Muscatine County, Iowa Genealogy

Guide to Muscatine 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 Mascouten tribe. The County has Muscatine as its seat and the County was created December 7, 1836. The County is located in the east central area of the state.

Parent County
1836--Muscatine County was created 7 December 1836 from Des Moines County. County seat:  Muscatine

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
1864 Courthouse was destroyed by fire, but no records were reported lost.

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
Cedar • Johnson •  Louisa •  Scott •  Mercer County, Illinois •  Rock Island County, Illinois

Biography

 * Portrait and biographical album of Muscatine County, Iowa : containing full page portraits and biographical sketches of promine 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
Zion Lutheran Church


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

Directories

 * Muscatine, Iowa Directory, 1891-93 at Ancestry.com ($)

Local Histories

 * Early recollections of Bloomington and its surroundings. By Josiah Proctor Walton. [S.l. : s.n., 1887]. Online at: ;.


 * History of Muscatine County, Iowa : from the earliest settlements to the present time. By Irving B. Richman. Chicago, Illinois : S. J. Clarke Pub. Co., 1911. Online at:, Internet Archive, HathiTrust;.


 * Log cabin history of the settlement of Wapsinonoc, Pike and Springdale townships. By L. O. Mosher. West Liberty, Iowa : Enterprise Printing House, 1903. Online at: ;.


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

Maps

 * Old Antique Atlases &amp; Maps of Iowa
 * Township Map of 1875 Muscatine County, Iowa with enlarged views of each township (My Genealogy Hound)

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 A
 * - 1st Regiment, Iowa Infantry (3 months, 1861), Company C
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company A
 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company G
 * - 7th Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company A
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company I
 * - 16th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company C
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company E
 * - 18th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company B


 * Muscatine County, Iowa Civil War Soldiers at Ancestry.com ($)

Naturalization and Citizenship

 * 1859-1990 - at FamilySearch — index and images

Newspapers

 * The Muscatine Journal. 1940 and 1952. Muscatine, 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
Muscatine County Genealogical Society 323 Main Muscatine IA 52761-3867 E-mail: [mailto:ebmccleary@machlink.com ebmccleary@machlink.com] Website

Family History Centers



 * Muscatine Iowa Family History Center 2902 Lucas St., Muscatine, IA 52761 United States Location Map