Delaware County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Delaware 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 the State of Delaware. The County has Manchester as its seat and the County was created 1837. The County is located in the south east area of the state.

County Courthouse
Delaware County Courthouse 301 E. Main P. O. Box 527 Manchester, IA 52057-0527

(319) 927-4942

Parent County
1837--Delaware County was created 21 December 1837 from Dubuque County. It was organized 19 November 1841. County seat:  Manchester

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
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
Buchanan • Clayton •  Dubuque •  Fayette •  Jones •  Linn

Biography

 * The History of Delaware County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of at Ancestry.com ($)

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.

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

Church
Lutheran

First Lutheran Church, Manchester


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

Delaware County


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

Local Histories

 * The History of Delaware County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of its citizens, war record of its volunteers, history of the northwest, history of Iowa, map of Delaware County, Constitution of the United States. Chicago, Illinois : Western Historical, 1878.
 * Online at FamilySearch (Free);and at Internetarchive (Free)
 * Merry, John F. History of Delaware County, Iowa, and its people. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1914.
 * Vol 1 Online at Internetarchive (Free); and at Googlebooks (Free);and at Hathitrust (Free)
 * Vol 2 Online at FamilySearch (Free); and at Hathitrust (Free)
 * The History of Delaware County, Iowa : containing a history of the county, its cities, towns, &amp;c., a biographical directory of at Ancestry.com ($)

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa

Military

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

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company I
 * - 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company B
 * - 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G
 * - 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies F and K
 * - 20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies H and K
 * - 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company C
 * - 46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F
 * - 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F :- 12th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K :- 1st Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G :- 20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H :- 20th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K :- 27th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company F :- 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company C :- 46th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company F :- 4th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company B :- 6th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers
*NewspaperArchive.com ($) has historical newspapers online including Cedar Rapids newspapers that may have included Delaware County residents. This database is free at some libraries.
 * The Manchester Public Library has digitized local newspapers, including the Manchester Press, Delaware County News, the Manchester Democrat Radio, and the Manchester Democrat. These can be accessed at http://manchesteria.advantage-preservation.com/


 * Dyersville Commerrial. 1953, 1959 Dyersville, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Manchester Democrat Radio. 1952 Manchester, IA, USA. Online at: Ancestry.com ($)
 * Hopkinton Leader. 1937 Hopkinton, IA, USA. 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
Delaware County Genealogical Society Manchester Public Library 304 N Franklin Manchester IA 52057-1520 Look up Requests E-mail: [mailto:estellam@windstream.net estellam@windstream.net] Website