Davis County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Davis County

County Courthouse
Davis County Courthouse 100 Courthouse Square Bloomfield, IA 52537

641-664-2321

Davis County

Parent County
1843-- Davis County was created17 February 1843 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Van Buren County prior to organization 1 March 1844. County seat: Bloomfield

Boundary Changes
See an interactive map of Iowa boundary changes.

Neighboring Counties
Appanoose | Jefferson | Monroe | Van Buren | Wapello | Schuyler County, Missouri | Scotland County, Missouri

Cemeteries
Davis County Cemeteries--A list of more than 100 cemeteries was compiled by the Works Progress Administration in the 1930s and updated in 1993 by the Davis County Genealogical Society. A link to tombstone photographs is available online.

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.

Church
Amish

Court
Naturalizations, Books 1 and 2, for Davis County are online. These records cover about 1879 to 1901.

Land
The County Recorder's Office is the custodian of the land records of Davis County. In addition to the deed books, this office has several historical records pertaining to land ownership in Davis County. Homestead entries, original land entries, plat books, etc. are among the many volumes included in their collection. The, and many other land records of the county have been microfilmed and are also available at the in Salt Lake City.

Local Histories
A major county history of Davis County was published in 1882, which included brief biographical sketches of many of its residents. Many of those sketches are available online as a part of the Davis County page of Iowa GenWeb.

Migration
Early migration routes to and from for European settlers included:


 * Mormon Trail 1846 from Nauvoo, Illinois to Salt Lake City, Utah

Newspapers
Several newspapers have been published in Davis County. A list of titles and dates of publication is available online.

NewspaperArchive.com ($) has a large collection of digitized Iowa newspapers online. This database is sometimes free at libraries.

Birth Records
Birth records kept by the District Court, 1880-1941, and delayed birth certificates, 1885-1944, have been microfilmed and are available at the State Historical Society in Des Moines and at the in Salt Lake City.

Marriage Records
Davis County marriage records, 1844-1951, have been microfilmed and are available at the State Historical Society in Des Moines and at the in Salt Lake City.

Death Records
The record of deaths kept by the District Court, 1880-1939, have been microfilmed and are available at the State Historical Society in Des Moines and at the in Salt Lake City.

Abstracts of the death records of Davis County, 1880-1900, are on-line, in four segments.


 * 1880-1883
 * 1884
 * 1885-1893
 * 1897-1900

Societies and Libraries
Davis County Genealogical Society P.O. Box 94 Bloomfield, IA 52537

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

 * Davis County IAGenWeb Project
 * IAGenWeb Project
 * USGenWeb Project
 * Davis County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Davis County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)