Benton County, Iowa Genealogy

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County Courthouse
Benton County Courthouse 111 E. 4th St. P. O. Box 719 Vinton, IA 52349-1771

(319) 833-3012

Benton County

Parent County
1837--Benton County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. Benton County was attached to Jackson and Linn Counties prior to organization 1 March 1846. County seat: Vinton

Boundary Changes
1853 -- 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

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

Neighboring Counties
Black Hawk | Buchanan | Iowa | Johnson | Linn | Poweshiek | Tama

Web Sites

 * Family History Library Catalog
 * Benton County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)