Henry County, Iowa Genealogy

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

Description
The County was named for Henry Dodge. The County has Mount Pleasant as its seat and the County was created 1836. The County is located in the southeast area of the state.

Parent County
1836--Henry County was created 7 December 1836 from Des Moines County. County seat:  Mount Pleasant

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

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

Populated Places
For a complete list of populated places, including small neighborhoods and suburbs, visit HomeTown Locator. The following are the most historically and genealogically relevant populated places in this county:

Neighboring Counties
Des Moines • Jefferson •  Lee •  Louisa •  Van Buren •  Van Buren

Biography

 * Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent a at Ancestry.com ($)

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

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

Local Histories

 * The history of Henry County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of citizens, war record of its volunteers in the late rebellion, general and local statistics ... history of the Northwest, history of Iowa, map of Henry County, constitution of the United States, miscellaneous matters, &amp;c. Chicago : Western Historical Company, 1879.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free) and at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Portrait and biographical album of Henry County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of prominent a at Ancestry.com ($)

Military

 * 1835-1998 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1861-1949 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1862-1910 - at FamilySearch — index

Civil War

 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company F
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G
 * - 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies D, F and I
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies B, C, H and J
 * - 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Companies A and H
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company G :- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D :- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F :- 14th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I :- 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company E :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company F :- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B :- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C :- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 25th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company J :- 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company A :- 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Burlington newspapers dating back to the 1840's that may have included Henry County residents. This database is free at some libraries.


 * The Mount Pleasant News. 1944-55. Mount Pleasant, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Mt Pleasant News. 1947. Mt Pleasant, Iowa, United States Of America. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)

Probate
Online Probate Records


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

Taxation

 * 1934-1958 - at FamilySearch — index

Births

 * 1850-1939 - at FamilySearch — index and images
 * 1921-1942 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Marriages

 * 1518-1996 - Iowa, United States Marriages at FindMyPast — index $
 * 1838-1934 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Deaths

 * 1850-1990 - at FamilySearch - index
 * 1880-1992 - at FamilySearch — index
 * 1904-1951 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Societies and Libraries
Dover Historical Society 213 W Main New London IA 52645 Phone:319-367-2573 or 1-877-468-7700 E-mail: [mailto:dovermus@iowatelecom.net dovermus@iowatelecom.net] Website