Marshall County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Marshall County

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

County Courthouse
Picture of the courthouse at:

http://www.co.marshall.ia.us/facilities/courthouse

Parent County
1846--Marshall County was created 13 January 1846 from unorganized territory. It was attached to Jasper and Linn Counties prior to organization 1 October 1849. County seat: Marshalltown

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

Neighboring Counties
Grundy | Hardin | Jasper | Poweshiek | Story | Tama

Cemeteries
Riverside Cemetery 611 North Center Street Marshalltown, IA 50158-1618 (641) 753-7891

Rose Hill Memorial Gardens 602 Iowa Avenue Ease (Iowa Avenue is old Highway 30) Marshalltown, IA 50158-4779 (641) 752-0360

Lutheran

 * Records of the American Lutheran Church, Marshalltown, in Evangelical Lutheran Church in America database at Archives.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.

Civil War

 * - 2nd Regiment, Iowa Cavalry, Company B
 * - 4th Independent Battery, Iowa Light Artillery,
 * - 5th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company D
 * - 11th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company B
 * - 13th Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company H
 * - 23rd Regiment, Iowa Infantry, Company K
 * - 44th Regiment, Iowa Infantry (100 days, 1864), Company G

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

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

Family History Centers

 * Marshalltown Iowa Family History Center 703 S12th St., Marshalltown, IA 50158 United States Location Map

Web Sites

 * Marshall County, IA History, Records, Facts and Genealogy
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Community on Google+
 * Iowa Genealogy Network Group on Facebook
 * Marshall County Genealogical Society
 * Marshall County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)
 * Marshall County, Iowa Genealogy and Family History (Linkpendium)