Madison County, Iowa Genealogy

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Parent County
1846--Madison County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Mahaska County prior to organization 19 February 1849. County seat: Winterset

Record Loss
1875 -- 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
Adair | Clarke | Dallas | Guthrie | Polk | Union | Warren

Web Sites

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