Washington County, Iowa Genealogy

United States Iowa  Washington County

Parent County
1838--Washington County was created 18 January 1838 from Henry, Louisa, and Muscatine Counties. It was formerly named Slaughter County, but the name changed to Washington County 25 January 1839. County seat: Washington

Neighboring Counties
Henry | Iowa | Jefferson | Johnson | Keokuk | Louisa

Local Histories
The History of Washington County, Iowa, 1880

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

Family History Centers

 * Introduction to LDS Family History Centers

Web Sites

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