Jefferson County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Jefferson County

Guide to Jefferson County Iowa genealogy. Birth records, marriage records, death records, census records, family history, and military records.

Parent County
1839--Jefferson County was created 21 January 1839 from Henry County and unorganized territory. County seat: Fairfield

Neighboring Counties
Davis | Henry | Keokuk | Van Buren | Wapello | Washington

Civil War

 * - 3rd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Companies F and H
 * - 17th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies D and I
 * - 19th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies B and D
 * - 30th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Companies G and H
 * - 45th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company I

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

Family History Centers



 * Fairfield Iowa Family History Center 2143 32nd St., Fairfield, IA 52556 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Jefferson County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Jefferson County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)