Boone County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Boone County

Guide to Boone County Iowa ancestry, family history, and genealogy research page. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

County Courthouse
Boone County Courthouse 201 State St. Boone, IA 50036

(515) 432-6291

Boone County

Parent County
1846--Boone County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. The county was attached to Polk and Linn Counties prior to its organization 1 October 1849. County seat: Boone

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.

Record Loss
For a list of record loss in Iowa Counties see: Iowa Counties with Burned Courthouses

Places/Localities
Town/city records in the FamilySearch Catalog

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

Neighboring Counties
Dallas • Greene • Hamilton • Polk • Story • Webster

Census
Iowa recorded not only the federal census but state census through out the years too. The state census contains very valuable genealogical information. Where the census information can be found, what years it was taken, mortality schedules, census substitutions and much more is discussed in the very informative Iowa Census article.

Directories

 * Boone, Iowa Directory, 1885-86 at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases & Maps of Iowa
 * David Rumsey Map Collection is a large online collection of rare, old, antique historical atlases, globes, maps, charts plus other cartographic treasures. This Collection features the city of Algona.

Civil War

 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies D and K
 * - 32nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H
 * - 10th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D :- 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D :- 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K :- 32nd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D :- 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company H

Newspapers

 * Altoona Public Library Archives, Polk County (1876-2000)
 * Johnston Historical Society Archive, Polk County (1970-2007)
 * NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Des Moines newspapers. This database is free at some libraries.

Societies and Libraries
See also a List of Iowa Archives, Libraries, Publications, Historical & Genealogical Societies