Iowa at Ancestry.com ($)
 * Fayette County Historical Society. Heritage of Fayette County, Iowa, 1996. West Union, Iowa] : Fayette County, IA Heritage Book Committee, c1996.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Peterman, Thomas Draper. Historical sketches of Fayette County, Iowa, in the 40's and 50's. [S.l. : s.n., 19--?].
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * The History of Fayette County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers, history of the northwest, history of Iowa, map of Fayette County. Chicago : Western Historical Co., 1878.
 * Online at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Past and present of Fayette County, Iowa : illustrated. Marceline, Mo. : Walsworth, [197-?].
 * Vol 1 Online at FamilySearch (Free)
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company C
 * - 9th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 15th Regiment, Wisconsin Infantry, Company H
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company D

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Waterloo newspapers that may have included Fayette County residents. This database is free at some libraries.
 * The Oelwein Daily Register. 1841-1848 Oelwein, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate Records
Online Probate Records


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

Fayette County probate case files are scheduled to become available for free online at FamilySearch as images become available. For more information, click here.

A wiki article describing an online collection is found at:

Iowa, Fayette County Probate Case Files (FamilySearch Historical Records)


 * 1851-1928 — Fayette County Probate Records at FamilySearch.org — browsable images only;

Marriages

 * 1838-1934 at FamilySearch — index and images

Repositories
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical &amp; Genealogical Societies

Courthouses
Fayette County Courthouse 114 North Vine Street P.O. Box 226 West Union, IA 52175 (563) 422-3687   Fayette County

Family History Centers



 * Fayette Iowa Family History Center 600 Water St, Fayette IA 52142 United States Location Map

Societies
Fayette County Historical &amp; Genealogical Society 100 North Walnut Street West Union, Iowa 52175 Telephone:563-422-5797 E-mail: [mailto:fayettehistorical@gmail.com fayettehistorical@gmail.com] Website

Oelwein Area Genealogical Society P.O. Box 389 Oelwein, IA 50662-0389 E-mail: [mailto:Oelwein_Area_Genealogical_Society@hotmail.com Oelwein_Area_Genealogical_Society@hotmail.com] Website

Places
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog